Takanari Inoue

This paper develops a genetically encoded tool to manipulate microtubule bundling in cells and shows that bundling directly stabilizes microtubules and influences cellular processes.

This study uses optogenetics to induce microtubule acetylation and reveals its role in enhancing actomyosin contractility and directed cell migration through GEF-H1 release.

This paper demonstrates that synthetic peptides can target mitochondria, form nanopores, and alter mitochondrial function through self-assembly.

The paper constructs a Rainbow Nucleus cell line to study interactions between nuclear membrane-less organelles, finding structured, transcription-dependent contact networks.

This study demonstrates light-controlled actin polymerization in protocells, enabling directed motility and revealing the role of branched and linear actin networks in membrane protrusion.

The paper demonstrates symmetry breaking in an active protocellular system through externally-controlled actin polymerization in giant unilamellar vesicles.

This study introduces a method to rapidly induce RNA decay and shows that mRNAs decay quickly in P-bodies.

The paper shows that Dynamin 1xA forms molecular condensates with Syndapin 1 at endocytic sites, enabling ultrafast endocytosis by bypassing the recruitment step.

The paper shows that Dynamin 1xA and Syndapin 1 form liquid-like condensates at synapses, which facilitate ultrafast endocytosis by enabling molecular crowding and intermolecular interactions.

The paper develops iPOLYMER, a method to induce protein-based hydrogels in living cells, mimicking RNA granules by sequestering polyadenine-containing nucleotides.