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