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2. Kaneda Y, Lu Y, Sun J, Shimada K, Emori C, Noda T, Koyano T, Matsuyama M, Miyata H, Ikawa M. TEX38 localizes ZDHHC19 to the plasma membrane and regulates sperm head morphogenesis in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 11;122(10):e2417943122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2417943122
3. Qiu Y, Shimada K, Yamamoto K, Ikawa M. Loss of CCDC188 causes male infertility with defects in the sperm head-neck connection in mice. Biol Reprod. 2025 Jan 14;112(1):169-178. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae137
4. Nakagawa T, Emori C, Ikawa M. Trophectoderm-specific gene manipulation using adeno-associated viral vectors. Exp Anim. 2025 Jan 11. doi: 10.1538/expanim.24-0165
5. Kamoshita M, Shirai H, Nakamura H, Kishimoto T, Hatanaka Y, Mashiko D, Esashika K, Yang J, Yamasaki S, Ogawa T, Kimura H, Ikawa M. Development of the membrane ceiling method for in vitro spermatogenesis. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 3;15(1):625. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-84965-1
6. Kuribayashi S, Fukuhara S, Kitakaze H, Tsujimura G, Imanaka T, Ueda N, Takezawa K, Ikawa M, Nonomura N. Intratesticular creatine maintains spermatogenesis by defining tight junctions. Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 28;14(1):30692. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77986-3
7. Ishikawa-Yamauchi Y, Emori C, Mori H, Endo T, Kobayashi K, Watanabe Y, Sagara H, Nagata T, Motooka D, Ninomiya A, Ozawa M, Ikawa M. Age-associated aberrations of the cumulus-oocyte interaction and in the zona pellucida structure reduce fertility in female mice. Commun Biol. 2024 Dec 24;7(1):1692. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-07305-z
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9. Oyama Y, Shimada K, Miyata H, Iida-Norita R, Emori C, Kamoshita M, Oura S, Katayama R, Matzuk MM, Ikawa M. Inhibition of ROS1 activity with lorlatinib reversibly suppresses fertility in male mice. Andrology. 2024 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/andr.13808
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