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Ritsuko Morita

RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics ResearchORCID 0000-0001-6550-8778Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Hironobu FujiwaraiD· 3 shared Duligengaowa WuergezheniD· 2 shared Asako Nakagawa· 1 shared Eleonore Gindroz· 1 shared Hiroki MachidaiD· 1 shared Hiroshi KiyonariiD· 1 shared Itsuki ShiokaiD· 1 shared Jeffrey H. MineriD· 1 shared

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BioengineeringActa BiomaterialiaPeer-reviewedOct 7, 2024

Ex vivo SIM-AFM measurements reveal the spatial correlation of stiffness and molecular distributions in 3D living tissue

Itsuki Shioka, Ritsuko Morita, Rei Yagasaki…·Satoru Okuda

The paper introduces a new method combining USIM and AFM to measure stiffness and biomolecular distributions in 3D living tissue, revealing mechanical heterogeneity and the role of collagens.

11 citations

mouseimaging

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 31, 2023

Col4a2-eGFP mouse model reveals the molecular and functional dynamics of basement membrane remodelling in hair follicle morphogenesis

Duligengaowa Wuergezhen, Eleonore Gindroz, Ritsuko Morita…·Hironobu Fujiwara

The study uses a fluorescent mouse model to show that basement membrane dynamics during hair follicle development are spatially graded and influence progenitor cell behavior and organ shape.

2 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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Developmental BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 10, 2021

Mapping the molecular and structural specialization of the skin basement membrane for inter-tissue interactions

Ko Tsutsui, Hiroki Machida, Asako Nakagawa…·Hironobu Fujiwara

The paper identifies BM composition and architecture at inter-tissue interfaces in mouse hair follicles, revealing specialized structures for different interactions.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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