DNAに傷が入った老化幹細胞を選択的に排除し、表皮が自律的に品質管理する機構の発見
Kato T, Liu N, Morinaga H, Asakawa K, Muraguchi T, Muroyama Y, Shimokawa M, Matsumura H, Nishimori Y, Tan LJ, Hayano M, Sinclair DA, Mohri Y, Nishimura EK.Dynamic stem cell selection safeguards the genomic integrity of the epidermis.Developmental Cell, 56,3309-3320, 2021
幹細胞の分裂タイプの違いが毛の再生や老化を決定づけることを発見
Matsumura H, Liu N, Nanba D, Ichinose S, Takada A, Kurata S, Morinaga H, Mohri Y, De Arcangelis A, Ohno S, Nishimura EK.Distinct types of stem cell divisions determine organ regeneration and aging in hair follicles.Nature Aging,1:190-204, 2021
高脂肪食などによる肥満が薄毛脱毛を促進するメカニズムの発見
Morinaga H, Mohri Y, Grachtchouk M, Asakawa K, Matsumura H, Oshima M, Takayama N, Kato T, Nishimori Y, Sorimachi Y, Takubo K, Suganami T, Iwama A, Iwakura Y, Dlugosz AA, Nishimura EK.Obesity accelerates hair thinning by stem cell-centric converging mechanisms.Nature, 595:266-271, 2021
皮膚の正常な恒常性と若さを制御する幹細胞の競合メカニズムの発見
Liu N, Matsumura H, Kato T, Ichinose S, Takada A, Namiki T, Asakawa K, Morinaga H, Mohri Y, De Arcangelis, Geroges-Labouesse E, Nanba D, Nishimura EK.Stem cell competition orchestrates skin homeostasis and ageing.Nature, 568(7752):344-350, 2019.
加齢による脱毛の新しいメカニズムの発見
Matsumura H, Mohri Y, Binh NT, Morinaga H, Fukuda M, Ito M, Kurata S, Hoeijmakers J, Nishimura EK.Hair follicle aging is driven by transepidermal elimination of stem cells via COL17A1 proteolysis.Science, 351(6273):575, 2016.