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Masumi Hirabayashi is affiliated with the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Japan. Their research spans several fields, predominantly within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine.

The main areas of study include molecular biology and reproductive medicine, alongside genetics and cellular and molecular neuroscience. These fields support their diverse research topics, which cover reproductive biology and fertility, pluripotent stem cells research, CRISPR and genetic engineering, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, sperm and testicular function, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and animal genetics and reproduction.

Hirabayashi has contributed to numerous publications, with notable frequent appearances in several scientific journals. The primary publication venues are:

  • Journal of Reproduction and Development
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers illustrate a broad scope of interest and impact across related disciplines. These publications include:

  • "Direct evidence that KNDy neurons maintain gonadotropin pulses and folliculogenesis as the GnRH pulse generator," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "LGI1-ADAM22-MAGUK configures transsynaptic nanoalignment for synaptic transmission and epilepsy prevention," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Tracing the emergence of primordial germ cells from bilaminar disc rabbit embryos and pluripotent stem cells," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Functional primordial germ cell-like cells from pluripotent stem cells in rats," 2022, Science
  • "Blastocyst complementation using Prdm14-deficient rats enables efficient germline transmission and generation of functional mouse spermatids in rats," 2021, Nature Communications

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hirabayashi's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Makoto Sanbo
  • Yoshihisa Uenoyama
  • Teppei Goto
  • Naoko Inoue
  • Shinichi Hochi

Best Publications

  • Generation of rat pancreas in mouse by interspecific blastocyst injection of pluripotent stem cells.

    Toshihiro Kobayashi;Tomoyuki Yamaguchi;Sanae Hamanaka;Megumi Kato-Itoh

  • Quantitative Chemical Composition of Cortical GABAergic Neurons Revealed in Transgenic Venus-Expressing Rats

    Masakazu Uematsu;Yasuharu Hirai;Fuyuki Karube;Satoe Ebihara

  • Interspecies organogenesis generates autologous functional islets

    Tomoyuki Yamaguchi;Hideyuki Sato;Megumi Kato-Itoh;Teppei Goto

  • Green fluorescent protein-transgenic rat: a tool for organ transplantation research.

    Yoji Hakamata;Kazunori Tahara;Hiroo Uchida;Yasunaru Sakuma

  • Functional expression of a Δ12 fatty acid desaturase gene from spinach in transgenic pigs

    Kazuhiro Saeki;Kazuya Matsumoto;Mikio Kinoshita;Iwane Suzuki

  • Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2 promoter.

    Hiroshi Tomita;Eriko Sugano;Yugo Fukazawa;Hitomi Isago

  • Fluorescent labeling of both GABAergic and glycinergic neurons in vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT)-venus transgenic mouse

    Y. Wang;T. Kakizaki;H. Sakagami;K. Saito;K. Saito

  • Developmental Competence, after Transfer to Recipients, of Porcine Oocytes Matured, Fertilized, and Cultured In Vitro

    Kazuhiro Kikuchi;Naomi Kashiwazaki;Junko Noguchi;Arata Shimada

  • Developmental epigenetic modification regulates stochastic expression of clustered protocadherin genes, generating single neuron diversity.

    Shunsuke Toyoda;Masahumi Kawaguchi;Toshihiro Kobayashi;Etsuko Tarusawa;Etsuko Tarusawa

  • Epigenetic regulation of Kiss1 gene expression mediating estrogen-positive feedback action in the mouse brain.

    Junko Tomikawa;Yoshihisa Uenoyama;Makiko Ozawa;Tatsuya Fukanuma

  • Viable rat offspring derived from oocytes intracytoplasmically injected with freeze-dried sperm heads

    Masumi Hirabayashi;Megumi Kato;Junya Ito;Shinichi Hochi

  • Offspring derived from intracytoplasmic injection of transgenic rat sperm.

    Masumi Hirabayashi;Megumi Kato;Toshihiro Aoto;Akiyo Sekimoto

  • Lack of Pulse and Surge Modes and Glutamatergic Stimulation of Luteinising Hormone Release in Kiss1 Knockout Rats

    Y. Uenoyama;S. Nakamura;Y. Hayakawa;K. Ikegami

  • Successful vitrification of pronuclear-stage rabbit zygotes by minimum volume cooling procedure.

    S Hochi;T Terao;M Kamei;M Kato

  • Effect of nuclear stages during IVM on the survival of vitrified-warmed bovine oocytes*

    S. Hochi;K. Ito;M. Hirabayashi;M. Ueda

  • An ENU-induced mutant archive for gene targeting in rats.

    Tomoji Mashimo;Katsuhiko Yanagihara;Satoko Tokuda;Birger Voigt

  • Inhibition of Apoptosis Overcomes Stage-Related Compatibility Barriers to Chimera Formation in Mouse Embryos.

    Hideki Masaki;Megumi Kato-Itoh;Yusuke Takahashi;Ayumi Umino

  • Generation of pluripotent stem cell-derived mouse kidneys in Sall1-targeted anephric rats

    Teppei Goto;Hiromasa Hara;Hiromasa Hara;Makoto Sanbo;Hideki Masaki

  • Transgenic Rescue From Embryonic Lethality and Renal Carcinogenesis in the Eker Rat Model by Introduction of a Wild-Type Tsc2 Gene

    T. Kobayashi;H. Mitani;R.-I. Takahashi;M. Hirabayashi

  • Identification of the Cluster Control Region for the Protocadherin-β Genes Located beyond the Protocadherin-γ Cluster

    Shinnichi Yokota;Teruyoshi Hirayama;Keizo Hirano;Ryosuke Kaneko

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiromitsu Nakauchi
Hiromitsu Nakauchi Stanford University
Takeshi Yagi
Takeshi Yagi Osaka University
Masaki Fukata
Masaki Fukata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Tadao Serikawa
Tadao Serikawa Kyoto University
Yuko Fukata
Yuko Fukata National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Okio Hino
Okio Hino Juntendo University
Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara
Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara Kyoto University
Takashi Shinohara
Takashi Shinohara Kyoto University
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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