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  1. Hu M, Yeh U-H, Maezawa S, Nakagawa T, Yoshida S, Namekawa S. PRC1 directs PRC2-H3K27me3 deposition to shield adult spermatogonial stem cells from differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 Dec24, online ahead of print, doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad1203
  2. Hirano K, Nonami Y, Nakamura Y, Sato T, Sato T, Ishiguro K, Ogawa T, *Yoshida S. Temperature sensitivity of DNA double-strand break repair underpins heat-induced meiotic failure in mouse spermatogenesis. Communications Biology5, 504 (2022), doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03449-y
  3. * Nakagawa T, Jörg D J, Watanabe H, Mizuno S, Han S, Ikeda T, Omatsu Y, Nishimura K, Fujita M, Takahashi S, Kondoh G, Simons B D, * Yoshida S, *Nagasawa T: A multistate stem cell dynamics maintains homeostasis in mouse spermatogenesis. Cell Reports 37, 109875 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109875
  4. Osawa Y, Murata K, Usui M, Kuba Y, Le H, Mikami N, Nakagawa T, Daitoku Y, Kato K, Shawki H, Ikeda Y, Kuno A, Morimoto K, Tanimoto Y, Dinh T, Yagami K, Ema M, Yoshida S, Takahashi S, Mizuno S, Sugiyama F. EXOC1 plays an integral role in spermatogonia pseudopod elongation and spermatocyte stable syncytium formation in mice. eLife 2021;10:e59759 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.59759
  5. Nakamura Y, Jörg DJ, Kon Y, Simons BD and Yoshida S: Transient suppression of transplanted spermatogonial stem cell differentiation restores fertility in mice. Cell Stem Cell, 28: 1443-1456, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.03.016
  6. D.J. Jörg, Y. Kitadate, S. Yoshida, and B.D. Simons: Stem Cell Populations as Self-Renewing Many-Particle Systems (2021-03-10) Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-041720-125707doi:10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-041720-125707
  7. Y.H. Yeh, M. Hu, T. Nakagawa, A. Sakashita, S. Yoshida, S. Maezawa and S.H. Namekawa: Isolation of Murine Spermatogenic Cells using a Violet-Excited Cell-Permeable DNA Binding Dye. J Vis Exp 167 (2021) 10.3791/61666 PubMedLink
  8. C.A. Rezende-Melo, A.L. Caldeira-Brant, A.L. Drumond-Bock, G.M. Buchold, G. Shetty, F.R.C.L. Almeida, M.M. Matzuk, K. Hara, S. Yoshida, M.L. Meistrich and H. Chiarini-Garcia: Spermatogonial asynchrony in Tex14 mutant mice lacking intercellular bridges. Reproduction 160, 205-215 (2020) doi: 10.1530/Rep-20-0118
  9. Sznurkowska MK, Hannezo E, Azzarelli R, Chatzeli L, Ikeda T, Yoshida S, Philpott A and Simons BS. Tracing the cellular basis of islet specification in mouse pancreas. Nature Communications 11(1):5037, 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18837-3 PubMedLink
  10. Seiji Hira, Shoichi Nakamura, Masato Fujiwara, Nasa Miyagata, Takuma Tsuji, Akane Kondo, Hiroshi Kimura, Yuko Shinozuka, Makoto Hayashi, Satoru Kobayashi and Masanori Mukai*: A truncated form of a transcription factor Mamo activates vasa in Drosophila embryos. Communications biology 2:422 (2019) doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0663 DOI
  11. T. Shinozuka, R. Takada, S. Yoshida, S. Yonemura and S. Takada: Wnt produced by stretched roof-plate cells is required for the promotion of cell proliferation around the central canal of the spinal cord. Development 146, (2019) doi: 10.1242/dev.159343PubMedLink
  12. Kitadate Y, Jörg DJ, Tokue M, Maruyama A, Ichikawa R, Tsuchiya S, Segi-Nishida E, Nakagawa T, Uchida A, Kimura-Yoshida C, Mizuno S, Sugiyama F, Azami T, Ema M, Noda C, Kobayashi S, Matsuo I, Kanai Y, Nagasawa T, Sugimoto Y, Takahashi S, Simons BD and *Yoshida S.: Competition for mitogens regulates spermatogenic stem cell homeostasis in an open niche. Celll Stem Cell 24(1): 79-92, 2019 PubMedLink
  13. S. Sakamoto, D. Thumkeo, H. Ohta, Z. Zhang, S.R. Huang, P. Kanchenawong, T. Fuu, S. Watanabe, K. Shimada, Y. Fujihara, S. Yoshida, M. Ikawa, N. Watanabe, M. Saitou and S. Narumiya: mDia1/3 generate cortical F-actin meshwork in Sertoli cells that is continuous with contractile F-actin bundles and indispensable for spermatogenesis and male fertility. PLoS Biology 16(9):e2004874 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2004874 Sep 26, 2018
  14. Suzuki N, Hirano K, Ogino H and Ochi H: Arid3a regulates nephric tubule regeneration via evolutionarily conserved regeneration signal-response enhancers. eLife https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43186 January 8, 2019
  15. H. H. Shawki, H. Oishi, T. Usui, Y. Kitadate, W. A. Basha, A. M. Abdellatif, K. Hasegawa, R. Okada, K. Mochida, H. A. El-Shemy, M. Muratani, A. Ogura, S. Yoshida and S. Takahashi: MAFB is dispensable for the fetal testis morphogenesis and the maintenance of spermatogenesis in adult mice. PLOS one https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190800 January 11, 2018
  16. Tokue, M., Ikami, K., Mizuno, S., Takagi, C., Miyagi, A., Takada, R., Noda, C., Kitadate, Y., Hara, K., Mizuguchi, H., Sato, T., Taketo, M. M., Sugiyama, F., Ogawa, T., Kobayashi, S., Ueno, N., Takahashi,, S., Takada, S., and *Yoshida, S. SHISA6 confers resistance to differentiation-promoting Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in mouse spermatogenic stem cells. Stem Cell Reports 8: 561-575, 2017PubMedLink
  17. Ikami, K., Tokue, M., Sugimoto, R., Noda, C., Kobayashi, S., Hara, K., and *Yoshida, S. Hierarchical differentiation competence in response to retinoic acid ensures stem cell maintenance during mouse spermatogenesis. Development 142:1582-1592, 2015PubMedLink
  18. K. Ikegami, Y. Atsumi, E. Yorinaga, H. Ono, I. Murayama, Y. Nakane, W. Ota, N. Arai, A. Tega, M. Iigo, V. M. Darras, K. Tsutsui, Y. Hayashi, S. Yoshida, and *T. Yoshimura: Low temperature-induced circulating triiodothyronine accelerates seasonal testicular regression. Endocrinology Published Online: November 18, 2014PubMedLink
  19. K. Hara, T. Nakagawa, H. Enomoto, M. Suzuki, M. Yamamoto, *B. D. Simons and *S. Yoshida: Mouse spermatogenic stem cells continually interconvert between equipotent singly isolated and syncytial states. Cell Stem Cell 14:658-672, 2014
  20. Y. Nakamura, M. Tasai, K. Takeda, K. Nirasawa and T. Tagami: Production of functional gametes from cryopresereved primordial germ cells of the Japanese quail. Journal of Reproduction and Development 59, 580-7, 2013PubMedLink
  21. Y. Nonami, K. Narita, H. Nakamura, T. Inoue and S. Takeda: Developmental changes in ciliary motility on choroid plexus epithelial cells during the perinatal period. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 70, 797-803, 2013PubMedLink
  22. Shirakawa T, Yaman-Deveci R, Tomizawa S, Kamizato Y, Nakajima K, Sone H, Sato Y, Sharif J, Yamashita A, Takada-Horisawa Y, Yoshida S, Ura K, Muto M, Koseki H, Suda T and Ohbo K. An epigenetic switch is crucial for spermatogonia to exit the undifferentiated state toward a Kit-positive identity. Development140, 3565-3576, 2013PubMedLink
  23. Uemura M, Ozawa A, Nagata T, Kurasawa K, Tsunekawa N, Nobuhisa I, Taga T, Hara K, Kudo A, Kawakami H, Saijoh Y, Kurohmaru M, Kanai-Azuma M and Kanai Y. Sox17 haploinsufficiency results in perinatal biliary atresia and hepatitis in C57BL/6 background mice. Development 140: 639-648 , 2013PubMedLink
  24. Sato T, Yokonishi T, Komeya M, Katagiri K, Kubota Y, Matoba S, Ogonuki N, Ogura A, Yoshida S and Ogawa T. Testis tissue explantation cures spermatogenic failure in c-Kit ligand mutant mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109(47): 16934-16938, 2012PubMedLink
  25. *Nakamura Y, Usui F, Miyahara D, Mori T, Ono T, Kagami H, Takeda K, Nirasawa K and Tagami T. X-irradiation removes endogenous primordial germ cells (PGCs) and increases germline transmission of donor PGCs in chimeric chickens. Journal of Reproduction and Development 58: 432-437, 2012PubMedLink
  26. Narita K, Kozuka-Hata H, Nonami Y, Ao-Kondo H, Suzuki T, Nakamura H, Yamakawa K, Oyama M, Inoue T, Takeda S. Proteomic analysis of multiple primary cilia reveals a novel mode of ciliary development in mammals. Biology Open1(8):815-25, 2012PubMedLink
  27. Koyanagi S, Hamasaki H, Sakiguchi S, Hara K, Ishii Y, Kyuwa S and Yoshikawa Y. Effects of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase -L1 deficiency on mouse ova. Reproduction 143(3); 271-279, 2012PubMedLink
  28. R. Sugimoto, Y-i. Nabeshima and *S. Yoshida. Retinoic acid metabolism links the periodical differentiation of germ cells with the cycle of Sertoli cells in mouse seminiferous epithelium. Mechanisms of Development 128(11-12); 610-624, 2012 PubMedLink
  29. T. Sato, Y. Aiyama, M. Ishii-Inagaki, K. Hara, N. Tsunekawa, K. Harikae, M. Uemura-Kamata, M. Shinomura, X. B. Zhu, S. Maeda, S. Kuwahara-Otani, A. Kudo, H. Kawakami, M. Kanai-Azuma, M. Fujiwara, Y. Miyamae, S. Yoshida, M. Seki, M. Kurohmaru and *Y. Kanai. Cyclical and patch-like GDNF distribution along the basal surface of sertoli cells in mouse and hamster testes. PLoS ONE 6(12): e28367 (2011)PubMedLink
  30. A. Gely-Pernot, M. Raverdeau, C. Célébi, C. Dennefeld, B. Feret, M. Klopfenstein, S. Yoshida, N. B. Ghyselinck, and *M. Mark. Spermatogonia differentiation requires retinoic acid receptor gamma. Endocrinology 153(1): 438-449 (2011)PubMedLink
  31. Matson CK, Murphy MW, Griswold MD, Yoshida S, Bardwell VJ and *Zarkower D. The mammalian Doublesex homolog DMRT1 is a transcriotional gatekeeper that control the mitosis versus meiosis decision in male germ cells. Developmental Cell 19(4): 612-624 (2010)PubMedLink
  32. A.M. Klein, T. Nakagawa, R. Ichikawa, *S. Yoshida, *B.D. Simons. Mouse germ line stem cells undergo rapid and stochastic turnover. Cell Stem Cell 7(2): 214-224 (2010)PubMedLink
  33. Y. Nakane, K. Ikegami, H. Ono, N. Yamamoto, S. Yoshida, K. Hirunagi, S. Ebihara, Y. Kubo and *T. Yoshimura. A mammalian neural tissue opsin (Opsin 5) is a deep brain photoreceptor in birds. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 107(34): 15264-15268 (2010) PubMedLink
  34. Y. Kitadate and *S. Kobayashi. Notch and Egfr signaling act antagonistically to regulate germline stem cell niche formation in Drosophila male embryonic gonads. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 107(32): 14241-14246 (2010) PubMedLink
  35. T. Nakagawa, M. Sharma, Y-i. Nabeshima, R.E. Braun, *S. Yoshida. Functional hierarchy and reversibility within the murine spermatogenic stem cell compartment. Science 328(5974): 62-67 (2010) PubMedLink

    evaluation:
    Spradling A and Fan C-M.: Counterfeiting the family jewels. Cell Stem Cell 6(5):405-406 (2010) Preview

  36. M. Uemura, K. Hara, H. Shitara, R. Ishii, N. Tsunekawa, Y. Miura, M. Kurohmaru, C. Taya, H. Yonekawa, M. Kanai-Azuma, *Y. Kanai. Expression and function of mouse Sox17 gene in the specification of gallbladder/bile-duct progenitors during early foregut morphogenesis. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 391(1):357-363 (2010) PubMedLink
  37. H. Suzuki, A. Sada, S. Yoshida and *Y. Saga: The heterogeneity of spermatogonia is revealed by their topology and expression of marker proteins including the germ cell-specific proteins Nanos2 and Nanos3. Developmental Biology 336(2): 222-31 (2009) PubMedLink
  38. Y. Sato, T. Watanabe, D. Saito, T. Takahashi1, S. Yoshida, J. Kohyama, E. Ohata, H. Okano, and *Y. Takahashi: Notch signaling mediates the segmental specification of angioblasts in somites and their directed migration toward the dorsal aorta in avian embryos. Developmental Cell 14, 890-901 (2008) PubMedLink
  39. *S. Yoshida, M. Sukeno and Y-i. Nabeshima: A vasculature-associated niche for undifferentiated spermatogonia in the mouse testis. Science 317, 1772-1776 (2007) PubMedLink

    evaluations:
    S. DiNardo and R. E. Braun: Home for the Precious Few. Science 317, 1696-1697 (2007) Perspective
    G. Shetty and M. L. Meistrich: The Missing Niche for Spermatogonial Stem Cells: Do Blood Vessels Point the Way? Cell Stem Cell 1, 361-363 (2007) Preview
    Fuculty of 1000: Must Read

  40. T. Nakagawa, Y-i. Nabeshima and *S. Yoshida: Functional identification of the actual and potential stem cell compartments in mouse spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell 12, 195-206 (2007) PubMedLink

    evaluations:
    A. Simon and J. Frisen: From Stem Cell to Progenitor and Back Again. Cell 128, 825-826 (2007) Preview
    Personal sperm bank. Nature 445, 798 (2007) Research Highlights
    Fuculty of 1000: Must Read

  41. M. Kanatsu-Shinohara, K. Inoue, N. Ogonuki, H. Miki, S. Yoshida, S. Toyokuni, J. Lee, A. Ogura, and *T. Sinohara: Leukemia inhibitory factor enhances germ cell colony formation in neonatal mouse testis culture. Biol. Reprod. 76, 55-62 (2007) PubMedLink
  42. S. Shiraishi, C. Zhou, T. Aoki, N. Sato, T. Chiba, K. Tanaka, S. Yoshida, Y. Nabeshima, and Y-i. Nabeshima, and *T. Tamura: TBP-interacting protein 120b (TIP120B) /cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated 2 (CAND2) inhibits SCF-dependent ubiquitination of myogenin and accelerates myogenic differentiaton. J. Biol. Chem. 282, 9017-28 (2007) PubMedLink
  43. *S. Yoshida, M. Sukeno, T. Nakagawa, K. Ohbo, G. Nagamatsu, T. Suda, and Y-i. Nabeshima: The first round of mouse spermatogenesis is a distinctive program that lacks the self-renewing spermatogonia stage. Development 133, 1495-1505 (2006) PubMedLink

    evaluated by Fuculty of 1000: Recommended

  44. G. Nagamatsu, M. Ohmura, T. Mizukami, I. Hamaguchi, S. Hirabayashi, S. Yoshida, Y. Hata, T. Suda, and *K. Ohbo: CTX family cell adhesion molecule, JAM4, expresses in stem cell- and progenitor cell-populations of both male germ cell and hematopoietic cell lineages. Mol. Cell. Biol. 26, 8498-506 (2006) PubMedLink
  45. *S. Yoshida, A. Takakura, K. Ohbo, K. Abe, J. Wakabayashi, M. Yamamoto, T. Suda, and Y-i. Nabeshima: neurogenin3 delineates the earliest stages of spermatogenesis in the mouse testis. Developmental Biology 269, 447-458 (2004) PubMedLink
  46. M. Ohmura, S. Yoshida, Y. Ide, G. Nakamatsu, T. Suda, and *K. Ohbo: Spatial analysis of germ stem cell development in Oct-4/EGFP transgenic mouse. Arch. Histol. Cytol. 67, 285-296 (2004) PubMedLink
  47. K. Ohbo, S. Yoshida, M. Ohmura, O. Ohneda, M. Ogawa, H. Tsuchiya, T. Kuwana, J. Kehler, K. Abe, HR. Schöler and *T. Suda: Identification and characterization of stem cells in pre-pubertal spermatogenesis in mice. Developmental Biology 258, 209-225 (2003) PubMedLink
  48. *H. Takebayashi, Y. Nabeshima, S. Yoshida, O. Chisaka, K. Ikenaka and Y-i. Nabeshima: The basic helix-loop-helix factor Olig2 is essential for development of motoneuron and oligodendrocyte lineages. Current Biology, 12, 1157-1163 (2002) PubMedLink
  49. *S. Yoshida, K. Ohbo, A. Takakura, H. Takebayashi, T. Okada, K. Abe and Y-i Nabeshima: Sgn1, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor delineates the salivary gland duct cell lineage in mice. Developmental Biology 240, 517-530 (2001) PubMedLink
  50. R. Mizuguchi, M. Sugimori, H. Takebayashi, H. Kosako, M. Nagao, S. Yoshida, Y-i. Nabeshima, K. Shimamura and *M. Nakafuku: Combinatorial roles of Olig2 and Neurogenin2 in the coordinated induction of pan-neuronal and subtype-specific properties of motoneurons. Neuron 31, 757-771 (2001) PubMedLink
  51. *H. Takebayashi, S. Yoshida, M. Sugimori, H. Kosako, R. Kominami, M. Nakafuku and Y-i. Nabeshima: Dynamic expression of basic helix-loop-helix Olig family members: implication of Olig2 in neuron and oligodendrocyte differentiation and identification of a new member, Olig3. Mech. Dev. 99, 143-148 (2000) PubMedLink
  52. N. Yoshida, *S. Yoshida, M. Araie, H. Handa and Y-i. Nabeshima: Ets family transcription factor ESE-1 is expressed in corneal epithelial cells and is involved in their differentiation. Mech. Dev. 97, 27-34 (2000) PubMedLink
  53. Y. Sugiyama, A. Suzuki, M. Kishikawa, R. Akutsu, T. Hirose, M. M. Y. Way, S. K. W. Tsui, S. Yoshida, and *S. Ohno: Muscle develops a specific form of small heat shock protein complex composed of MKBP/HSPB2 and HSPB3 during myogenic differentiation. J. Biol. Chem. 275, 1095-1104 (2000) PubMedLink
  54. §N. Yoshida, *§S. Yoshida, K. Koishi, K. Masuda and Y-i. Nabeshima: Cell heterogeneity upon myogenic differentiation: down-regulation of MyoD and Myf-5 generates the "reserve cells". J. Cell Science 111,769-779 (1998) §co-first authors PubMedLink
  55. *S. Yoshida, A. Fujisawa-Sehara, T. Taki, K-i. Arai and Y-i. Nabeshima: Lysophosphatidic acid and bFGF control different modes in proliferating myoblasts. J. Cell Biol. 132,181-193 (1996) PubMedLink
  56. R. Nishinakamura, N. Nakayama, Y. Hirabayashi, T. Inoue, D. Aud, T.McNeil, S. Azuma, S. Yoshida, Y. Toyoda, K-i. Arai, A.Miyajima and *R. Murray: Mice deficient for the IL-3/GM-CSF/IL-5 beta-c receptor exhibit lung pathology and impaired immune response, while beta-IL3 receptor-deficient mice are normal. Immunity 2, 211-222 (1995) PubMedLink

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Review

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  1. *Y. Kitadate and S. Yoshida: Regulation of spermatogenic stem cell homeostasis by mitogen competition in an open niche microenvironment. Genes & Genetic Systems 96, 1-11 (2021)
  2. S. Yoshida: Mouse Spermatogenesis Reflects the Unity and Diversity of Tissue Stem Cell Niche Systems. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, (2020) 10.1101/cshperspect.a036186
  3. S. Yoshida: Heterogeneous, dynamic, and stochastic nature of mammalian spermatogenic stem cells. Curr Top Dev Biol. 135, 245-285 (2019). doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2019.04.008.
  4. S. Yoshida: Open niche regulation of mouse spermatogenic stem cells. Dev Growth Differ 60, 542-552 (2018) 10.1111/dgd.12574
  5. Yoshida, S. (2018). Chapter 12: Regulatory mechanism of spermatogenic stem cells in mice: their dynamic and context-dependent behavior. Chapter 4 in Reproductive and Developmental Strategies, ed. Kazuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kitano, Yasuhiro Iwao, and Mariko Kondo, Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 47-67.
  6. *Yoshida S. : From cyst to tubule: innovations in vertebrate spermatogenesis. WIREs Developmental Biology 5, 119-131, 2015
  7. *Nakamura Y, Kagami H and Tagami T. Development, differentiation and manipulation of chicken germ cells. Develop. Growth Differ., 55; 20-40, 2013PubMedLink
  8. *Yoshida S. Elucidating the identity and behavior of spermatogenic stem cells in the mouse testis. Reproduction, 144: 293-302, 2012PubMedLink
  9. *S. Yoshida: Stem cells in mammalian spermatogenesis. Development, Growth and Differentiation 52(3): 311-317 (2010) PubMedLink
  10. *S. Yoshida: Casting back to stem cells. Nature Cell Biology 11, 118-120 (2009) PubMedLink

    comment on: News and Views for Barroca et al., Nature Cell Biology 11, 190-196 (2009)

  11. *S. Yoshida, Y-i. Nabeshima, and T. Nakagawa: Stem Cell Heterogeneity: Actual and Potential Stem Cell Compartments in the Mouse Spermatogenesis. Annals NY Acad Sci. 1120, 47-58 (2007) PubMedLink

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Book, Chapter

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  1. S. Yoshida: Regulatory Mechanism of Spermatogenic Stem Cells in Mice: Their Dynamic and Context-Dependent Behavior. “Reproductive and Developmental Strategies” The Continuity of Life, Part I: Divesity in Reproductive Stragegies and Germ Cell Differentiation Mechanisms, Chapter 4, Editors: Kazuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kitano, Yasuhiro Iwao, and Mariko Kondo, Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2018, 47-67, (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56609-0, ISSN 2509-5536
  2. *S. Yoshida: Stem cell niche system in mouse spermatogenesis. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Series, "Male Germline Stem Cells: Developmental and Regenerative Potential" Humana Press, 159-175 (2011)
  3. *S. Yoshida: Spermatogenic stem cell system in the mouse testis. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposia on Quantitative Biology Series, "Control and Regulation of Stem Cells" Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 73, 25-32 (2008) PubMedLink

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