K. Fujii

Enucleation of the C. elegans embryo revealed the mechanism of dynein-dependent spacing between microtubule asters

The paper uses enucleated C. elegans embryos to study dynein-dependent centrosome spacing mechanisms and identifies a dynein-independent movement in later cell cycles.

Collaborative hunting in artificial agents with deep reinforcement learning

This study shows that collaborative hunting in artificial agents can emerge through simple decision rules using deep reinforcement learning, without requiring complex cognitive processes.

Phosphate starvation response precedes abscisic acid response under progressive mild drought in plants

The paper shows that phosphate starvation response precedes abscisic acid response in plants under mild drought, using field and controlled experiments.

Centriole and PCM cooperatively recruit CEP192 to spindle poles to promote bipolar spindle assembly

This study shows that centrioles and PCM cooperatively recruit CEP192 to spindle poles, promoting bipolar spindle formation in human cells.

VELCRO-IP RNA-seq explores ribosome expansion segment function in translation genome-wide

VELCRO-IP RNA-seq identifies mRNAs selectively recruited to ribosomes via expansion segments, revealing their role in cap-independent translation.

Gorlin syndrome-induced pluripotent stem cells form medulloblastoma with loss of heterozygosity in PTCH1

This study shows that Gorlin syndrome patient-derived iPSCs form medulloblastoma in mice, with one tumor showing PTCH1 loss of heterozygosity.

Chaperonin facilitates protein folding by avoiding polypeptide collapse

This study shows that chaperonin-assisted folding starts from extended conformations and involves a tethered intermediate to prevent polypeptide collapse, differing from spontaneous folding.