Mark R. Terasaki

I have been using advanced light microscopy techniques to investigate intracellular organization and function. Most of my work has involved imaging of living cells using confocal microscopy. I have recently completed work using green fluorescent protein chimeras to label the ER and Golgi apparatus during the cell cycle in sea urchin embryos. Three current projects are: how cells heal wounds in the plasma membrane; changes in ER structure during meiotic maturation; and nuclear envelope breakdown, where we are planning to use some computer modeling and two photon microscopy to understand steps involved in this process.

[2025] Skeletal abnormalities caused by a Connexin43R239Q mutation in a mouse model for autosomal recessive craniometaphyseal dysplasia. Fujii, Yasuyuki; Okabe, Iichiro; Hatori, Ayano; Sah, Shyam Kishor; Kanaujiya, Jitendra; Fisher, Melanie; Norris, Rachael; Terasaki, Mark; Reichenberger, Ernst J; Chen, I-Ping Bone research 2025 Jan;13(1):14 [2025] Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis. Beard, Emma Kristine; Norris, Rachael P; Furusho, Miki; Terasaki, Mark; Inaba, Mayu Developmental biology 2025 Jan;517:140-147 [2024] Single-cell transcriptomics of vomeronasal neuroepithelium reveals a differential endoplasmic reticulum environment amongst neuronal subtypes. Devakinandan, G V S; Terasaki, Mark; Dani, Adish eLife 2024 Dec;13 [2024] Actin cytoskeleton and ass