Ayano Kondo

TL;DR: It is inferred that inherited kidney diseases that arise from distinct genetic mutations but share the same phenotypic manifestation originate from the same differentiated cell type, and that the collecting duct in kidneys of adult mice generates a spectrum of cell types through a newly identified transitional cell.

TL;DR: Subepithelial telocytes are identified as a source of Wnt signals that enable proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cells, an essential function for maintenance of the intestinal epithelium.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors profile open chromatin and gene expression in developing and adult mouse kidneys at single cell resolution and reveal key cell type-specific transcription factors and major gene-regulatory circuits for kidney cells.

TL;DR: The discovery of telocytes, their physical properties, distribution and function, focusing on recent developments in the functional analysis of Foxl1-positive telocytes in the intestinal stem cell niche, and, finally, the current challenges of studying telocytes as a distinct cell type are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper , a single-cell atlas of pancreatic islets of 24 T1D, autoantibody-positive and non-diabetic organ donors was provided.