Shigenobu Yonemura

This study transplants genome-edited retinal organoids into a primate macular degeneration model, showing host bipolar cells rewire and form functional synapses with grafted photoreceptors.

The paper shows that myosin cluster dynamics in multi-cellular epithelial wound rings are conserved with single-cell cytokinetic rings and can predict stress generation and shape changes during morphogenesis.

The paper identifies an insect-specific endosomal protein involved in forming nanopores in the cuticle, essential for odor detection.

The paper identifies a niche of hair follicle epidermal stem cells that support tactile sensation by maintaining stable interfaces with mechanosensory structures.