Yutaka Takeo, PhD
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2025
Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly
Zhang C, Liang D, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bulut A, Cortes J, Cheng I, Henegariu O, Nishimura S, Wang X, Peksen A, Takeo Y, Caglar C, Lam T, Koroglu M, Narayanan A, Lopez-Giraldez F, Miyagishima D, Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Yasuno K, Erson-Omay E, Yalcinkaya C, Wang G, Mane S, Kaymakcalan H, Guzel A, Caglayan A, Tuysuz B, Sestan N, Gunel M, Louvi A, Bilguvar K. Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly. Nature 2025, 638: 172-181. PMID: 39743596, PMCID: PMC11798849, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08341-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP53-induced death domain protein 1Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndromeMolecular mechanismsDysregulation of protein translationDysregulation of mTOR signalingDomain protein 1Activity of mTOR complexesMTOR pathwayRelevant molecular mechanismsProtein translationHuman lissencephalyClinically relevant molecular mechanismsRecessive mutationsRare mutationsMiller-DiekerGene expressionCerebral cortex developmentMTOR complexesSpectrum disorderMolecular defectsMTOR signalingCongenital brain malformationsProtein 1GeneticsAssociated with epilepsy
2023
Microcephaly-associated protein WDR62 shuttles from the Golgi apparatus to the spindle poles in human neural progenitors
Dell'Amico C, Salavarria M, Takeo Y, Saotome I, Dell'Anno M, Galimberti M, Pellegrino E, Cattaneo E, Louvi A, Onorati M. Microcephaly-associated protein WDR62 shuttles from the Golgi apparatus to the spindle poles in human neural progenitors. ELife 2023, 12: e81716. PMID: 37272619, PMCID: PMC10241521, DOI: 10.7554/elife.81716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fetal brain tissueStructural brain abnormalitiesC-terminal truncating mutationsFetal brain tissueEtiology of microcephalySevere neurodevelopmental abnormalitiesStem cellsNeuroepithelial stem cellsHuman neural progenitorsHuman brain developmentBrain abnormalitiesCommon causeNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesAutosomal recessive primary microcephalyBrain tissueBrain developmentCerebral organoidsMicrocephalyUnaffected parentsTruncating mutationsNeural progenitorsHuman neurodevelopmentAbnormalitiesPleiotropic functionsCritical hub
2022
Impaired neurogenesis alters brain biomechanics in a neuroprogenitor-based genetic subtype of congenital hydrocephalus
Duy PQ, Weise SC, Marini C, Li XJ, Liang D, Dahl PJ, Ma S, Spajic A, Dong W, Juusola J, Kiziltug E, Kundishora AJ, Koundal S, Pedram MZ, Torres-Fernández LA, Händler K, De Domenico E, Becker M, Ulas T, Juranek SA, Cuevas E, Hao LT, Jux B, Sousa AMM, Liu F, Kim SK, Li M, Yang Y, Takeo Y, Duque A, Nelson-Williams C, Ha Y, Selvaganesan K, Robert SM, Singh AK, Allington G, Furey CG, Timberlake AT, Reeves BC, Smith H, Dunbar A, DeSpenza T, Goto J, Marlier A, Moreno-De-Luca A, Yu X, Butler WE, Carter BS, Lake EMR, Constable RT, Rakic P, Lin H, Deniz E, Benveniste H, Malvankar NS, Estrada-Veras JI, Walsh CA, Alper SL, Schultze JL, Paeschke K, Doetzlhofer A, Wulczyn FG, Jin SC, Lifton RP, Sestan N, Kolanus W, Kahle KT. Impaired neurogenesis alters brain biomechanics in a neuroprogenitor-based genetic subtype of congenital hydrocephalus. Nature Neuroscience 2022, 25: 458-473. PMID: 35379995, PMCID: PMC9664907, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-022-01043-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusCerebral ventricular dilatationPrimary defectNeuroepithelial cell differentiationRisk genesCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisWhole-exome sequencingNeuroepithelial stem cellsCortical hypoplasiaReduced neurogenesisVentricular dilatationVentricular enlargementCH mutationsPrenatal hydrocephalusDisease heterogeneityBrain surgeryCSF circulationHydrocephalusGenetic subtypesFluid homeostasisNeuroepithelial cellsNovo mutationsBrain transcriptomicsStem cellsCell differentiation
2020
Neural Stem Cells Direct Axon Guidance via Their Radial Fiber Scaffold
Kaur N, Han W, Li Z, Madrigal MP, Shim S, Pochareddy S, Gulden FO, Li M, Xu X, Xing X, Takeo Y, Li Z, Lu K, Kawasawa Y, Ballester-Lurbe B, Moreno-Bravo JA, Chédotal A, Terrado J, Pérez-Roger I, Koleske AJ, Sestan N. Neural Stem Cells Direct Axon Guidance via Their Radial Fiber Scaffold. Neuron 2020, 107: 1197-1211.e9. PMID: 32707082, PMCID: PMC7529949, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural stem cellsDendritic spine formationNeural circuit formationRadial glia-like neural stem cellsMedial ganglionic eminenceRadial fibersAxon guidanceStem cellsCorticospinal neuronsGlobus pallidusMacroglial cellsGanglionic eminenceCircuit formationVentricular zoneSpine formationRnd3/RhoENeuronsMidline crossingExpression of Rnd3Rho GTPaseCellsExpressionUnexpected roleAtypical Rho GTPaseRnd3Preresidency Publication Productivity of U.S. Neurosurgery Interns
Duy PQ, Paranjpe MD, Antwi P, Diab NS, Wang JK, Kim D, Moushey AM, David WB, Kapadia K, Agarwal AA, Huang J, Sheth AH, Mekbib K, Chen HA, Negoita S, Liu F, Takeo Y, Paranjpe I, Manna S, Mehta S, Gerrard JL. Preresidency Publication Productivity of U.S. Neurosurgery Interns. World Neurosurgery 2020, 137: e291-e297. PMID: 32014543, PMCID: PMC7202965, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The G protein-coupled receptor GPR157 regulates neuronal differentiation of radial glial progenitors through the Gq-IP3 pathway
Takeo Y, Kurabayashi N, Nguyen M, Sanada K. The G protein-coupled receptor GPR157 regulates neuronal differentiation of radial glial progenitors through the Gq-IP3 pathway. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 25180. PMID: 27142930, PMCID: PMC4855140, DOI: 10.1038/srep25180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial glial progenitorsPrimary ciliaNeuronal differentiationHeterotrimeric G proteinsCerebrospinal fluidG protein-coupled receptorsGlial progenitorsExtracellular factorsGq classOrphan G protein-coupled receptorSignaling pathwayG-proteinNeurogenic phaseCortical neuronsPathwayCascadeSignalNeurogenesisProgenitorsCilia