Publications

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Original Research Articles

Roth TM, Chiang CY, Inaba M,Yuan H, Salzmann V, Roth CE, Yamashita YM. Centrosome misorientation mediates slowing of the cell cycle under limited nutrient conditions in Drosophila male germline stem cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Feb 22. Pubmed Link

Inaba M,  Yuan H, Yamashita YM. String (Cdc25) regulates stem cell maintenance, proliferation and aging in Drosophila testis. Development. Dec;138(23):5079-86. Epub 2011 Oct 26. Pubmed Link

Yuan H, Chiang CY, Cheng J, Salzmann V, Yamashita YM. Regulation of cyclin A
localization downstream of Par-1 function is critical for the centrosome
orientation checkpoint in Drosophila male germline stem cells. Dev Biol. 2012 Jan 1;361(1):57-67. Epub 2011 Oct 15. Pubmed Link

Yadlapalli S, Cheng J, Yamashita YM. Drosophila male germline stem cells do not asymmetricallu segregate chromosome strands. J Cell Sci. 2011 Mar15;124(Pt 6):933-9. PubMed Link

Cheng J, Tiyaboonchai A, Yamashita YM, Hunt AJ. Asymmetric division of cyst stem cells in Drosophila testis is ensured by anaphase spindle repositioning. Development. 2011 Mar;138(5):831-7. PubMed Link

Inaba M, Yuan H, Salzmann V, Fuller MT, Yamashita YM. E-cadherin is required for centrosome and spindle orientation in Drosophila male germline stem cells. PLoS One. 2010 Aug 31;5(8). pii: e12473. PubMed Link

Cheng J, Türkel N, Hemati N, Fuller MT, Hunt AJ, Yamashita, Y. M.. Nature. 2008 Oct 15. Centrosome misorientation reduces stem cell division during ageing. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM, Mahowald AP, Perlin JR, Fuller MT. Asymmetric inheritance of mother versus daughter centrosome in st em cell division. Science. 2007 Jan 26;315(5811):518-21. Article (pdf) and featured mention (pdf)

Schulz, C., Kiger, A. A., Tazuke, S. I., Yamashita, Y. M., Pantalena, L. C., Jones, D. L., Wood, C. G., & Fuller, M. T. (2004). A misexpression screen reveals effects of bag-of-marbles and TGF beta class signaling on the Drosophila male germ-line stem cell lineage. Genetics, 167, 707-723. PubMed Link

Yamashita, Y. M., Jones, D. L., & Fuller, M. T. (2003). Orientation of asymmetric stem cell division by the APC tumor suppressor and centrosome. Science, 301, 1547-1550. PubMed Link

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Reviews and Commentaries

Pelletier L, Yamashita YM. Centrosome asymmetry and inheritance during animal development Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2012 Aug;24(4):541-6 PubMed Link

Inaba M, Yamashita YM. Asymmetric stem cell division: precision for robustness. Cell Stem Cell. 2012 Oct 5;11(4):461-9. PubMed Link

Yadlapalli S, Yamashita YM. Spindle positioning in the stem cell niche. WIREs Developmental Biology. Advanced Review. 2012. 

Yadlapalli S, Cheng J, Yamashita YM. Reply to: Overlooked areas need attention for sound evaluation of DNA strand inheritance patterns in Drosophila male germline stem cells. J Cell Sci. 2011 Dec 15; 124(Pt 24): 4138–4139. 

Pereira G, Yamashita YM. Fly meets yeast: checking the correct orientation of 
cell division. Trends Cell Biol. 2011 Sep;21(9):526-33. Epub 2011 Jun 24. Pubmed Link

Yuan H, Yamashita YM. Germline stem cells: stems of the next generation. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2010 Sep 1. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM. Cell adhesion in regulation of asymmetric stem cell division. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2010 Aug 17. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM, Yuan H, Cheng J, Hunt AJ. Polarity in stem cell division: asymmetric stem cell division in tissue homeostasis. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010 Jan;2(1):a001313.PubMed Link

 Yamashita YM. A new member of the spindle orientation club: mammalian intestinal stem cells. Cell Stem Cell. 2010 Feb 5;6(2):91-2. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM. A tale of mother and daughter. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Jan;21(1):7-8. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM. The centrosome and asymmetric cell division. Prion. 2009 Apr;3(2):84-8. Epub 2009 Apr 21. Review. PubMed Link

Yamashita YM. Regulation of asymmetric stem cell division: spindle orientation and the centrosome. Front BioSci. 2009 Jan 1;14:3003-11. Review. PubMed Link

Yamashita, YM, Fuller, MT. Asymmetric centrosome behavior and the mechanisms of stem cell division. J Cell Biol.. 2008 Jan 28; 180(2):261-6. Epub 2008 Jan 21. Review. Article (html)

Yamashita, YM. Selfish Stem Cells Compete with Each Other. Cell Stem Cell. Vol 2, 3-4, 10 January 2008. Cell Stem Cell Abstract

Yamashita, Y. M., & Fuller, M. T. (2005). Asymmetric stem cell division and function of the niche in the Drosophila male germ line. International Journal of Hematology, 82, 377-380. PubMed Link

Yamashita, Y. M., Fuller, M. T., & Jones, D. L. (2005). Signaling in stem cell niches: Lessons from the Drosophila germline. Journal of Cell Science, 118, 665-672. PubMed Link

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