Ryuji Yanase

This study uses electron tomography to investigate basal body dynamics during microgamete formation and fertilization in Plasmodium, revealing novel structural features and their role in gamete fusion.

This study identifies Plasmodium NEK4 as a key regulator that couples meiotic initiation with zygote morphogenesis in malaria parasites.

This study identifies ARK1 as a critical regulator of mitosis in Plasmodium, forming a non-canonical chromosomal passenger complex with divergent INCENPs, and highlights its potential as an antimalarial target.

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

The paper investigates the role of FAZ proteins in Leishmania adhesion, showing their deletion impairs adhesion and identifies KIAP2 as a key component of novel flagellar filaments.

This study identifies three Plasmodium protein kinases involved in regulating MTOC, kinetochore, and axoneme organisation during male gametogenesis, revealing their substrates and morphological effects.

This study identifies the SUN1-ALLAN complex as critical for coordinating nuclear envelope remodeling and bipartite MTOC segregation during rapid mitosis in Plasmodium male gametogenesis.

This study uses 3D electron microscopy to analyze Leishmania mexicana cell cycle stages, revealing organelle duplication, segregation patterns, and metabolic adaptations in different environments.