Cell Reports, 2026
Uechi H, Sun D, Saeki Y, Hiraiwa T, Honigmann A, Hyman AA, Kuranaga E.
Cell Rep. 2026 May 26;45(5):117336.
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117336. Epub 2026 Apr 30.
MBoC, 2024
Calcium influx promotes PLEKHG4B localization to cell-cell junctions and regulates the integrity of junctional actin filaments.
Ninomiya K, Ohta K, Kawasaki U, Chiba S, Inoue T, Kuranaga E, Ohashi K, Mizuno K.
Mol Biol Cell. 2024 Feb 1;35(2):ar24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E23-05-0154
Life Science Alliances, 2023
Fujita H, Kaneshiro J, Takeda M, et al.
Life Science Alliance, 2023
https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202302070
Bioessays. 2023 / Underlying mechanisms that ensure actomyosin-mediated
Uechi H, Kuranaga E. Bioessays. 2023 May;45(5):e2200211
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202200211
PLoS Genet. 2023 / Damage sensing mediated serine proteases
Damage sensing mediated by serine proteases Hayan and Persephone for Toll pathway activation in apoptosis-deficient flies.
Nakano S, Kashio S, Nishimura K, Takeishi A, Kosakamoto H, Obata F, Kuranaga E, Chihara T, Yamauchi Y, Isobe T, Miura M.
PLoS Genet. 2023 Jun 15;19(6):e1010761
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010761
Sci Rep. 2023 / Drosophila innate immunity suppresses survival
Drosophila innate immunity suppresses the survival of xenografted mammalian tumor cells. Aida A, Yuswan K, Kawai Y, Hasegawa K, Nakajima YI, Kuranaga E. Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 30;13(1):12334
Nat Commun. 2022 / Inhibition negative feedback persistent epithelial
Inhibition of negative feedback for persistent epithelial cell-cell junction contraction by p21-activated kinase 3. Uechi H, Fukushima K, Shirasawa R, Sekine S, Kuranaga E. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 20;13(1):3520
J Vis Exp. 2022 / Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization and 5-Ethynyl-2'-Deoxyuridine Labeling for Stem-like Cells in the Hydrozoan Jellyfish Cladonema pacificum. Fujita S, Kuranaga E, Miura M, Nakajima YI. J Vis Exp. 2022 Aug 3;(186)
Sci Rep. 2022 / siRNA-mediated gene knockdown electroporation hydrozoan
siRNA-mediated gene knockdown via electroporation in hydrozoan jellyfish embryos. Masuda-Ozawa T, Fujita S, Nakamura R, Watanabe H, Kuranaga E, Nakajima YI. Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16049
Genes. 2021 / Regeneration Potential Jellyfish Cellular Mechanisms
Regeneration Potential of Jellyfish: Cellular Mechanisms and Molecular Insights. Fujita S, Kuranaga E, Nakajima YI. Genes (Basel). 2021 May 17;12(5):758