K. Yoshida

Zinc-finger (ZiF) fold secreted effectors form a functionally diverse family across lineages of the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.

The paper identifies a functionally diverse family of Zinc-finger fold effectors in Magnaporthe oryzae, showing functional specialization across host species.

Production of Infectious Reporter Murine Norovirus by VP2 trans-Complementation

This study shows that infectious murine norovirus can be produced by supplying exogenous VP2 when ORF3 is replaced with foreign genes.

Engineering a highly durable adeno-associated virus receptor for analytical applications

The paper engineers a durable AAV receptor for analyzing AAV-AAVR interactions, showing diverse binding affinities among AAV serotypes and enabling quality checks and purification of AAV vectors.

Primordial capsid and spooled ssDNA genome structures penetrate ancestral events of eukaryotic viruses

The paper presents the capsid structure of a marine ssDNA virus and shows its genome is partially spooled, supporting horizontal gene transfer in its evolution.

TRF2-mediated ORC recruitment underlies telomere stability upon DNA replication stress

This study shows that TRF2-mediated ORC recruitment helps maintain telomere stability under replication stress in human cells.

Multiscale model of heart growth during pregnancy: Integrating mechanical and hormonal signaling

This study develops a multiscale model of maternal heart growth during pregnancy, showing that progesterone levels in early gestation significantly contribute to cardiac growth.

On-rate modulation of cadherin interactions by chemical fragments

This study identifies a chemical fragment that modulates the on-rate of P-cadherin dimerization by inhibiting cell adhesion.

Structural insights into the mechanism of rhodopsin phosphodiesterase

This study presents the structural and functional analysis of Rh-PDE from Salpingoeca rosetta, revealing its photoactivation mechanism and expanding the definition of rhodopsins.

Comparison of prokaryotic communities among fields exhibiting different disinfestation effects by anaerobic soil disinfestation

The paper compares prokaryotic communities in soils with different disinfestation effects after anaerobic soil disinfestation, finding specific microbial changes associated with effective disinfestation.

On the Reliability of Chronically Implanted Thin-Film Electrodes in Human Arm Nerves for Neuroprosthetic Applications

This study evaluates the long-term reliability of thin-film electrodes implanted in human arm nerves, showing no corrosion or degradation after six months.

Stability of Thin-Film Metallization in Flexible Stimulation Electrodes: Analysis and Improvement of in vivo Performance

This paper evaluates the stability of thin-film metallization in flexible neural electrodes during in vivo use and finds that silicon carbide improves adhesion and prevents delamination.

High-throughput Analysis of Arabidopsis Stem Vibrations to Identify Mutants with Altered Mechanical Properties

This paper introduces AraVib and AraVibS software to analyze plant stem vibrations and identify mutants with altered mechanical properties using video data and simple equipment.

The genomic landscape at a late stage of stickleback speciation: high genomic divergence interspersed by small localized regions of introgression

This paper examines genomic divergence in a late-stage stickleback species pair, showing high genome-wide differentiation persists despite ongoing introgression in small recombination hotspots.

Lessons in effector and NLR biology of plant-microbe systems

The paper examines three effectors from the rice blast fungus and their corresponding rice NLR immune receptors to highlight general concepts of plant-microbe interactions and identify 12 lessons in effector and NLR biology.

An equation-free method reveals the ecological interaction networks within complex microbial ecosystems

The paper introduces a method to infer microbial ecological interaction networks from time-series data, showing it outperforms equation-based methods with larger datasets and lower error.

Gene expression polymorphism underpins evasion of host immunity in an asexual lineage of the Irish potato famine pathogen

The paper identifies gene expression polymorphism in asexual lineages of Phytophthora infestans that enables evasion of host immunity.