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Kuya Matsunaga

Hiroshima UniversityORCID 0009-0004-4660-5248Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:yeast· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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Kazuki Hanaoka· 3 shared Kouichi FunatoiD· 3 shared Ana Maria Serrano CaravacaiD· 1 shared Antonio Cordones-Romero· 1 shared Harald PichleriD· 1 shared Hinako Nishii· 1 shared Ignacio Flor ParraiD· 1 shared Juan C RibasiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 3, 2026

Lac1-dependent ceramide synthesis couples septum assembly to cell separation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Ana Maria Serrano Caravaca, Laura Gomez Delgado, Kazuki Hanaoka…·Rafael Lucena Hernandez

This study shows that Lac1-dependent ceramide synthesis is essential for proper septum assembly and cell separation in fission yeast.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.31.763146

yeastexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedMay 27, 2026

The revised three-step detour pathway in dolichol biosynthesis is evolutionarily conserved in budding yeast

Kazuki Hanaoka, Kuya Matsunaga, Souichirou Shimizu…·Kouichi Funato

The study identifies TDA5 as the yeast ortholog of DHRSX, demonstrating conservation of the three-step detour pathway for dolichol biosynthesis in budding yeast.

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yeastexperimental assay

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 15, 2026

GPI lipid remodeling regulates lipophagy by forming lipid domains in response to glucose deprivation

Kuya Matsunaga, Kazuki Hanaoka, Yujia Yang…·Kouichi Funato

This study shows that GPI lipid remodeling is essential for forming lipid domains that mediate lipophagy during glucose starvation in yeast.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.13.718349

yeastproteomics

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