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Yuma Tani

University of TsukubaORCID 0009-0005-2674-1530Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedDec 18, 2025

Apusomonad photophobic behavior highlights cytoskeletal responses to blue light in early eukaryotes

Aika Shibata, Chiaki Yamamoto, Yuma Tani…·Kazuo Inaba

This study reports photophobic behavior in the apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae, revealing cytoskeletal responses to blue light involving dynein/tubulin and myosin/actin systems.

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