1. Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
2. The 21st Century COE “Cell Fate Regulation Research and Education Unit,“ Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
3. JSPS (the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Research fellow.
4. Department of Pediatrics, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
5. Department of Animal and Grassland Research, National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
6. Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.