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Aika Shibata

Arizona State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4314-486XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Aika Shibata1 paper · Misaki Marine Biological Station, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Akinori YabukiiD· 1 shared Chiaki YamamotoiD· 1 shared John M. Murray· 1 shared Jonathan Munera Lopez· 1 shared Kazuo InabaiD· 1 shared Ke HuiD· 1 shared Kogiku ShibaiD· 1 shared Luisa F. Arias PadillaiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedDec 18, 2025

Apusomonad photophobic behavior highlights cytoskeletal responses to blue light in early eukaryotes

Aika Shibata, Chiaki Yamamoto, Yuma Tani…·Kazuo Inaba

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

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Cell BiologyJournal of Cell SciencePeer-reviewedSep 6, 2024

The initiation and early development of apical-basal polarity in Toxoplasma gondii

Luisa F. Arias Padilla, Jonathan Munera Lopez, Aika Shibata…·Ke Hu

This study investigates the initiation and early development of apical-basal polarity in Toxoplasma gondii using expansion microscopy, revealing the synchronized development of apical and basal structures and the synergistic role of APR2 and KinesinA.

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