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Karan Ishii

University of Toronto

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Eisuke ItakuraiD· 1 shared He Zhang· 1 shared Hitoshi MiyachiiD· 1 shared Jian LiuiD· 1 shared Marika Hirao· 1 shared Rico DongiD· 1 shared Risa TakamuraiD· 1 shared Ryoichiro KageyamaiD· 1 shared

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A tale of two distinct actin networks underlies the entire life cycle of focal adhesion

Rico Dong, Karan Ishii, Sergey V. Plotnikov, Jian Liu

This study reveals how focal adhesions are dynamically regulated by retrograde actin flow and stress fibers during cell migration.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Fluctuation of lysosomal protein degradation in neural stem cells of postnatal mouse brain

He Zhang, Karan Ishii, Tatsuya Shibata, Shunsuke Ishii, Marika Hirao, Zhou Lu, Risa Takamura, Satsuki Kitano, Hitoshi Miyachi, Ryoichiro Kageyama, Eisuke Itakura, Taeko Kobayashi

This study measures lysosomal protein degradation in neural stem cells of postnatal mouse brain and finds age and disease-related fluctuations in lysosomal activity.

Development · Jan 24, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience