Makoto Suzuki

Transcriptomic analysis reveals coordinated metabolic reprogramming through activation of gluconeogenesis and suppression of fatty acid β-oxidation pathways during cold exposure in Xenopus laevis

Divergent mechanics of inner ear morphogenesis are coupled to developmental tempo over vertebrate evolution

The paper examines inner ear morphogenesis across 12 vertebrate species, finding that divergent mechanical processes in tissue expansion are coordinated with developmental tempo to maintain conserved morphology.

A steady state pool of calcium-dependent actin is maintained by Homer and controls epithelial mechanosensation

This paper identifies Homer and MUPP1/PatJ as regulators of calcium-dependent actin dynamics at the apical junctional complex, essential for epithelial mechanosensation and wound healing.

Synergistic and independent roles for Nodal and FGF in zebrafish CPC migration and asymmetric heart morphogenesis

This study investigates the roles of Nodal and FGF signaling in zebrafish heart asymmetry, showing synergistic effects in CPC migration and heart looping, with Nodal driving asymmetry and FGF playing a permissive role.

Compromised actin dynamics underlie the orofacial cleft in Baraitser-Winter Cerebrofrontofacial Syndrome with a variant in ACTB

This study identifies a variant in the ACTB gene associated with orofacial clefts in BWCFF and shows it impairs actin dynamics and epithelial cell function.

Rapid and collective determination of the complete "hot-spring frog" mitochondrial genome containing long repeat regions using Nanopore sequencing

The paper uses Nanopore sequencing to determine the complete mitochondrial genome of Buergeria japonica, revealing long repeat regions in its control region that may be linked to thermal adaptation.