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Hiromasa Funato

Toho UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2787-9700Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Yousuke TsuneokaiD· 3 shared Kazuya MiyanishiiD· 2 shared Kimiya Narikiyo· 2 shared Akiko Harauma· 1 shared Ami Kato· 1 shared Chika Shimizu· 1 shared Kei NishidaiD· 1 shared Kouta KannoiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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SIK3 links synaptic strength to sleep pressure through RhoA signaling

Tomohiro Kitazono, Motoki Juichi, Kei Nishida, Shinnosuke Nomura, Chika Shimizu, Ami Kato, Yusuke Iino, Natsuki Higashide, Kazuya Miyanishi, Shinya Nakata, Natsumi Ageta‐Ishihara, Takeshi Sawada, Shoi Shi, Hiromasa Funato, Masashi Yanagisawa

This study shows SIK3 links synaptic strength to sleep pressure via RhoA signaling, with two opposing pathways affecting spine size and sleep delta density.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Sustained effect of MPOA Penk neurons underlies progression through consummatory mating behavior in male mice

Yousuke Tsuneoka, Kouta Kanno, Kimiya Narikiyo, Hiromasa Funato

The paper identifies MPOA Penk neurons that sustain motivational drive during consummatory mating in male mice, promoting the transition from mount to intromission.

bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Maternal care during early development is necessary for the acquisition of a calming response to back stroking

Sachine Yoshida, Akiko Harauma, Toru Moriguchi, Yousuke Tsuneoka, Kimiya Narikiyo, Kazuya Miyanishi, Makoto Kashima, Makoto Wada, Yu Hayashi, Hiromasa Funato

This study shows that early maternal tactile experience is necessary for a calming response to back stroking in humans and mice, mediated by hypothalamic Cacna1b expression.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Whole brain mapping of orexin receptor mRNA expression visualized by branched in situ hybridization chain reaction

Yousuke Tsuneoka, Hiromasa Funato

This study uses a new branched in situ hybridization chain reaction technique to map orexin receptor mRNA expression in mouse brains, revealing distinct distributions and cell types expressing OX1R and OX2R.

eNeuro · Jan 10, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience