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Kazue Nagasawa

I am a post doc in Marine Genomics group at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, University of Nordland. My main work is the analyses of photic-induced  gene expression changes of muscle transcripts in Atlantic cod. My scientific  interests are muscle growth, bioinfomatics and germ cell biology. I love fishing and motorcycle.

Ph.D. in Marine Bioscience (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan, 2006-2009)

 

 

 

Academic  degrees

Publications

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C., Sarropoulou E., Giannetto A. & Fernandes J.M.O. Whole transcriptome analyses of Atlantic cod fast muscle throughout a maturation cycle. Marine Biotechnology (for submission by 15th November 2011 as part of the GIA2011 special issue). (in preparation)

 

Fernandes J.M.O., Nagasawa K., Lazado C. & Giannetto A. Sex-specific miRNAs in Atlantic cod and their differential expression with sexual maturation. PLoS One (in preparation)

 

Nagasawa K., Presslauer C., Kirtiklis L., Babiak I. & Fernandes J.M.O. Differential expression of oestrogen receptor paralogues in Atlantic cod during a maturation cycle. Molecular Endocrinology (in preparation)

 

Lazado C., Kumaratunga H., Nagasawa K. & Fernandes J.M.O. Myosatellite cells of Atlantic cod and the photoperiodic-mediated regulation of their circadian rhythm. Chronobiology International (in preparation)

 

Giannetto A., Nagasawa K. & Fernandes J.M.O. Influence of photoperiod on the expression of DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases in Atlantic cod. Gene (in preparation)

 

Nagasawa K., Giannetto A. & Fernandes J.M.O. Photoperiod Influences Growth and mll (Mixed-Lineage Leukaemia) Expression in Atlantic Cod. PLoS One (submitted)

 

Nagasawa K., Lazado C. & Fernandes J.M.O. (2011). Validation of endogenous reference genes for qPCR quantification of muscle transcripts in Atlantic cod subjected to different photoperiod regimes in Aquaculture Vol. 1, ISBN 979-953-307-107-6. Edited by Muchlisin Z.A. InTech (Croatia).

 

Nagasawa K., Miwa M., Morita T., Takeuchi Y. & Yoshizaki G. Characterization of lymphocyte antigen 75 (Ly75/CD205) as a surface marker on spermatogonia in Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis. Fisheries Science (submitted)

 

Nagasawa K., Shikina S., Takeuchi Y. & Yoshizaki G. 2010. Lymphocyte antigen 75 (Ly75/CD205) is a surface marker on mitotic germ cells in rainbow trout. Biology of Reproduction 83: 597-606.

 

Kabeya N., Okutsu T., Yazawa R., Higuchi K., Nagasawa K., Mitsumori R., Nakata H., Hamasaki M., Takeuchi Y. & Yoshizaki G.. 2010. Identification of bluefin tuna germ cells and larvae by PCR detection of vasa sequence polymorphisms. Fish Genetics and Breeding Science 39: 115-126.

 

Obata M., Sano N., Kimata S., Nagasawa K., Yoshizaki G. & Komaru A.  2010. The proliferation and migration of immature germ cells in the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis: observation of the expression pattern in the M. galloprovincialis vasa-like gene (Myvlg) by in situ hybridization. Development Genes and Evolution 220: 139-149.

 

Nagasawa K., Takeuchi Y., Miwa M., Higuchi K., Morita T., Mitsuboshi T, Miyaki K., Kadomura K. & Yoshizaki G. (2009) cDNA cloning and expression analysis of a vasa-like gene in Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis. Fisheries Science 75: 71-79.

 

Okutsu T., Yano A., Nagasawa K., Shikina S., Kobayashi T., Takeuchi Y. & Yoshizaki G. (2006) Manipulation of fish germ cell: visualization, cryopreservation and transplantation. The Journal of Reproduction and Development 52: 685 - 693.

 

Scientific presentations

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C. & Fernandes J.M.O., “Relative expression of myogenic regulatory factors in fast muscle of Atlantic cod and the influence of photoperiod manipulation in their expression plasticity”, Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Crete, Greece, 14-17 September 2011. (Poster)

 

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C. & Fernandes J.M.O., “MicroRNA expression changes in fast muscle of Atlantic cod during a maturation cycle”, Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Crete, Greece, 14-17 September 2011. (Oral)

 

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C. & Fernandes J.M.O., “How light influences muscle growth in Atlantic cod”, Fish Muscle Growth and Repair; Models Linking Biomedicine and Aquaculture Workshop, Sussex, UK, 26-29 June 2011. (Poster)

 

Nagasawa K., Presslauer C., Kirtiklis L., Fernandes J.M.O. & Babiak I., “Gonadal maturation and gene expression changes in sex steroid receptors and aromatase in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L.”, World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, 7-10 June 2011. (Poster)

 

Nagasawa K., Giannetto A., Lazado C.C. & Fernandes J.M.O., “Influence of photoperiod on gene expression of dna methyltransferases, histone methyltransferases and myogenic factors in fast muscle of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L.”, World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, 7-10 June 2011. (Oral)

 

Nagasawa K., Gianetto A., Kirtiklis L., Lazado C. & Fernandes J.M.O., “Photoperiodic treatment promotes weight gain and influences gene expression of histone methyl transferases in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)”,  Aquaculture Europe 2010, Porto, Portugal, 5-8 October 2010. (Poster)

 

Nagasawa K., Gianetto A., Kirtiklis L. & Fernandes J.M.O., “The Mll genes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and their expression during photoperiod manipulation”, 9th Congress of International Fish Biology, Barcelona, Spain, 5-7 July 2010. (Poster)