A. Takahashi

Thermal plasticity of wing spot size in Drosophila guttifera: investigating the relevance to Wingless morphogen

This study investigates thermal plasticity of wing spots in Drosophila guttifera and finds that temperature affects wing and spot size differently, suggesting temperature influences Wingless morphogen distribution.

The human immune checkpoint molecule, HLA-G2, induces tolerance in monocytes and dendritic cells via upregulation of PD-L1

This paper shows HLA-G2 induces tolerance in human monocytes and dendritic cells by upregulating PD-L1 through LILRB2 binding, suggesting it as a target for immune checkpoint therapy.

Single-fly assemblies fill major phylogenomic gaps across the Drosophilidae Tree of Life

The paper presents 183 new genome assemblies for 179 drosophilid species using single-fly long-read sequencing, improving phylogenomic coverage and enabling a well-resolved multi-locus phylogeny.

Simple ways to avoid collecting highly 137Cs-contaminated Aralia elata buds

The paper evaluates environmental factors affecting 137Cs contamination in Aralia elata buds to provide strategies for avoiding highly contaminated specimens.

Effect of acetic acid bacteria colonization on oviposition and feeding site choice in Drosophila suzukii and its related species

This study examines oviposition site preferences in Drosophila species for media with or without acetic acid bacteria, revealing species-specific and shared preferences.

Asymmetric Structure of the Native Rhodobacter sphaeroides Dimeric LH1-RC Complex

This paper presents cryo-EM structures of the dimeric LH1-RC complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, revealing asymmetric features and the role of protein-U in complex assembly.

Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes

The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies for 101 drosophilid lines using Oxford Nanopore sequencing, achieving high contig N50 and BUSCO completeness.

Drosophila suzukii avoidance of microbes in oviposition choice

This study shows D. suzukii avoids microbial cues on oviposition substrates, unlike D. melanogaster and D. biarmipes, suggesting a shift in microbial response mechanisms in its lineage.

ATR inhibition enhances 5-fluorouracil sensitivity independent of non-homologous end-joining and homologous recombination repair pathway

This study shows that ATR inhibition increases 5-FU sensitivity in cancer cells, independent of DNA repair pathways.

Characterization of the gastric motility response to human motilin and erythromycin in human motilin receptor-expressing transgenic mice

This study shows that human motilin and erythromycin stimulate gastric motility in human motilin receptor-expressing transgenic mice through Ca2+ influx, suggesting these mice are useful for testing MTLR agonists.