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Yuichiro Fujiwara

Kagawa UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9628-4073Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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A hidden thermal mechanism in inhibitory ligand-gated chloride channels

Kohei Ohnishi, Yuichiro Fujiwara

This paper identifies a temperature-dependent gating mechanism in inhibitory ligand-gated chloride channels, showing how temperature affects channel function and drug efficacy.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Mechanoreceptor-mediated circuit regulates cold tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans

Natsune Takagaki, Akane Ohta, Kohei Ohnishi, Akira Kawanabe, Yohei Minakuchi, Atsushi Toyoda, Yuichiro Fujiwara, Atsushi Kuhara

The paper shows that mechanoreceptor-mediated circuits in C. elegans regulate cold tolerance through temperature sensing via DEG-1 channels in specific neurons.

EMBO Reports · Feb 3, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics