M. Shimada

Testosterone-Induced Metabolic Changes in Seminal Vesicle Epithelial cells Alter Plasma Components to Enhance Sperm Motility

This study identifies testosterone-induced metabolic changes in seminal vesicle epithelial cells that enhance sperm motility through fatty acid synthesis.

Tetraploidy-linked sensitization to CENP-E inhibition in human cells

This study shows that tetraploid cells are more sensitive to CENP-E inhibitors than diploid cells, leading to selective growth suppression through mitotic delay and cohesion fatigue.

Evolutionary stability of social commitment

The paper investigates social commitment in Dictyostelium discoideum, showing that de-committed cells are redirected to altruistic roles, penalizing selfish behavior through reduced cohesivity and sorting into stalk positions.

Comprehensive analysis of full-length transcripts reveal aberrations of splicing variants in liver cancer

The paper develops a pipeline to analyze full-length transcripts using long-read sequencing and identifies splicing variants and fusion events in liver cancer.

Sumoylation of the human histone H4 tail inhibits p300-mediated transcription by RNA polymerase II in cellular extracts

This study shows that sumoylation of H4K12 inhibits p300-mediated transcription and H3K4 methylation in vitro.

Polyandry and paternity affect disease resistance in eusocial wasps - support for the pathogen parasite hypothesis

The paper tests the parasite-pathogen hypothesis in eusocial wasps by showing differential disease resistance among workers of different patrilines.

Liposomes Under Real Cell Conditions Behave Like Real Cells with a Single Pulsed Electric Field

The paper shows that liposomes under high-conductivity conditions behave like cells by dividing when exposed to a single pulsed electric field.

Cyclic dominance emerges from the evolution of two inter-linked cooperative behaviours in the social amoeba

The paper models the evolution of two cooperative behaviors in Dictyostelium discoideum and shows cyclic dominance arises from their coupling, maintaining cooperation even when it would otherwise fail.