Yasushi Hiraoka

Meiosis induced by inactivation of Pat1 kinase proceeds with aberrant nuclear positioning of centromeres in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Cadherin activity is required for activity-induced spine remodeling.

Dissociation of the Nuf2-Ndc80 complex releases centromeres from the spindle-pole body during meiotic prophase in fission yeast.

Modulation of Alp4 function in Schizosaccharomyces pombe induces novel phenotypes that imply distinct functions for nuclear and cytoplasmic gamma-tubulin complexes.

The carboxy-terminus of Alp4 alters microtubule dynamics to induce oscillatory nuclear movement led by the spindle pole body in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Meiotic proteins bqt1 and bqt2 tether telomeres to form the bouquet arrangement of chromosomes.

Meiotic cohesins modulate chromosome compaction during meiotic prophase in fission yeast.

Reconstruction of the kinetochore during meiosis in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Nuclear localization of barrier-to-autointegration factor is correlated with progression of S phase in human cells.

Reconstruction of the kinetochore: a prelude to meiosis.

Another way to move chromosomes.

Gene expression and distribution of Swi6 in partial aneuploids of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Live observation of forespore membrane formation in fission yeast.

Live cell imaging and electron microscopy reveal dynamic processes of BAF-directed nuclear envelope assembly.

Spindle checkpoint activation at meiosis I advances anaphase II onset via meiosis-specific APC/C regulation.

Localization of gene products using a chromosomally tagged GFP-fusion library in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Codon usage bias is correlated with gene expression levels in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Two distinct repeat sequences of Nup98 nucleoporins characterize dual nuclei in the binucleated ciliate tetrahymena.

Distinctive responses to nitrogen starvation in the dominant active mutants of the fission yeast Rheb GTPase.

Transcriptional Suppression by Transient Recruitment of ARIP4 to Sumoylated nuclear receptor Ad4BP/SF-1.

Artificial induction of autophagy around polystyrene beads in nonphagocytic cells.

The SUN rises on meiotic chromosome dynamics.

Membrane proteins Bqt3 and -4 anchor telomeres to the nuclear envelope to ensure chromosomal bouquet formation.

From meiosis to postmeiotic events: alignment and recognition of homologous chromosomes in meiosis.

Nucleoporin Nup98: a gatekeeper in the eukaryotic kingdoms.

In vivo evidence for the fibrillar structures of Sup35 prions in yeast cells.

Spatiotemporal regulations of Wee1 at the G2/M transition.

Symmetry, asymmetry, and kinetics of silencing establishment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae revealed by single-cell optical assays.

Nuclear envelope attachment is not necessary for telomere function in fission yeast.

Aneuploidy drives genomic instability in yeast.

Inner nuclear membrane protein Ima1 is dispensable for intranuclear positioning of centromeres.

Exportin 4 interacts with Sox9 through the HMG Box and inhibits the DNA binding of Sox9.

Early entry and deformation of macropinosomes correlates with high efficiency of decaarginine-polyethylene glycol-lipid-mediated gene delivery.

Meiosis-specific noncoding RNA mediates robust pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis.

Lamin B receptor recognizes specific modifications of histone H4 in heterochromatin formation.

Monoclonal antibodies recognize gly-leu-phe-gly repeat of nucleoporin nup98 of tetrahymena, yeasts, and humans.

Puromycin resistance gene as an effective selection marker for ciliate Tetrahymena.

A method of correlative light and electron microscopy for yeast cells.

Chromosomes rein back the spindle pole body during horsetail movement in fission yeast meiosis.

Fission yeast Scp3 potentially maintains microtubule orientation through bundling.

Biased assembly of the nuclear pore complex is required for somatic and germline nuclear differentiation in Tetrahymena.

BAF is a cytosolic DNA sensor that leads to exogenous DNA avoiding autophagy.

Chromosome Scaffold is a Double-Stranded Assembly of Scaffold Proteins.

Recent advancements in structured-illumination microscopy toward live-cell imaging.

Uncleavable Nup98-Nup96 is functional in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Highly condensed chromatins are formed adjacent to subtelomeric and decondensed silent chromatin in fission yeast.

Histone H4 acetylation required for chromatin decompaction during DNA replication.

Selective autophagic receptor p62 regulates the abundance of transcriptional coregulator ARIP4 during nutrient starvation.

Fission yeast meets a legend in Kobe: report of the Eighth International Fission Yeast Meeting.

Nup132 modulates meiotic spindle attachment in fission yeast by regulating kinetochore assembly.

Cellular economy in fission yeast cells continuously cultured with limited nitrogen resources.

Meiotic cohesin-based chromosome structure is essential for homologous chromosome pairing in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

A nucleoporin that facilitates meiotic kinetochore reorganization.

Histone H3K36 trimethylation is essential for multiple silencing mechanisms in fission yeast.

Shugoshin forms a specialized chromatin domain at subtelomeres that regulates transcription and replication timing.

A cohesin-based structural platform supporting homologous chromosome pairing in meiosis.

Uniquely designed nuclear structures of lower eukaryotes.

Depletion of autophagy receptor p62/SQSTM1 enhances the efficiency of gene delivery in mammalian cells.

Inner nuclear membrane protein Lem2 augments heterochromatin formation in response to nutritional conditions.

Identification of Conserved MEL-28/ELYS Domains with Essential Roles in Nuclear Assembly and Chromosome Segregation.

A Genetically Encoded Probe for Live-Cell Imaging of H4K20 Monomethylation.

Meiotic cohesin subunits RAD21L and REC8 are positioned at distinct regions between lateral elements and transverse filaments in the synaptonemal complex of mouse spermatocytes.

Spatial organization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome within the nucleus.

Borna Disease Virus Assembles Porous Cage-like Viral Factories in the Nucleus.

In vitro reconstitution and biochemical analyses of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe nucleosome.

Lipid droplet dynamics during sporulation and their role in spore survival.

Fission yeast APC/C activators Slp1 and Fzr1 sequentially trigger two consecutive nuclear divisions during meiosis.

Compositionally distinct nuclear pore complexes of functionally distinct dimorphic nuclei in the ciliate .

Function of nuclear membrane proteins in shaping the nuclear envelope integrity during closed mitosis.

Microscopic Observation of Living Cells Stained with Fluorescent Probes.

Visualization of a Specific Genome Locus by the /LacI-GFP System.

The histone variant H2A.Z promotes initiation of meiotic recombination in fission yeast.

Ser7 of RNAPII-CTD facilitates heterochromatin formation by linking ncRNA to RNAi.

Lem2 is retained at the nuclear envelope through its interaction with Bqt4 in fission yeast.

Estimation of GFP-Nucleoporin Amount Based on Fluorescence Microscopy.

The conserved histone variant H2A.Z illuminates meiotic recombination initiation.

Accurate and fiducial-marker-free correction for three-dimensional chromatic shift in biological fluorescence microscopy.

Exportin Crm1 is repurposed as a docking protein to generate microtubule organizing centers at the nuclear pore.

Nuclear localization signal targeting to macronucleus and micronucleus in binucleated ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.

Roles of Nup133, Nup153 and membrane fenestrations in assembly of the nuclear pore complex at the end of mitosis.

The very-long-chain fatty acid elongase Elo2 rescues lethal defects associated with loss of the nuclear barrier function in fission yeast cells.

Histone H2A insufficiency causes chromosomal segregation defects due to anaphase chromosome bridge formation at rDNA repeats in fission yeast.

Asymmetrical localization of Nup107-160 subcomplex components within the nuclear pore complex in fission yeast.

Nuclear formation induced by DNA-conjugated beads in living fertilised mouse egg.

Regulation of ectopic heterochromatin-mediated epigenetic diversification by the JmjC family protein Epe1.

Chromosome-associated RNA-protein complexes promote pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

The Chaperone FACT and Histone H2B Ubiquitination Maintain S. pombe Genome Architecture through Genic and Subtelomeric Functions.

Human Ebp1 rescues the synthetic lethal growth of fission yeast cells lacking Cdb4 and Nup184.

Roles of Remote and Contact Forces in Epithelial Cell Structure Formation.

Intracellular ATP levels influence cell fates in Dictyostelium discoideum differentiation.

Improved Methods for Preparing the Telomere Tethering Complex Bqt1-Bqt2 for Structural Studies.

Maintenance of meiotic crossover against reduced double-strand break formation in fission yeast lacking histone H2A.Z.

Phase separation drives pairing of homologous chromosomes.

Lem2 and Lnp1 maintain the membrane boundary between the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum.