Research

Currently, I'm conducting the evo-devo studies on ascidians (Tunicata) and amphioxus (Cephalochordata), especially focusing on the evolutionary acquisition of novel cell types (such as neural crest cells and neuromesodermal progenitors).

Journal Articles

*: corresponding author(s)

5. T. Ishida, W-C. Chu, J-K. Yu*, Y. Satou*, Multipotent tail bud cells originated with the chordate common ancestor. bioRxiv 2026.10.25.761592 https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.25.761592 [preprint]

4. T. Ishida*, Y. Satou, The tripartite neural plate border is a common trait of vertebrates and tunicates. bioRxiv 2026.07.29.740271. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.29.740271 [preprint]

3. Y. Nagahata*, Y. Nishimura, R. Kaitani, J.C.K. Leong, I. Oda-Ishii, H. Kohtsuka, S. Abe, T. Ishida, M. Carmona-Rivas, S.R. Najle, E. Casacuberta, K. Ikuta, T. Miura, M. Ogasawara, N. Irie, Y. Satou, I. Ruiz-Trillo*, & H. Kawamoto*,   Animals have expanded the evolutionary legacy of unicellular ancestors in blood cells, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (23) e2528110123, (2026). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2528110123

2. Tasuku Ishida, Yutaka Satou*, Ascidian embryonic cells with properties of neural-crest cells and neuromesodermal progenitors of vertebrates. Nat. Ecol. Evol. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02387-8, FREE-to-view link

1. Yutaka Satou*, Miki Tokuoka, Izumi Oda-Ishii, Shin-ichi Tokuhiro, Tasuku Ishida, Boqi Liu, & Yuri Iwamura, A Manually Curated Gene Model Set for an Ascidian, Ciona robusta (Ciona intestinalis type A), Zool. Sci., 39, (2022). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs210102

Keywords

Evo-Devo, Ascidians, Amphioxus, Cell type evolution, Neural crest cells, Neuromesodermal progenitors, Gene regulatory network

Contact

tasuku.ishida[at]okayama-u.ac.jp

tasuku.ishida10[at]gmail.com