Junpei Kuroda

The paper demonstrates that the fluorescent probe DAF FM DA can specifically label collagen matrices in avian embryos, enabling high-resolution imaging of collagen structures during morphogenesis.

This study shows that loss of actinodin1 and actinodin2 genes in fish causes collagen fibers to orient perpendicularly to the epidermis, leading to fin reduction and thickening, and reveals similar patterns in tetrapod limbs.

This study shows that spiny-ray development in fish is independent of actinotrichia, enabling morphological diversification through osteoblast distribution and signaling molecule intensity.

The paper describes a method to fluorescently label newly synthesized collagen fibers using DAF-FM and DAR-4M probes to study collagen dynamics in vertebrate tissues.