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Naruya Saitou

National Institute of Genetics

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Genetic Basis of Social Structure in the Pastoral Nomads of Central Eurasia

Ayken Askapuli, Miguel G. Vilar, Maxat K. Zhabagin, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Aaron P. Ragsdale, Theodore G. Schurr, John D. Hawks, Naruya Saitou

The paper examines the genetic basis of social structure in Kazak pastoral nomads, finding concordance between genetic and genealogical data, sex-biased admixture, and reduced runs of homozygosity linked to clan exogamy.

Genome Biology and Evolution · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genomes of the Golden Horde Elites and their Implications for the Rulers of the Mongol Empire

Ayken Askapuli, Hideaki Kanzawa‐Kiriyama, Tsuneo Kakuda, Aibar Kassenalı, Syrym Yessen, Uli Schamiloglu, Steven J. Schrodi, John D. Hawks, Naruya Saitou

The paper analyzes the genomes of Golden Horde elites to confirm Genghis Khan's Y-chromosome haplogroup and trace their genetic ancestry.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 19, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Insights into Mus musculus subspecies population structure across Eurasia revealed by whole-genome sequence analysis

Kazumichi Fujiwara, Yosuke Kawai, Toyoyuki Takada, Toshihiko Shiroishi, Naruya Saitou, Hitoshi Suzuki, Naoki Osada

This study analyzes whole-genome sequences of 98 wild house mice from Eurasia to reveal subspecies population structure and divergence patterns.

Genome Biology and Evolution · May 1, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

The hominoid-specific gene DSCR4 is involved in regulation of human leukocyte migration

Morteza Mahmoudi Saber, Marziyeh Karimiavargani, Nilmini Hettiarachchi, Michiaki Hamada, Takanori Uzawa, Yoshihiro Ito, Naruya Saitou

This study identifies DSCR4 as a hominoid-specific gene involved in regulating human leukocyte migration and immune system functions, supported by overexpression experiments and expression patterns in relevant cell types.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2017 · PreprintGenetics