Takashi Mikawa

This study shows that apical flatness in epithelial tissues is maintained by MLCK-driven myosin II dynamics and asynchronous Ca2+ oscillations, independent of basement membrane geometry.

The paper shows telomeres initiate nuclear envelope reassembly during mitosis, ensuring proper chromosome encapsulation and preventing micronuclei formation.

The paper shows that left-right asymmetry in chick embryos begins before the formation of the left-right organizer, detected through biophysical analysis of cellular flows.

This study shows that midline patterning in amniotes requires mitosis during primitive streak extension but becomes resistant to mitotic arrest afterward.

The paper investigates the relationship between midline morphogenesis and large-scale cell flow during amniote gastrulation, finding that cell flow is maintained independently of primitive streak extension.

The paper shows chick cranial neural crest cells migrate by progressively refining protrusion polarity, with orientation guiding protrusion selection.