*names underlined are the lab members
A. Original Research Papers
B. Reviews etc
C. Pre-prints (published elsewhere)
- Yamamoto-Hino M, Ariura M, Tanaka M, Iwasaki Y, Kawaguchi K, Shimamoto Y, Goto S.
PIGB maintains nuclear lamina organization in skeletal muscle of Drosophila.
J Cell Biol 223: e202301062 (2024) - Sasaki T, Saito K, Inoue D, Serk H, Sugiyama Y, Pesquet E, Shimamoto Y, Oda Y.
Confined-microtubule assembly shapes three-dimensional cell wall structures in xylem vessels.
Nat Commun 14: 6987 (2023)
- Tanaka M, Sakanoue R, Takasu A, Watanabe N, Shimamoto Y*, and Miyamoto K (*co-corresponding author).
Transition to the structurally vulnerable nuclear state is an integral part of mouse embryonic development.
bioRxiv 2023.02.20.529332 (2023)
- Fukuyama T, Yan L, Tanaka M, Yamaoka M, Saito K, Ti SC, Liao CC, Hsia KC, Maeda YT, Shimamoto Y.
Morphological growth dynamics, mechanical stability, and active microtubule mechanics underlying spindle self-organization.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 119(44): e2209053119 (2022) - Sakamoto R, Izri Z, Shimamoto Y, Miyazaki M, Maeda YT.
Geometric trade-off between contractile force and viscous drag determines the actomyosin-based motility of a cell-sized droplet.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 119(30):e2121147119 (2022) - Mori M, Yao T, Mishina T, Endoh H, Tanaka M, Yonezawa N, Shimamoto Y, Yonemura S, Yamagata K, Kitajima TS, Ikawa M.
RanGTP and the actin cytoskeleton keep paternal and maternal chromosomes apart during fertilization.
J Cell Biol 220(10):e202012001 (2021) - Kono F, Kawai S, Shimamoto Y*, Ishiwata S* (*co-corresponding author).
Nanoscopic changes in the lattice structure of striated muscle sarcomeres involved in the mechanism of spontaneous oscillatory contraction (SPOC).
Sci Rep 16372 (2020) - Takagi J, Sakamoto R, Shiratsuchi G, Maeda YT, Shimamoto Y.
Mechanically distinct microtubule arrays determine the length and force response of the meiotic spindle.
Dev Cell 49:267-278 (2019) - Miyashiro D, Ohtsuki M, Shimamoto Y, Wakayama J, Kunioka Y, Kobayashi T, Ishiwata S, Yamada T.
Radial stiffness characteristics of the overlap regions of sarcomeres in isolated skeletal myofibrils in pre-force generating state.
Biophys Physicobiol 14:207-220 (2017) - Chang CC, Huang TL, Shimamoto Y, Tsai SY, Hsia KC.
Regulation of mitotic spindle assembly factor NuMA by Importin-β.
J Cell Biol 216(11): 3453-3462 (2017) - Takagi J, Shimamoto Y.
High-quality frozen extracts of Xenopus laevis eggs reveal size-dependent control of metaphase spindle micromechanics.
Mol Biol Cell 28(16):2170-2177 (2017) - Shimamoto Y*, Tamura S, Masumoto H, Maeshima K* (*co-corresponding author).
Nucleosome-nucleosome interactions via histone tails and linker DNA regulate nuclear rigidity.
Mol Biol Cell 28(11):1580-1589 (2017) - Kimura K, Mamane A, Sasaki T, Sato K, Takagi J, Niwayama R, Hufnagel L, Shimamoto Y, Joanny JF, Uchida S, Kimura A.
Endoplasmic-reticulum-mediated microtubule alignment governs cytoplasmic streaming.
Nat Cell Biol 19(4):399-406 (2017) - Shimamoto Y, Forth S, Kapoor TM.
Measuring pushing and braking forces generated by ensembles of kinesin-5 crosslinking two microtubules.
Dev Cell 34(6): 669-681 (2015) - Hsia KC, Wilson-Kubalek EM, Dottore A, Hao Q, Tsai KL, Forth S, Shimamoto Y, Milligan RA, Kapoor TM.
Reconstitution of the augmin complex provides insights into its architecture and function.
Nat Cell Biol 16(9):852-63 (2014) - Forth S, Hsia KC, Shimamoto Y, Kapoor TM.
Asymmetric friction of nonmotor MAPs can lead to their directional motion in active microtubule networks.
Cell 157(2):420-32 (2014) - Takagi J, Itabashi T, Suzuki K, Shimamoto Y, Kapoor TM, Ishiwata S.
Micromechanics of the vertebrate meiotic spindle examined by stretching along the pole-to-pole axis.
Biophys J 2014 Feb 4;106(3):735-40 (2014) - Sato K, Kuramoto Y, Ohtaki M, Shimamoto Y, Ishiwata S.
Locally and globally coupled oscillators in muscle.
Phys Rev Lett 111(10):108104 (2013) - Takagi J, Itabashi T, Suzuki K, Kapoor TM, Shimamoto Y, Ishiwata S.
Using micromanipulation to analyze control of vertebrate meiotic spindle size.
Cell Rep 5(1):44-5 (2013) - Shimamoto Y, Kapoor TM.
Microneedle-based analysis of the micromechanics of the metaphase spindle assembled in Xenopus laevis egg extracts.
Nat Protoc 7(5):959-69 (2012) - Shimamoto Y, Maeda YT, Ishiwata S, Libchaber AJ, Kapoor TM.
Insights into the micromechanical properties of the metaphase spindle.
Cell 145(7):1062-74 (2011) - Sato K, Ohtaki M, Shimamoto Y, Ishiwata S.
A theory on auto-oscillation and contraction in striated muscle.
Prog Biophys Mol Biol 105(3):199-207 (2011) - Terui T*, Shimamoto Y* (*equal contribution), Yamane M, Kobirumaki F, Ohtsuki I, Ishiwata S, Kurihara S, Fukuda N.
Regulatory mechanism of length-dependent activation in skinned porcine ventricular muscle: role of thin filament cooperative activation in the Frank-Starling relation.
J Gen Physiol 136(4):469-82 (2010) - Shimamoto Y, Suzuki M, Mikhailenko SV, Yasuda K, Ishiwata S.
Inter-sarcomere coordination in muscle revealed through individual sarcomere response to quick stretch.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106(29):11954-9 (2009) - Itabashi T, Takagi J, Shimamoto Y, Onoe H, Kuwana K, Shimoyama I, Gaetz J, Kapoor TM, Ishiwata S.
Probing the mechanical architecture of the vertebrate meiotic spindle.
Nat Methods 6(2):167-72 (2009) - Shimamoto Y, Suzuki M, Ishiwata S.
Length-dependent activation and auto-oscillation in skeletal myofibrils at partial activation by Ca2+.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 366(1):233-8 (2008) - Shimamoto Y, Kono F, Suzuki M, Ishiwata S.
Nonlinear force-length relationship in the ADP-induced contraction of skeletal myofibrils.
Biophys J 93(12):4330-41 (2007)
B. Reviews etc
- Tanaka M, Shimamoto Y.
Local body weight measurement of the spindle.
Dev Cell 56:871-872 (2021) - Shimamoto Y, Redemann S, Needleman D.
Mechanics of Cell Division.
Front Cell Dev Biol 8:620111 (2020) - Maeshima K, Tamura S, Shimamoto Y.
Chromatin as a nuclear spring.
Biophys Physicobiol 15:189-195 (2018) - Shimamoto Y*, Kapoor TM* (*co-corresponding author).
Analyzing the micromechanics of the cell division apparatus.
Methods Cell Biol 145:173-190 (2018) - Ishiwata S, Miyazaki M, Sato K, Nakagome K, Shintani S, Kobirumaki-Shimozawa F, Fukuda N, Suzuki K, Takagi J, Shimamoto Y, Itabashi T.
Dynamic properties of bi-motile systems with a liquid-crystalline structure.
Mol Cryst Liq Cryst 647, 127-150 (2017) - Ishiwata S, Shimamoto Y, Fukuda N.
Contractile system of muscle as an auto-oscillator.
Prog Biophys Mol Biol 105(3):187-98 (2011) - Ishiwata S, Shimamoto Y, Suzuki M.
Molecular motors as an auto-oscillator.
HFSP J 4(3-4):100-4 (2010) - Shimamoto Y, Kapoor TM.
Mechanoregulation: Cellular seat belts.
Nature 468(7323):518-9 (2010) - Ishiwata S, Shimamoto Y, Suzuki M, Sasaki D.
Regulation of muscle contraction by Ca2+ and ADP: focusing on the auto-oscillation (SPOC).
Adv Exp Med Biol 592:341-58 (2007) - Ishiwata S, Shimamoto Y, Sasaki D, Suzuki M.
Molecular synchronization in actomyosin motors --from single molecule to muscle fiber via nanomuscle.
Adv Exp Med Biol 565:25-35 (2005)
C. Pre-prints (published elsewhere)
- Yan L, Fukuyama T, Yamaoka M, Maeda YT, Shimamoto Y.
Examining the assembly pathways and active microtubule mechanics underlying spindle self-organization.
arXiv 2011.14592 - Takagi J, Shimamoto Y.
Mechanical heterogeneity and roles of parallel microtubule arrays in governing meiotic spindle length.
bioRxiv 385633; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/385633 - Takagi J, Shimamoto Y.
High quality frozen extracts of Xenopus laevis eggs reveal size-dependent control of metaphase spindle micromechanics.
bioRxiv 112334; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/112334