K. Ohashi

Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity

This study shows bumble bees adjust flower constancy based on spatial mixing of flower species, suggesting it is an optimal foraging strategy rather than a cognitive limitation, and that spatial mixing may promote floral diversity.

Interaction between Solo and PDZ-RhoGEF is involved in actin cytoskeletal remodeling and response to substrate stiffness

This study identifies PDZ-RhoGEF as an interacting partner of Solo, showing their role in actin cytoskeletal remodeling and response to substrate stiffness.

MARK3-mediated Slingshot-1 phosphorylation is essential for polarized lamellipodium formation

This study shows that MARK3-mediated phosphorylation of SSH1 is necessary for its release from F-actin and translocation to lamellipodia, enabling polarized cell migration.

The effect of floral symmetry and orientation on the consistency of pollinator's entry angle

This study investigates how floral symmetry and orientation affect pollinator entry angle consistency in bumble bees, finding that horizontal orientation reduces variance in entry angle while symmetry has little effect.

Diagnosis and early prediction of lymphoma using high-throughput clonality analysis of bovine leukemia virus-infected cells

This study evaluates RAISING-CLOVA's ability to detect clonality in BLV-infected cells, showing high sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing EBL from non-EBL cattle and confirming its utility for early detection.

Laboratory analysis of glucose, fructose, and sucrose contents in Japanese common beverages for the exact assessment of beverage-derived sugar intake

The paper analyzes glucose, fructose, and sucrose contents in Japanese beverages to assess actual sugar intake, finding discrepancies between measured sugar and labeled carbohydrate content.

Association between the extent of DNA methylation at the CpG sites of HIF3A and parameters of obesity in the general Japanese population

The paper examines the association between DNA methylation at HIF3A CpG sites and obesity parameters in Japanese women, finding a link between methylation at cg27146050 and visceral fat thickness, BMI, and body fat percentage.

PD-L1 expression in equine malignant melanoma and functional effects of PD-L1 blockade

This study identifies equine PD-1 and PD-L1 sequences, shows anti-bovine PD-L1 mAbs cross-react with equine PD-L1, and demonstrates PD-L1 blockade enhances Th1 cytokine production in equine immune cells.

Insights into autophagosome biogenesis from structural and biochemical analyses of the ATG2A-WIPI4 complex

The paper characterizes the ATG2A-WIPI4 complex's role in autophagosome biogenesis through structural and biochemical analyses.