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Norio Motohashi

National Center of Neurology and PsychiatryORCID 0000-0002-8172-4339Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Yoshitsugu AokiiD· 2 shared Akira MurakamiiD· 1 shared Hideo ShindouiD· 1 shared Hiroto Watanabe· 1 shared Kanako Takakura· 1 shared Keiko Nonomura· 1 shared Keisuke YanagidaiD· 1 shared Kenta NakanoiD· 1 shared

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Biomechanical regulation of Ca2+ dynamics during muscle stem cell activation

Kotaro Hirano, 雄大石川, Norio Motohashi, Yujiro Kobata, Hiroto Watanabe, Mao Sasaki, Takuya Yokoyama, Yuto Yamada, Yuta Aoyagi, Kanako Takakura, Akira Murakami, Masaki Tsuchiya, Yusuke Ono, Keiko Nonomura, Yoshitsugu Aoki, Yuji Hara

This study examines Ca2+ dynamics in muscle stem cells during regeneration, finding increased fluctuations in activated cells mediated by mechanosensitive ion channels.

The Journal of Biochemistry · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

MBOAT2 limits the amounts of PUFA in phosphatidylcholine of neonatal and dystrophic skeletal muscle and promotes muscle regeneration

William J. Valentine, Suzumi M. Tokuoka, Tomomi Hashidate‐Yoshida, Keisuke Yanagida, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Natsuko F. Inagaki, Norio Motohashi, Kenta Nakano, Tadashi Okamura, Yoshihiro Kita, Hideo Shindou, Yoshitsugu Aoki, Takao Shimizu

This study identifies MBOAT2 as a key enzyme that limits PUFA in PC and promotes muscle regeneration in dystrophic and neonatal muscle.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry