Kazuhide Asakawa

The paper introduces a Cro/OR3 binary system for targeted gene expression in zebrafish and human cells, demonstrating its utility in manipulating specific cell types and studying biological processes.

The paper identifies large spinal motor neurons as highly autophagic and shows that their enhanced degradation is neuroprotective in ALS.

The paper identifies three novel candidate genes for ocular congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders using zebrafish CRISPR screening and protein binding microarrays to assess variant functionality.

This study shows that TDP-43 overexpression reduces excitability of spinal motor neurons during fictive locomotion in zebrafish.

This study uses optogenetic tools to show that TDP-43 oligomerization in zebrafish motor neurons leads to both acute and long-term ALS-related pathologies.

This study shows that gsx2 mediates rostro-caudal positional signals to specify inferior olivary neurons from ptf1a-expressing progenitors in zebrafish.

The paper identifies protocadherin-mediated repulsion as critical for organizing the abducens nucleus's topography and neuromuscular connections in zebrafish.