Kazuo Inaba

This study identifies the mouse homolog of KK-LC-1, shows it is expressed in testis and sperm, and finds species-specific differences in its role in sperm motility between humans and mice.

The paper establishes and maintains genetically controlled, closed ascidian colonies to improve experimental reproducibility in non-model organisms.

This study reports photophobic behavior in the apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae, revealing cytoskeletal responses to blue light involving dynein/tubulin and myosin/actin systems.

This study proposes a minimal model to explain ascidian sperm chemotaxis by combining spiral swimming paths with fold-change detection signaling.

The paper discovers a novel archaeon with an extremely reduced genome, suggesting a new lineage of cellular life with minimal metabolic capabilities and heavy host dependence.

The paper identifies phosphorylation sites on axonemal dynein heavy chains across multiple ciliated eukaryotes, revealing kinase-specific patterns and cilium-specific modifications.

The paper reports two reduced genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by a dinoflagellate, revealing genome reduction and alternative genetic code usage.

This study sequenced a cyanobacterial symbiont of a dinoflagellate, revealing convergent genome reduction and shared features with another symbiont, while identifying unique genomic islands.

The paper shows that microtubule conformational changes, influenced by Ca2+ and microtubule stabilizers, drive rapid haptonema coiling in haptophyte algae.