Naohiro Kuwayama

This study identifies Gim3 as a critical regulator of meiotic chromosome segregation in budding yeast, revealing its role in spindle sensitivity to tubulin levels and meiotic cellular remodeling.

This study shows that LPLAT11/MBOAT7 is essential for arachidonic acid incorporation into phosphatidylinositol, maintaining radial glial cell integrity and preventing cortical atrophy in developing neocortex.

This study shows Dbp1 is a less effective paralog of Ded1 in yeast, supporting impaired translation and lacking heat stress response, used in nutrient-deficient conditions.

This study introduces a simple in utero injection method to introduce gene expression vectors into endo- and ectodermal cells of mouse embryos before neural tube closure, enabling tissue-specific labeling and analysis of gene function.