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Ryotaro Nakamura

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6422-4885Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Hiroshi WatanabeiD· 3 shared Kentaro TomiiiD· 2 shared Yuko TsuchiyaiD· 2 shared Alejandro Villar‐BrionesiD· 1 shared Chihiro Kawano· 1 shared Christine GuzmaniD· 1 shared Eisuke HayakawaiD· 1 shared Erina KuranagaiD· 1 shared

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A transphyletic study of metazoan β-catenin protein complexes

Ivan Mbogo, Chihiro Kawano, Ryotaro Nakamura, Yuko Tsuchiya, Alejandro Villar‐Briones, Yoshitoshi Hirao, Y. Yasuoka, Eisuke Hayakawa, Kentaro Tomii, Hiroshi Watanabe

This study compares β-catenin sequences and function across nonbilaterian metazoans and Xenopus embryos, revealing conserved structural and functional properties of β-catenin complexes.

Zoological Letters · Dec 2, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Neuronal and non-neuronal functions of the synaptic cell adhesion molecule, neurexin, in Nematostella vectensis.

Christine Guzman, Kurato Mohri, Ryotaro Nakamura, Minato Miyake, Yuko Tsuchiya, Kentaro Tomii, Hiroshi Watanabe

This study investigates the functions of neurexins in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis, revealing both neuronal and non-neuronal roles in synaptic and cell adhesion processes.

Nature Communications · Aug 1, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

siRNA-mediated gene knockdown via electroporation in hydrozoan jellyfish embryos

Tokiha Masuda-Ozawa, Sosuke Fujita, Ryotaro Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Erina Kuranaga, Yu-ichiro Nakajima

The paper introduces an siRNA electroporation method for gene knockdown in jellyfish embryos, demonstrating its effectiveness in two species and revealing conserved developmental pathways.

Scientific Reports · Sep 30, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology