Masato Kinoshita

This study shows that extraocular photoreception controls hatching timing in false clownfish via a TRH-Ca2+-hatching enzyme neuroendocrine pathway, with sensitivity to green light.

The paper identifies a gene involved in pigment cell communication that governs color pattern formation in zebrafish and anemonefish.

This study shows that Pediococcus pentosaceus reduces α-synuclein accumulation and improves motor function in Parkinson's disease models.

This study shows that darkness and water agitation regulate hatching enzyme secretion and chorion digestion in clown anemonefish, enabling synchronized hatching.

This study shows Wnt4a is essential for genital duct elongation in medaka but not for gonadal sex differentiation, suggesting homology between mouse Mullerian ducts and teleost genital ducts.

This paper identifies a medaka mutant with congenital intestinal atresia, linking Mypt1 dysfunction to actomyosin dysregulation and epithelial disorganisation.

This study shows that neuropeptide B mediates female sexual receptivity in medaka fish in a female-specific and reversible manner through estrogen-dependent regulation.