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Ichiro Masai

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6626-6595Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 3 Biophysics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:zebrafish· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Nishtha RanawatiD· 2 shared Akira KawanoiD· 1 shared Daniel A. ReediD· 1 shared David HerrmanniD· 1 shared Frank James LovicuiD· 1 shared Greg J. StephensiD· 1 shared Kosmas DeligkarisiD· 1 shared Liam O’ShaughnessyiD· 1 shared

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Decomposing Predictive Information in Social Dynamics

Akira Kawano, Liam O’Shaughnessy, Radmila Neiman, Kosmas Deligkaris, Luis Carretero Rodriguez, Ichiro Masai, Greg J. Stephens

The paper decomposes predictive information in social dynamics using mutual prediction analysis in zebrafish dominance contests, revealing disruptions in autism-linked mutants.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics

Fibroblast Growth Factor-induced lens fiber cell elongation is driven by the stepwise activity of Rho and Rac

Yuki Sugiyama, Daniel A. Reed, David Herrmann, Frank James Lovicu, Michael L. Robinson, Paul Timpson, Ichiro Masai

This study identifies FGF's role in regulating Rho and Rac activity to drive lens fiber cell elongation and migration during differentiation.

Development · Jan 19, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals heterogeneity and a dynamic regenerative response of quiescent radial glia in adult zebrafish brain

Manana Kutsia, Yuki Takeuchi, Nishtha Ranawat, Ichiro Masai

The paper uses single-cell transcriptomics to identify heterogeneity in quiescent radial glia and shows their dynamic regenerative response to brain damage in adult zebrafish.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Strip1 regulates retinal ganglion cell survival by suppressing Jun-mediated apoptosis to promote retinal neural circuit formation

Mai Essam Ahmed, Yutaka Kojima, Ichiro Masai

This study shows Strip1 is essential for retinal ganglion cell survival and IPL formation by suppressing Jun-mediated apoptosis in zebrafish.

eLife · Feb 7, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Mechanisms underlying microglial colonization of developing neural retina in zebrafish

Nishtha Ranawat, Ichiro Masai

The paper investigates how microglial precursors colonize the developing neural retina in zebrafish, identifying key factors like CSF receptor signaling, blood vessels, and neurogenesis as guiding cues.

eLife · Nov 3, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology