Y. Mizuno

The seminal vesicle is a juvenile hormone-responsive tissue in adult male Drosophila melanogaster

This study identifies the seminal vesicle as a JH-responsive tissue in Drosophila, showing JH-induced gene expression and metabolic regulation.

Distinct adrenal gland macrophages regulate corticosteroid production

This study identifies two distinct adrenal macrophage subsets in mice and shows that foamy macrophages regulate corticosteroid production through cholesterol accumulation.

KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2)-dependent signaling pathway controls vegetative reproduction in Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies the MpKAI2-dependent signaling pathway as a regulator of gemma formation and cup development in Marchantia polymorpha, with its activity modulated by environmental factors like potassium.

Energy transfer in ubiquitous rhodopsin pumps with xanthophyll antennas

The paper detects energy transfer from hydroxylated carotenoids to rhodopsin proton pumps in marine and freshwater bacteria.

Female reproductive dormancy in Drosophila melanogaster is regulated by DH31-producing neurons projecting into the corpus allatum

This study identifies DH31-producing neurons projecting to the corpus allatum as essential for regulating reproductive dormancy in Drosophila by suppressing juvenile hormone biosynthesis.

Cellular adhesion is a controlling factor in neutrophil extracellular trap formation induced by antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

This study shows that neutrophil adhesion is essential for ANCA-induced NET formation and that targeting adhesion factors could prevent NET-mediated damage in AAV.

An ancestral function of strigolactones as symbiotic rhizosphere signals

This study identifies BSB, an ancestral strigolactone in bryophytes, which functions as a rhizosphere signal for AM symbiosis and was later co-opted as a plant hormone.

A population of neurons that produce hugin and express the diuretic hormone 44 receptor gene projects to the corpora allata in Drosophila melanogaster

This study identifies hugin-producing neurons that project to the corpora allata in Drosophila melanogaster and express the Dh44 receptor gene, revealing a neuronal pathway involved in JH regulation.

Major components in the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2-ligand signaling pathway are conserved in the liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies conserved components of the KAI2-ligand signaling pathway in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and shows their functional roles in KL signaling.

Two DNA binding domains of Mga act in combination to suppress ectopic activation of meiosis-related genes in mouse embryonic stem cells

The paper shows that both DNA-binding domains of Mga repress meiosis-related genes in mouse ESCs, with bHLHZ playing a key role in suppressing Meiosin expression.