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Y. KURASAWA

The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonORCID 0000-0002-3852-8973Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Ziyin LiiD· 2 shared Huiqing HuiD· 1 shared Kyu Joon LeeiD· 1 shared Lei ZhengiD· 1 shared Qing ZhouiD· 1 shared Qing ZhouiD· 1 shared Thiago Souza OnofreiD· 1 shared Trung Vu· 1 shared

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Polo-like kinase phosphorylation of the orphan kinesin KIN-G negatively regulates centrin arm biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei

Y. KURASAWA, Qing Zhou, Kyu Joon Lee, Huiqing Hu, Ziyin Li

This study identifies TbPLK-mediated phosphorylation of KIN-G as a negative regulator of centrin arm biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei.

eLife · Aug 24, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

NuSAP1 promotes bipolar spindle assembly in Trypanosoma brucei by bundling spindle microtubules

Qing Zhou, Y. KURASAWA, Thiago Souza Onofre, Trung Vu, Lei Zheng, Ziyin Li

This study identifies NuSAP1's role in promoting bipolar spindle assembly in Trypanosoma brucei by bundling microtubules and facilitating spindle pole complex formation.

Communications Biology · Jul 5, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology