Experts and Doctors on morphogenesis in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

Summary

Locale: Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Topic: morphogenesis

Top Publications

  1. Kubota Y, Tsuyama K, Takabayashi Y, Haruta N, Maruyama R, Iida N, et al. The PAF1 complex is involved in embryonic epidermal morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev Biol. 2014;391:43-53 pubmed publisher
    ..Thus, although the PAF1C is universally expressed in C. elegans embryos, its epidermal function is crucial for the viability of this animal. ..
  2. Egawa G, Osawa M, Uemura A, Miyachi Y, Nishikawa S. Transient expression of ephrin b2 in perinatal skin is required for maintenance of keratinocyte homeostasis. J Invest Dermatol. 2009;129:2386-95 pubmed publisher
  3. Nishioka N, Nagano S, Nakayama R, Kiyonari H, Ijiri T, Taniguchi K, et al. Ssdp1 regulates head morphogenesis of mouse embryos by activating the Lim1-Ldb1 complex. Development. 2005;132:2535-46 pubmed
    ..These results suggest that Ssdp1 regulates the development of late head organizer tissues and body growth by functioning as an essential activator component of a Lim1 complex through interaction with Ldb1. ..
  4. Kobayashi K, Ding G, Nishikawa S, Kataoka H. Role of Etv2-positive cells in the remodeling morphogenesis during vascular development. Genes Cells. 2013;18:704-21 pubmed publisher
    ..This insight for the new role of Ets protein in perivascular Flk-1+/VECAD-/(Etv2+) cells to induce expression of angiogenic factors may provide another strategy to control angiogenesis. ..
  5. Wei P, Satoh T, Edamatsu H, Aiba A, Setsu T, Terashima T, et al. Defective vascular morphogenesis and mid-gestation embryonic death in mice lacking RA-GEF-1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007;363:106-12 pubmed
    ..Furthermore, RA-GEF-1(-/-) embryos proper show severe defects in the formation of major blood vessels. These results suggest that deficient Rap1 signaling may lead to defective vascular morphogenesis in the yolk sac and embryos proper. ..
  6. Oshima K, Takeda M, Kuranaga E, Ueda R, Aigaki T, Miura M, et al. IKK epsilon regulates F actin assembly and interacts with Drosophila IAP1 in cellular morphogenesis. Curr Biol. 2006;16:1531-7 pubmed
    ..This IKK epsilon function involves the negative regulation of the nonapoptotic activity of DIAP1. ..
  7. Usami Y, Ito A, Ohnuma K, Fuku T, Komori T, Yokozaki H. Tumor suppressor in lung cancer-1 as a novel ameloblast adhesion molecule and its downregulation in ameloblastoma. Pathol Int. 2007;57:68-75 pubmed
    ..These results indicate that TSLC1 is a novel interameloblast adhesion molecule that may be downregulated during ameloblastic tumorigenesis. ..
  8. Kimura Yoshida C, Kitajima K, Oda Ishii I, Tian E, Suzuki M, Yamamoto M, et al. Characterization of the pufferfish Otx2 cis-regulators reveals evolutionarily conserved genetic mechanisms for vertebrate head specification. Development. 2004;131:57-71 pubmed publisher
    ..Therefore, we propose that, in vertebrate evolution, the Otx2 promoter acquires multiple, spatiotemporally specific cis-regulators in order to precisely control highly coordinated processes in head development...
  9. Takano A, Zochi R, Hibi M, Terashima T, Katsuyama Y. Function of strawberry notch family genes in the zebrafish brain development. Kobe J Med Sci. 2011;56:E220-30 pubmed
    ..Knockdown of sbno1 specifically affects regionalization along the anterior-posterior axis of the brain. These results suggest essential roles of sbno genes in vertebrate brain development. ..

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  1. Hirata M, Nakamura K, Kanemaru T, Shibata Y, Kondo S. Pigment cell organization in the hypodermis of zebrafish. Dev Dyn. 2003;227:497-503 pubmed
    ..The order of the layered structures is kept strictly all through the hypodermal regions. Our study will provide basic information to investigate the mechanism of pigment pattern formation in zebrafish...
  2. Kurokawa D, Sakurai Y, Inoue A, Nakayama R, Takasaki N, Suda Y, et al. Evolutionary constraint on Otx2 neuroectoderm enhancers-deep conservation from skate to mouse and unique divergence in teleost. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006;103:19350-5 pubmed
  3. Ishikawa T, Konishi E. Mosquito cells infected with Japanese encephalitis virus release slowly-sedimenting hemagglutinin particles in association with intracellular formation of smooth membrane structures. Microbiol Immunol. 2006;50:211-23 pubmed
    ..Thus, intracellular SMS formations were associated with extracellular SHA production in JEV-infected mosquito cells. ..
  4. Kubota Y, Sano M, Goda S, Suzuki N, Nishiwaki K. The conserved oligomeric Golgi complex acts in organ morphogenesis via glycosylation of an ADAM protease in C. elegans. Development. 2006;133:263-73 pubmed
    ..Furthermore, COGC-3 requires MIG-17 activity for its action in DTC migration. Our findings demonstrate that COG complex-dependent glycosylation of an ADAM protease plays a crucial role in determining organ shape. ..
  5. van der Vaart B, van Riel W, Doodhi H, Kevenaar J, Katrukha E, Gumy L, et al. CFEOM1-associated kinesin KIF21A is a cortical microtubule growth inhibitor. Dev Cell. 2013;27:145-160 pubmed publisher
    ..Our study provides mechanistic insight into cortical microtubule regulation and suggests that altered microtubule dynamics contribute to CFEOM1 pathogenesis. ..
  6. Alev C, Wu Y, Nakaya Y, Sheng G. Decoupling of amniote gastrulation and streak formation reveals a morphogenetic unity in vertebrate mesoderm induction. Development. 2013;140:2691-6 pubmed publisher
  7. Nishimura T, Honda H, Takeichi M. Planar cell polarity links axes of spatial dynamics in neural-tube closure. Cell. 2012;149:1084-97 pubmed publisher
    ..Together our findings demonstrate that PCP signals confer anisotropic contractility on the AJs, producing cellular forces that promote the polarized bending of the neural plate...
  8. Yamamoto Y, Takeshita H, Sawa H. Multiple Wnts redundantly control polarity orientation in Caenorhabditis elegans epithelial stem cells. PLoS Genet. 2011;7:e1002308 pubmed publisher
    ..Our results provide a paradigm for understanding how cell polarity is coordinated by extrinsic signals. ..
  9. Matsuyama M, Aizawa S, Shimono A. Sfrp controls apicobasal polarity and oriented cell division in developing gut epithelium. PLoS Genet. 2009;5:e1000427 pubmed publisher
    ..We propose that Sfrp regulation of Wnt5a signaling controls oriented cell division and apicobasal polarity in the epithelium of developing gut. ..
  10. Noguchi T, Koizumi M, Hayashi S. Sustained elongation of sperm tail promoted by local remodeling of giant mitochondria in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 2011;21:805-14 pubmed publisher
    ..Sperm cell elongation can proceed in the absence of an axoneme, suggesting that a mechanism besides intraflagellar transport emerged to sustain it...
  11. Eiraku M, Takata N, Ishibashi H, Kawada M, Sakakura E, Okuda S, et al. Self-organizing optic-cup morphogenesis in three-dimensional culture. Nature. 2011;472:51-6 pubmed publisher
    ..We demonstrate that optic-cup morphogenesis in this simple cell culture depends on an intrinsic self-organizing program involving stepwise and domain-specific regulation of local epithelial properties. ..
  12. Tanabe K, Kani S, Shimizu T, Bae Y, Abe T, Hibi M. Atypical protein kinase C regulates primary dendrite specification of cerebellar Purkinje cells by localizing Golgi apparatus. J Neurosci. 2010;30:16983-92 pubmed publisher
    ..These results suggest that the aPKC cell autonomously controls the Golgi localization and thereby regulates the specification of the primary dendrite of Purkinje cells. ..
  13. Tajiri R, Misaki K, Yonemura S, Hayashi S. Dynamic shape changes of ECM-producing cells drive morphogenesis of ball-and-socket joints in the fly leg. Development. 2010;137:2055-63 pubmed publisher
    ..Our results highlight the importance of dynamic cell behaviors in precise shaping of skeletal ECM architecture. ..
  14. Takenaga M, Fukumoto M, Hori Y. Regulated Nodal signaling promotes differentiation of the definitive endoderm and mesoderm from ES cells. J Cell Sci. 2007;120:2078-90 pubmed
    ..Our findings also demonstrate that Nodal-expressing ES cells might be a source of highly active proteins that could be used for developing endoderm or mesoderm tissues in regenerative medicine. ..
  15. Ihara S, Nishiwaki K. Prodomain-dependent tissue targeting of an ADAMTS protease controls cell migration in Caenorhabditis elegans. EMBO J. 2007;26:2607-20 pubmed
  16. Furuya M, Qadota H, Chisholm A, Sugimoto A. The C. elegans eyes absent ortholog EYA-1 is required for tissue differentiation and plays partially redundant roles with PAX-6. Dev Biol. 2005;286:452-63 pubmed
    ..Thus, eya-1 appears to play a partially redundant role with pax-6 during C. elegans embryogenesis. ..
  17. Shimizu T, Bae Y, Muraoka O, Hibi M. Interaction of Wnt and caudal-related genes in zebrafish posterior body formation. Dev Biol. 2005;279:125-41 pubmed
    ..These data indicate that the cdx genes mediate Wnt signaling and play essential roles in the morphogenesis of the posterior body in zebrafish. ..
  18. Maeda T, Sugiura R, Kita A, Saito M, Deng L, He Y, et al. Pmr1, a P-type ATPase, and Pdt1, an Nramp homologue, cooperatively regulate cell morphogenesis in fission yeast: the importance of Mn2+ homeostasis. Genes Cells. 2004;9:71-82 pubmed
    ..These results suggest that Pmr1 and Pdt1 cooperatively regulate cell morphogenesis through the control of Mn2+ homeostasis, and that calcineurin functions as a Mn2+ sensor as well as a Mn2+ homeostasis regulator. ..
  19. Momokawa N, Kadono Y, Kudoh H. Effects of light quality on leaf morphogenesis of a heterophyllous amphibious plant, Rotala hippuris. Ann Bot. 2011;108:1299-306 pubmed publisher
    ..Growth experiments were conducted to examine how R/FR and blue-light intensity alter leaf morphology of a heterophyllous amphibious plant, Rotala hippuris...
  20. Tamai K, Nishiwaki K. bHLH transcription factors regulate organ morphogenesis via activation of an ADAMTS protease in C. elegans. Dev Biol. 2007;308:562-71 pubmed
  21. Takeichi M. Dynamic contacts: rearranging adherens junctions to drive epithelial remodelling. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2014;15:397-410 pubmed publisher
    ..RHO GTPases and their effectors regulate actin polymerization and actomyosin contraction at AJs during the epithelial reshaping processes. ..
  22. Togashi H, Katsunuma S. Cellular recognition and patterning in sensory systems. Exp Cell Res. 2017;358:52-57 pubmed publisher
    ..This review provides an overview of recent findings regarding the cooperative functions of nectins and cadherins, as well as a discussion of the molecular basis underlying these functions. ..