Assistant professor in Genetic Strains Research Center, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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Kawasaki, T., Siegfried, K. R. and Sakai, N. (2016). Differentiation of zebrafish spermatogonial stem cells to functional sperm in culture. Development 143(4): 566-574.
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Hyakutake, K., Kawasaki, T., Zhang, J., Kubota, H., Abe, S. I. and Takamune, K. (2015). Asymmetrical allocation of JAK1 mRNA during spermatogonial stem cell division in Xenopus laevis. Dev Growth Differ.
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Nishimura, T., Herpin, A., Kimura, T., Hara, I., Kawasaki, T., Nakamura, S., Yamamoto, Y., Saito, T. L., Yoshimura, J., Morishita, S., Tsukahara, T., Kobayashi, S., Naruse, K., Shigenobu, S., Sakai, N., Schartl, M. and Tanaka, M. (2014). Analysis of a novel gene, Sdgc, reveals sex chromosome-dependent differences of medaka germ cells prior to gonad formation. Development 141(17): 3363-3369.
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Shinya, M., Kobayashi, K., Masuda, A., Tokumoto, M., Ozaki, Y., Saito, K., Kawasaki, T., Sado, Y. and Sakai, N. (2013). Properties of gene knockdown system by vector-based siRNA in zebrafish. Dev Growth Differ 55(9): 755-765.
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Saito, K., Sakai, C., Kawasaki, T. and Sakai, N. (2014). Telomere distribution pattern and synapsis initiation during spermatogenesis in zebrafish. Dev Dyn 243(11): 1448-1456.
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Kawasaki, T., Saito, K., Sakai, C., Shinya, M. and Sakai, N. (2012). Production of zebrafish offspring from cultured spermatogonial stem cells. Genes Cells 17(4): 316-325.
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Ozaki, Y., Saito, K., Shinya, M., Kawasaki, T. and Sakai, N. (2011). Evaluation of Sycp3, Plzf and Cyclin B3 expression and suitability as spermatogonia and spermatocyte markers in zebrafish. Gene Expr Patterns 11(5-6): 309-315.
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Kawasaki, T., Saito, K., Shinya, M., Olsen, L. C. and Sakai, N. (2010). Regeneration of spermatogenesis and production of functional sperm by grafting of testicular cell aggregates in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Biol Reprod 83(4): 533-539.
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Kawasaki, T., Saito, K., Mitsui, K., Ikawa, M., Yamashita, M., Taniguchi, Y., Takeda, S., Mitani, K. and Sakai, N. (2009). Introduction of a foreign gene into zebrafish and medaka cells using adenoviral vectors. Zebrafish 6(3): 253-258.
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Eto, K., Eda, K., Hayano, M., Goto, S., Nagao, K., Kawasaki, T., Kashimura, H., Tarui, H., Nishimura, O., Agata, K. and Abe, S. (2009). Reduced expression of an RNA-binding protein by prolactin leads to translational silencing of programmed cell death protein 4 and apoptosis in newt spermatogonia. J Biol Chem 284(35): 23260-23271.
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Kawasaki, T., Imura, F., Nakada, A., Kubota, H., Sakamaki, K., Abe, S. and Takamune, K. (2006). Functional demonstration of the ability of a primary spermatogonium as a stem cell by tracing a single cell destiny in Xenopus laevis. Dev Growth Differ 48(8): 525-535.
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Takamune, K., Kawasaki, T. and Ukon, S. (2001). The first and the second mitotic phases of spermatogonial stage in Xenopus laevis: Secondary spermatogonia which have differentiated after completion of the first mitotic phase acquire an ability of mitosis to meiosis conversion. Zoological Science. 18. 577-583.