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Koji Kikuchi

Chiba UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7616-8200Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Kei-ichiro Yasunaga· 2 shared Kei‐ichiro IshiguroiD· 2 shared Kimi ArakiiD· 2 shared Naoki TaniiD· 2 shared Ryuki ShimadaiD· 2 shared Sayoko Fujimura· 2 shared Shingo UsukiiD· 2 shared Akira NakamuraiD· 1 shared

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MAP7-driven microtubule remodeling builds the Sertoli apical domain that supports timely meiotic progression

Koji Kikuchi, Toshihiko Fujimori, Mami Nakagawa, Keisuke Ohta, Ryuki Shimada, Sayoko Fujimura, Kei-ichiro Yasunaga, Shingo Usuki, Naoki Tani, Akira Nakamura, Kimi Araki, Kei‐ichiro Ishiguro

This study identifies MAP7 as a key regulator of microtubule remodeling in Sertoli cells, essential for apical domain formation and timely meiotic progression in mouse testes.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Atypical heat shock transcription factor HSF5 is critical for male meiotic prophase under non-stress conditions

Saori Yoshimura, Ryuki Shimada, Koji Kikuchi, Soichiro Kawagoe, Hironori Abe, Sakie Iisaka, Sayoko Fujimura, Kei-ichiro Yasunaga, Shingo Usuki, Naoki Tani, Takashi Ohba, Eiji Kondoh, Tomohide Saio, Kimi Araki, Kei‐ichiro Ishiguro

This study identifies HSF5 as a male germ cell-specific factor critical for meiotic prophase progression beyond pachytene under non-stress conditions.

Nature Communications · Apr 29, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology