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Megumi Furumitsu

Hiroshima University

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Kazuyoshi UkenaiD· 5 shared Yuki Narimatsu· 4 shared Masaki KatoiD· 2 shared Akira WatanabeiD· 1 shared Chisato Yatsuda· 1 shared Eiko Iwakoshi-Ukena· 1 shared George E. BentleyiD· 1 shared Hajime OginoiD· 1 shared

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Hypothalamic neurosecretory protein GM causes fat deposition and suppresses gonadal maturation in Japanese quail

Masaki Kato, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Megumi Furumitsu, Yuki Narimatsu, Chisato Yatsuda, Yoshiaki Nakamura

This study investigates the role of neurosecretory protein GM in energy allocation during sexual maturation in Japanese quail, showing it promotes fat deposition and suppresses gonadal maturation with sex-dependent metabolic effects.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Transcriptomic analysis reveals coordinated metabolic reprogramming through activation of gluconeogenesis and suppression of fatty acid β-oxidation pathways during cold exposure in Xenopus laevis

Kazuyoshi Ukena, Makoto Suzuki, Megumi Furumitsu, Norisato Shimanoe, Yuki Narimatsu, Hajime Ogino

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Ion transport peptide regulates body water balance via a receptor guanylyl cyclase in the Drosophila hindgut

Akira Watanabe, Takashi Koyama, Olga I. Kubrak, Michael James Texada, Megumi Furumitsu, Eiko Iwakoshi-Ukena, Roilea Maxson, Taishi Yoshii, Shu Kondo, Naoki Yamanaka, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Kim Rewitz, Ryusuke Niwa, Naoki Okamoto

This study identifies saITP and Gyc76C as key regulators of water balance in Drosophila hindgut via a neuroendocrine axis.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Neurosecretory protein GL stimulates feeding behavior and fat accumulation in Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica)

Masaki Kato, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Megumi Furumitsu, Yuki Narimatsu

This study shows that NPGL increases body mass, food intake, and fat accumulation in Japanese quails without affecting other metabolic parameters.

General and Comparative Endocrinology · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology

Hypothalamic Overexpression of Neurosecretory Protein GL Leads to Obesity in Mice

Yuki Narimatsu, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Keisuke Fukumura, Kenshiro Shikano, Megumi Furumitsu, Masahiro Morishita, George E. Bentley, Lance J. Kriegsfeld

This study overexpresses NPGL in mice to induce obesity, showing increased food intake, body mass, and lipid metabolism gene expression.

Neuroendocrinology · Aug 12, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience