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Emi Usukura

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Kanako Komatsu· 2 shared Kaoru YagitaiD· 2 shared Kayo Nishitani· 2 shared Kazumi ShimaokaiD· 2 shared Keiya IijimaiD· 2 shared Kumiko Murayama· 2 shared Masaki IwasakiiD· 2 shared Masaki TakaoiD· 2 shared

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Kanako Komatsu

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Spatial transcriptomics identifies L6 corticothalamic and L6b subplate-like heterotopic neurons in an epileptogenic SLC35A2-associated brain malformation.

Nao K N Tabe, Satoshi Miyashita, Kaoru Yagita, Keiya Iijima, Kazumi Shimaoka, Ai Hosaka, Sota Okumiya, Kayo Nishitani, Kanako Komatsu, Emi Usukura, Kumiko Murayama, Terunori Sano, Masaki Takao, Masaki Iwasaki, Mikio Hoshino

The paper identifies molecular features of WM heterotopic neurons in MOGHE using spatial transcriptomics and supports findings with immunohistochemistry and a mouse model.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Single-cell-resolved spatial multi-omics identifies mTOR-driven neuronal and astroglial pathogenicity underlying epileptogenic focal cortical dysplasia

Kazumi Shimaoka, Satoshi Miyashita, Keiya Iijima, Kaoru Yagita, Nao K N Tabe, Koichi Hashizume, Nariko Arimura, Shuyu He, Minami Mizuno, Kayo Nishitani, Kanako Komatsu, Kumiko Murayama, Masaki Sone, Emi Usukura, Terunori Sano, , Mikio Hoshino

The paper uses spatial multi-omics to analyze FCDIIb tissue, revealing cell-type-specific effects of mTOR mutations on metabolic and immune pathways in drug-resistant epilepsy.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience