C. Watanabe

Competitive membrane wetting of polymer blends in artificial cells initiates phase separation and promotes fractionation

The paper demonstrates that membrane wetting in polymer blends regulates liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in cell-sized spaces, showing that competition for membrane wettability can drive LLPS.

Stress-dependent cell stiffening by tardigrade tolerance proteins through reversible formation of cytoskeleton-like filamentous network and gel-transition

This study identifies CAHS proteins as stress-dependent cytoskeletal-like proteins that form reversible filaments and gels to enhance cell stiffness and dehydration resistance in tardigrades.

Intra- and inter-specific density dependence of body condition, growth, and habitat temperature in chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

This study examines how density dependence affects body condition, growth, and habitat temperature in chub mackerel, finding that conspecific and heterospecific abundance negatively impact body condition more than temperature.

The ER cholesterol sensor SCAP promotes CARTS biogenesis at ER-Golgi contact sites

The paper shows SCAP facilitates CARTS biogenesis at ER-Golgi contact sites by regulating cholesterol and PI4P exchange under cholesterol-fed conditions.