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Masahiro Morita

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science CenterORCID 0000-0002-8627-084XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Sakie KatsumuraiD· 2 shared Benjamin LebeauiD· 1 shared Bess E FrostiD· 1 shared Daina Zofija AvizonisiD· 1 shared David J. PapadopoliiD· 1 shared David R. GiusiD· 1 shared Farzaneh AfzaliiD· 1 shared Farzaneh AtrianiD· 1 shared

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CNOT6 deadenylase safeguards postnatal growth and metabolic transition via Fgf21 mRNA decay

Moawiz Saeed, Mengwei Zang, David R. Gius, Sakie Katsumura, Masahiro Morita

This study identifies CNOT6 as a critical regulator of neonatal growth and metabolism by controlling Fgf21 mRNA decay, revealing its role in metabolic transition and postnatal development.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Pathogenic tau induces an adaptive elevation in mRNA translation rate at early stages of disease

Gabrielle Zuniga, Sakie Katsumura, Jasmine De Mange, Paulino Ramirez, Farzaneh Atrian, Masahiro Morita, Bess E Frost

This study shows that pathogenic tau increases mRNA translation rate early in disease by altering NMD and promoting translation of neurodegeneration-linked mRNAs.

Aging Cell · Jun 26, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

MTOR modulation induces selective perturbations in histone methylation which influence the anti-proliferative effects of mTOR inhibitors

HaEun Kim, Benjamin Lebeau, David J. Papadopoli, Predrag Jovanović, Mariana De Sa Tavares Russo, Daina Zofija Avizonis, Masahiro Morita, Farzaneh Afzali, Josie Ursini‐Siegel, Lynne-Marie M Postovit, Michael Witcher, Ivan Topisirović

This study shows that both mTOR activation and inhibition increase H3K27me3 through distinct mechanisms, and this epigenetic change correlates with the anti-proliferative effects of mTOR inhibitors.

iScience · Feb 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology