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Original Articles
=2025=
Wang, M., Han, X., Lee, Y., Takayama, R., Sato, M.
Src/Fas2-dependent Ephrin phosphorylation initiates Eph/Ephrin reverse signaling through Rac1 to shape columnar units in the fly brain.
Science Advances 11, eadv7490 (2025).

Carrillo, J. A., Murakawa, H., Sato, M., Wang, M.
A new paradigm considering multicellular adhesion, repulsion and attraction represents diverse cellular tile patterns.
PLOS Computational Biology 21(4): e1011909 (2025).

=2022=
Hayashi, T., Tomomizu, T., Sushida, T., Akiyama, M., Ei, S-.I., and Sato, M.
Tiling mechanisms of the Drosophila compound eye through geometrical tessellation.
Current Biology 32, 2101-2109 (2022).

Lee, Y., Wang, M., Imamura, K. and Sato., M.
Quantitative analysis of the roles of IRM cell adhesion molecules in column formation in the fly brain.
Development Growth and Differentiation 65, 37-47 (2023).

Osaka, J., Yasuda, H., Watanuki, Y., Kato, Y., Nitta, Y., Sugie, A., Sato., M. and Suzuki., T.
Identification of genes regulating stimulus-dependent synaptic assembly in Drosophila using an automated synapse quantification system.
Genes & Genetic Systems 97, 297-309 (2022).

=2021=
Wang, M., Han, X., Liu, C., Takayama, R., Yasugi, T., Ei, S., Nagayama, M., Tanaka, Y. and Sato, M.
Intracellular trafficking of Notch orchestrates temporal dynamics of Notch activity in the fly brain.
Nature Communications 12, 2083 (2021).

=2020=
Han, X., Wang, M., Liu, C., Trush, O., Takayama, R., Akiyama, T., Naito, T., Tomomizu, T., Imamura, K. and Sato. M.
DWnt4 and DWnt10 regulate morphogenesis and arrangement of the columnar structures through Fz2/PCP signaling in the Drosophila medulla
Cell Reports 33, 108305 (2020).

Liu, C., Trush, O., Han, X., Wang, M., Takayama, R., Yasugi, T., Hayashi, T., Sato, M.
Dscam1 establishes the columnar units through lineage-dependent repulsion between sister neurons in the fly brain.
Nature Communications 11, 4067 (2020).

Ei., S, Ishii, H., Sato, M., Tanaka, Y., Wang., M. and Yasugi., T.
A continuation method for spatially discretized models with nonlocal interactions conserving size and shape of cells and lattices.
Journal of Mathematical Biology 81, 981-1028 (2020).

Zhang., M., Nagaosa, K., Nakai, Y., Yasugi., T., Kushihiki, M., Rahmatika, D., Sato, M., Shiratsuchi, A. and Nakanishi, Y.
Role for phagocytosis in the prevention of neoplastic transformation in Drosophila.
Genes to Cells 25, 675-684 (2020).

=2019=
Trush, O., Liu, C., Han, X., Nakai, Y., Takayama, R., Murakawa, H., Carrillo, J. A., Takechi, H., Hakeda-Suzuki, S., Suzuki T. and Sato, M.
N-cadherin orchestrates self-organization of neurons within a columnar unit in the Drosophila medulla.
Journal of Neuroscience 39, 5861-5880 (2019).

Carrillo, J. A., Murakawa, H., Sato, M., Togashi, H. and Trush, O.
A population dynamics model of cell-cell adhesion incorporating population pressure and density saturation.
Journal of Theoretical Biology 474, 14-24 (2019).

=2018=
Suzuki, T., Liu, C., Kato, S., Nishimura, K., Takechi, H., Yasugi, T., Takayama, R. Hakeda-Suzuki, S., Suzuki, T. and Sato, M.
Netrin signaling defines the regional border in the Drosophila visual center.
iScience 8, 148-160 (2018).

Tanaka, Y., Yasugi, T.,Nagayama, M., Sato, M. and Shin--Ichiro Ei.
JAK/STAT guarantees robust neural stem cell differentiation by shutting off biological noise.
Scientific Reports 8, 12484 (2018).

=2016=
Sato, M., Yasugi, T., Minami, Y., Miura, T. and Nagayama, M.
Notch-mediated lateral inhibition regulates proneural wave propagation when combined with EGF-mediated reaction diffusion.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, E5153-E5162 (2016).

Suzuki, T., Trush, O., Yasugi, T., Takayama, R. and Sato, M.
Wnt signaling specifies antero-posterior progenitor zone identity in the Drosophila visual center.
Journal of Neuroscience 36, 6503-6513 (2016).

Suzuki, T., Hasegawa, E., Nakai, Y., Kaido, M., Takayama, R. and Sato, M.
Formation of neuronal circuits by interactions between neuronal populations derived from different origins in the Drosophila visual center.
Cell Reports 15, 499-509 (2016).

Ke, M. T., Nakai, Y., Fujimoto, S., Takayama, R., Yoshida, S., Kitajima, T. S., Sato, M. and Imai, T.
Super-resolution mapping of neuronal circuitry using an index optimized clearing agent.
Cell Reports 14, 2718-2732 (2016).

Suzuki, T., Takayama, R. and Sato, M.
eyeless/Pax6 Controls the Production of Glial Cells in the Visual Center of Drosophila melanogaster.
Developmental Biology 409, 343-353 (2016).

=2013=
Suzuki, T., Kaido, M., Takayama, R. and Sato, M.
A temporal mechanism that produces neuronal diversity in the Drosophila visual center.
Developmental Biology 380, 12-24 (2013).

Hasegawa, E., Kaido, M., Takayama, R. and Sato, M.
Brain-specific-homeobox is required for the specification of neuronal types in the Drosophila optic lobe.
Developmental Biology 377, 90-99 (2013).

Fujita, N., Nagata, Y., Nishiuchi, T., Sato, M., Iwami, M., Kiya, T.
Visualization of neural activity in insect brains using a conserved immediate early gene, hr38.
Current Biology 23, 2063 (2013).

=2011=
Hasegawa, E., Kitada, Y., Kaido, M., Takayama, R., Awasaki, T., Tabata, T. and Sato, M.
Concentric zones, cell migration and neuronal circuits in the Drosophila visual center.
Development, 138, 983-993, 2011 (Open Access PDF file)

Shimizu, K., Sato, M. and Tabata, T.
The Wnt5/Planar cell polarity pathway regulates axonal development of the Drosophila mushroom body neuron.
Journal of Neuroscience 31, 4944-4954 (2011).

Kawamori, H., Tai, M. Sato, M., Yasugi, T. and Tabata, T.
Fat/Hippo pathway regulates the progress of neural differentiation signaling in the Drosophila optic lobe.
Development Growth and Differentiation 53, 653-667 (2011).

Ogiso, Y., Tsuneizumi, K., Masuda, N., Sato, M. and Tabata, T.
Robustness of the Dpp morphogen activity gradient depends on negative feedback regulation by the inhibitory Smad, Dad.
Development Growth and Differentiation 53, 668-678 (2011).

=2008=
*Sato, M., Kitada, Y. and Tabata, T. (* corresponding author)
Larval cells become imaginal cells under the control of homothorax prior to metamorphosis in the Drosophila tracheal system.
Developmental Biology, 318: 247-57, 2008.

Yasugi, T., Umetsu, D., Murakami, S., Sato, M. and Tabata, T.
Drosophila optic lobe neuroblasts triggered by a wave of proneural gene expression that is negatively regulated by JAK/STAT.
Development, 135: 1471-80, 2008.

=2007=
Murakami, S., Umetsu, D., Maeyama, Y., Sato, M., Yoshida, S. and Tabata, T.
Focal adhesion kinase controls morphogenesis of the Drosophila optic stalk .
Development, 134: 1539-48, 2007.

=2006=
Sato, M., Umetsu, D., Murakami, S., Yasugi , T. and Tabata, T.
"DWnt4 regulates the dorsoventral specificity of retinal projections in the Drosophila melanogaster visual system."
Nature Neuroscience, 9: 67-75, 2006.

Umetsu, D., Murakami, S., Sato, M. and Tabata, T.
The highly ordered assembly of retinal axons and their synaptic partners is regulated by Hedgehog/Single-minded in the Drosophila visual system.
Development, 133: 791-800, 2006.

=2005=
Yoshida, S., Soustelle, L., Giangrande, A., Umetsu, D., Murakami, S., Yasugi, T., Awasaki, T., Ito, K., Sato, M., and Tabata, T.
DPP signaling controls development of the lamina glia required for retinal axon targeting in the visual system of Drosophila.
Development, 132: 4587-98, 2005.

=2004=
Takei, Y., Ozawa, Y., Sato, M., Watanabe, A. and Tabata, T.
Three Drosophila EXT genes shape morphogen gradients through synthesis of heparan sulfate proteoglycans.
Development, 131: 73-82, 2004.

=2002=
Sato, M. and Kornberg, T.B.
FGF Is an Essential Mitogen and Chemoattractant for the Air Sacs of the Drosophila Tracheal System.
Developmental Cell, 3: 195-207, 2002.

=2000=
Sato, M. and Saigo, K.
Involvement of pannier and u-shaped in regualtion of Decepentaplegic-dependent wingless expression in developing Drosophila notum.
Mechanisms of Development, 93: 127-138, 2000.

=1999=
Sato, M., Kojima, T., Michiue, T. and Saigo, K.
Bar homeobox genes are latitudinal prepattern genes in the developing Drosophila notum whose expression is regulated by the concerted functions of decepentaplegic and wingless.
Development 126: 1457-1466, 1999.

Kojima, T., Sato, M. and Saigo, K.
Formation and specification of distal leg segments in Drosophila by dual Bar homeobox genes, BarH1 and BarH2.
Development 127: 769-778, 1999.


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