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1. Koji Okamura, Rui Yamashita, Noriko Takimoto, Koki Nishitsuji, Yutaka Suzuki, Takehiro G. Kusakabe, Kenta Nakai
Profiling ascidian promoters as the primordial type of vertebrate promoter.
BMC genomics (2011)

2. Koki Nishitsuji, Takeo Horie, Aoi Ichinose, Yasunori Sasakura, Hitoyoshi Yasuo, Takehiro G. Kusakabe
Cell lineage and cis-regulation for a unique GABAergic/glycinergic neuron type in the larval nerve cord of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.
Development, Growth and Differentiation (2012)

3. Rie Kusakabe, Saori Tani, Koki Nishitsuji, Miyuki Shindo, Koji Okamura, Yuki Miyamoto, Kenta Nakai, Yutaka Suzuki, Takehiro G. Kusakabe, Kunio Inoue
Characterization of the compact bicistronic microRNA precursor, miR-1/miR-133, expressed specifically in Ciona muscle tissues.
Gene expression patterns (2013)

4. Yuki Katanosaka, Keiichiro Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Ujihara, Satomi Takatsu, Koki Nishitsuji, Motoi Kanagawa, Atsushi Sudo, Tatsushi Toda, Kimiaki Katanosaka, Satoshi Mohri, Keiji Naruse
TRPV2 is critical for the maintenance of cardiac structure and function in mice.
Nature communications (2014)

5. Rui Yokomori, Kotaro Shimai, Koki Nishitsuji, Yutaka Suzuki, Takehiro G. Kusakabe, Kenta Nakai
Genome-wide identification and characterization of transcription start sites and promoters in the tunicate Ciona intestinalis.
Genome research (2016)

6. Kohei Oonuma, Moeko Tanaka, Koki Nishitsuji, Yumiko Kato, Kotaro Shimai, Takehiro G. Kusakabe
Revised lineage of larval photoreceptor cells in Ciona reveals archetypal collaboration between neural tube and neural crest in sensory organ formation.
Developmental biology (2016)

7. Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Kenji Iwai, Yusuke Sudo, Kanako Hisata, Manabu Fujie, Nana Arakaki, Tetsuo Kushiro, Teruko Konishi, Chuya Shinzato, Noriyuki Satoh, Eiichi Shoguchi
A draft genome of the brown alga, Cladosiphon okamuranus, S-strain: a platform for future studies of 'mozuku' biology.
DNA research (2016)

8. Yuka Sekigami, Takuya Kobayashi, Ai Omi, Koki Nishitsuji, Teturo Ikuta, Asao Fujiyama, Noriyuki Satoh, Hidetoshi Saiga
Hox gene cluster of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, reveals multiple ancient steps of cluster disintegration during ascidian evolution.
Zoological Letters (2017)

9. Oanh T. P. Kim, Phuong T. Nguyen, Eiichi Shoguchi, Kanako Hisata, Thuy T. B. Vo, Jun Inoue, Chuya Shinzato, Binh T. N. Le, Koki Nishitsuji, Miyuki Kanda, Vu H. Nguyen, Hai V. Nong, Noriyuki Satoh
A draft genome of the striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, for comparative analysis of genes relevant to development and a resource for aquaculture improvement.
BMC genomics (2018)

10. Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Yoshimi Higa, Munekazu Mekaru, Mayumi Kawamitsu, Noriyuki Satoh, Eiichi Shoguchi
Draft genome of the brown alga, Nemacystus decipiens, Onna-1 strain: Fusion of genes involved in the sulfated fucan biosynthesis pathway.
Scientific Reports (2019)

11. Asuka Arimoto, Koki Nishitsuji, Yoshimi Higa, Nana Arakaki, Kanako Hisata, Chuya Shinzato, Noriyuki Satoh, Eiichi Shoguchi
A siphonous macroalgal genome suggests convergent functions of homeobox genes in algae and land plants.
DNA research (2019)

12. Asuka Arimoto, Koki Nishitsuji, Haruhi Narisoko, Eiichi Shoguchi, Noriyuki Satoh
Differential gene expression in fronds and stolons of the siphonous macroalga, Caulerpa lentillifera.
Development, Growth and Differentiation (2019)

13. Anita de Moura Pessoa, Rhewter Nunes, Mariana Pires de Campos Telles, Koki Nishitsuji, Kanako Hisata, Steven D. Aird, Alexander S. Mikheyev, Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr
The complete mitochondrial genome of the aquatic coralsnake Micrurus surinamensis (Reptilia, Serpentes, Elapidae).
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources (2019)

14. Ji Won Choi, Louis Graf, Akira F Peters, J Mark Cock., Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Eiichi Shoguchi, Chikako Nagasato, Chang Geun Choi, Hwan Su Yoon
Organelle inheritance and genome architecture variation in isogamous brown algae.
Scientific Reports (2020)

15. Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Yoshitaka Yonashiro, Kanako Hisata, Manabu Fujie, Mayumi Kawamitsu, Eiichi Shoguchi, Noriyuki Satoh
Comparative genomics of four strains of the edible brown alga, Cladosiphon okamuranus
BMC Genomics (2020)

16. Girish Beedessee, Takaaki Kubota, Asuka Arimoto, Koki Nishitsuji, Ross F. Waller, Kanako Hisata, Shinichi Yamasaki, Noriyuki Satoh, Jun’ichi Kobayashi, Eiichi Shoguchi
Integrated omics unveil the secondary metabolic landscape of a basal dinoflagellate
BMC Biology (2020)

17. Kaz Kawamura, Koki Nishitsuji, Shigeki Fujiwara, Eiichi Shoguchi, Noriyuki Satoh
Establishing sustainable cell lines of a coral, Acropora tenuis
Marine Biotechnology (2021)

18. Zubaida P Patwary, Nicholas A Paul, Koki Nishitsuji, Alexandra H Campbell, Eiichi Shoguchi, Min Zhao, Scott F Cummins
Application of omics research in seaweeds with a focus on red seaweeds
Briefings in Functional Genomics (2021)

19. Yoshihiro Ujihara, Daichi Ono, Koki Nishitsuji, Megumi Ito, Shukei Sugita, Masanori Nakamura
B16 Melanoma cancer cells with higher metastatic potential are more deformable at a whole-cell level
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (2021)

20. Kaz Kawamura, Satoko Sekita, Koki Nishitsuji, Shigeki Fujiwara, Eiichi Shoguchi, Kanako Hisata, Noriyuki Satoh
In vitro symbiosis of reef-building coral cells with photosynthetic dinoflagellates
Frontiers in Marine Science (2021)

21. Noriyuki Satoh, Hitoshi Tominaga, Masato Kiyomoto, Kanako Hisata, Jun Inoue, Koki Nishitsuji
A preliminary single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing embryonic cells in the amphioxus, Branchiostoma japonicum
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2021)

22. Satoshi Kawato, Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Kanako Hisata, Mayumi Kawamitsu, Reiko Nozaki, Hidehiro Kondo, Chuya Shinzato, Tsuyoshi Ohira, Noriyuki Satoh, Eiichi Shoguchi, Ikuo Hirono
Genome and transcriptome assemblies of the kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus
G3 (2021)

23. Chuya Shinzato, Haruhi Narisoko, Koki Nishitsuji, Tomofumi Nagata, Noriyuki Satoh, Jun Inoue
: equally contribution
Novel Mitochondrial DNA Markers for Scleractinian Corals and Generic-Level Environmental DNA Metabarcoding
Frontiers in Marine Science (2021)

24. Noriyuki Satoh, Kanako Hisata, Stephany Foster, Shumpei Morita, Koki Nishitsuji, Nathalie Oulhen, Hitoshi Tominaga, Gary M Wessel
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos.
Developmental biology (2021)

25. Koki Nishitsuji, Yoshie Nishitsuji, Yoshitaka Yonashiro, Noriyuki Satoh
Development of DNA markers that distinguish male and female haploid germlings of the brown alga, Cladosiphon okamuranus
Phycological Research (2022)

Review
1. Current status of macro seaweeds' genome analysis
Koki Nishitsuji
Sorui (2019)

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