Akira Kato

This study investigates aquaporin (Aqp) function and evolution in reef-building corals, finding that Aqp4L proteins are water-selective while Glp proteins transport both water and solutes, with some showing unexpected solute permeability.

This study identifies the evolutionary pattern of Aqp10 pseudogenization across Cetartiodactyla species and finds it occurred independently in multiple lineages.

This study identifies Aqp1aa and Aqp4a as key aquaporins mediating water permeability in the collecting ducts of marine teleosts, with Aqp1aa expression reduced in hypoosmotic conditions.

The paper identifies the basolateral localization of Kcnj15 in gill ionocytes of the seawater pufferfish and shows its expression stability under hypoosmotic conditions.

This study identifies the molecular mechanism behind the reduced solute permeability in Aqp10.2 by analyzing ancestral sequences, structural models, and site-directed mutagenesis.

The paper identifies evolutionary changes in NRK that enable regulation of the CK2-PTEN-AKT pathway and placental cell proliferation in placental mammals.