ZFIN Person: Nishiwaki, Yuko

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-409

Nishiwaki, Yuko

Email:	nyuko@oist.jp
URL:	http://www.oist.jp
Affiliation:	Masai Lab
Address:	Developmental Neurobiology Unit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun Okinawa 904-0412 Japan
Country:	Japan
Phone:	81-98-966-8847
Fax:	81-98-966-2890
ORCID ID:

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Nishiwaki, Y., Masai, I. (2020) β-SNAP activity in the outer segment growth period is critical for preventing BNip1-dependent apoptosis in zebrafish photoreceptors. Scientific Reports. 10:17379

Mochizuki, T., Kojima, Y., Nishiwaki, Y., Harakuni, T., Masai, I. (2018) Endocytic trafficking factor VPS45 is essential for spatial regulation of lens fiber differentiation in zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England). 145(20):

Iribarne, M., Nishiwaki, Y., Nakamura, S., Araragi, M., Oguri, E., Masai, I. (2017) Aipl1 is required for cone photoreceptor function and survival through the stability of Pde6c and Gc3 in zebrafish. Scientific Reports. 7:45962

Imai, F., Yoshizawa, A., Matsuzaki, A., Oguri, E., Araragi, M., Nishiwaki, Y., Masai, I. (2014) Stem-loop binding protein is required for retinal cell proliferation, neurogenesis, and intraretinal axon pathfinding in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 394(1):94-109

Nishiwaki, Y., Yoshizawa, A., Kojima, Y., Oguri, E., Nakamura, S., Suzuki, S., Yuasa-Kawada, J., Kinoshita-Kawada, M., Mochizuki, T., and Masai, I. (2013) The BH3-Only SNARE BNip1 Mediates Photoreceptor Apoptosis in Response to Vesicular Fusion Defects. Developmental Cell. 25(4):374-387

Vogalis, F., Shiraki, T., Kojima, D., Wada, Y., Nishiwaki, Y., Jarvinen, J.L., Sugiyama, J., Kawakami, K., Masai, I., Kawamura, S., Fukada, Y., and Lamb,T.D. (2011) Ectopic expression of cone-specific G-protein-coupled receptor kinase GRK7 in zebrafish rods leads to lower photosensitivity and altered responses. The Journal of physiology. 589(9):2321-2348

Nishiwaki, Y., Komori, A., Sagara, H., Suzuki, E., Manabe, T., Hosoya, T., Nojima, Y., Wada, H., Tanaka, H., Okamoto, H., and Masai, I. (2008) Mutation of cGMP phosphodiesterase 6alpha'-subunit gene causes progressive degeneration of cone photoreceptors in zebrafish. Mechanisms of Development. 125(11-12):932-946

Wada, H., Iwasaki, M., Sato, T., Masai, I., Nishiwaki, Y., Tanaka, H., Sato, A., Nojima, Y., and Okamoto, H. (2005) Dual roles of zygotic and maternal Scribble1 in neural migration and convergent extension movements in zebrafish embryos. Development (Cambridge, England). 132(10):2273-2285

Masai, I., Lele, Z., Yamaguchi, M., Komori, A., Nakata, A., Nishiwaki, Y., Wada, H., Tanaka, H., Nojima, Y., Hammerschmidt, M., Wilson, S.W., and Okamoto, H. (2003) N-cadherin mediates retinal lamination, maintenance of forebrain compartments and patterning of retinal neurites. Development (Cambridge, England). 130(11):2479-2494

Hamaoka, T., Takechi, M., Chinen, A., Nishiwaki, Y., and Kawamura, S. (2002) Visualization of rod photoreceptor development using GFP-transgenic zebrafish. Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000). 34(3):215-220

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS