Ken‐Ichi Takemaru

Loss of cilia drives centriole clustering and elimination during mammalian spermatogenesis

This study shows that cilia loss in male germ cells causes centriole clustering and elimination, leading to infertility, while zygotene cilia are not essential for meiotic processes.

Deletion of CEP164 in mouse photoreceptors post-ciliogenesis interrupts ciliary intraflagellar transport (IFT)

This study investigates the role of CEP164 in photoreceptor cilia formation and function by deleting it at different developmental stages in mice, showing that CEP164 is critical for IFT-B recruitment and ciliary maintenance.

The Distal Appendage Protein CEP164 Is Essential for Efferent Duct Multiciliogenesis and Male Fertility

This study shows that CEP164 is essential for multiciliogenesis in efferent ducts, leading to male infertility due to sperm agglutination and duct obstruction.