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Nishiwaki Yuko

Nishiwaki Yuko
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Group Leader
Research field  (1): Cell biology
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (3):
  • 2021 - 2024 Drp1 is required for photoreceptor apoptosis via formation of ER-mitochondria contact site.
  • 2014 - 2017 ER-resident BH3-only protein, BNip1, induces apoptosis in response to excessive activation of vesicular transport in zebrafish photoreceptors
  • 2011 - 2012 Mechanism underlying photoreceptor degeneration in response to vesicular fusion defects
Papers (7):
  • Hung-Ju Chiang, Yuko Nishiwaki, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Ichiro Masai. Male germ cell-associated kinase (MAK) is required for axoneme formation during ciliogenesis in zebrafish photoreceptors. 2023
  • 西脇 優子, 藤原 守, 政井 一郎. 小胞輸送の破綻により引き起こされる視細胞変性におけるDrp1の役割. 日本細胞生物学会大会講演要旨集. 2021. 73回. WS14-5
  • 西脇 優子, 政井 一郎. 小胞体上のBH3オンリータンパクであるBNip1は小胞輸送の過剰な活性化により細胞死を誘導する. 生命科学系学会合同年次大会. 2017. 2017年度. [2P-0377]
  • Iribarne Maria, 西脇 優子, 政井 一郎. 網膜視覚科学の最前線 cGMP metabolismの異常を介した視細胞変性メカニズム. 生命科学系学会合同年次大会. 2017. 2017年度. [3PW06-1]
  • Maria Iribarne, Yuko Nishiwaki, Eri Oguri, Masato Araragi, Shohei Nakamura, Ichiro Masai. AIPL1 mutation causes cone photoreceptor degeneration in zebrafish through dysfunction of PDE6c. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 2015. 56. 7
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MISC (2):
  • Identification of responsible gene for epibranchial ganglia-deficient mutamt, nep. 2004. 5. 41-42
  • 岡本 仁, 平手良和, 三枝理博, 東島眞一, 西脇優子, 田中英臣, 政井一郎, 和田浩則. ゼブラフィッシュが開く脳分化・特異化機構研究の新展開~中脳, 後脳の部域特異化の分子機構解明のための包括的アプローチ~. 生体の科学. 2001. 52. 3. 216-223
Work history (1):
  • 2002 - 2006/09 RIKEN Masai Initiative Research Unit Researcher
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