Nobuaki Kono

SLFN11-mediated tRNA regulation induces cell death by disrupting proteostasis in response to DNA-damaging agents

This study shows SLFN11 induces cell death by cleaving tRNALeu(TAA), causing ER stress and disrupting proteostasis in response to DNA-damaging agents.

Loss of starvation-and-light sporulation trigger in Myxomycetes Physarum roseum

The paper investigates sporulation in Physarum roseum under starvation and light conditions, finding that light does not trigger sporulation as it does in P. polycephalum.

Myxomycetes have an allorecognition system that can only discriminate between intraspecies

The paper evaluates allorecognition in Myxomycetes plasmodium, finding it only recognizes intraspecific individuals.

Advancing species identification: A non-invasive molecular approach through spider silk proteome analysis

This paper introduces a non-invasive molecular method for species identification using spider silk proteome analysis, achieving 86% accuracy across 15 species.

Composition of minor ampullate silk makes its properties different from those of major ampullate silk

The paper investigates the composition and properties of minor ampullate silk (MI-silk) compared to major ampullate silk (MA-silk) and identifies MaSp2 as the factor affecting water resistance.

Darwin's bark spider shares a spidroin repertoire with Caerostris extrusa but achieves extraordinary silk toughness through gene expression

The paper investigates spidroin sequences and gene expression in Darwin's bark spider and its relative, finding that while spidroin genes are conserved, higher expression in Darwin's bark spider contributes to its tougher silk.

Multicomponent nature underlies the extraordinary mechanical properties of spider dragline silk

The paper identifies the multicomponent nature of spider dragline silk and shows that its mechanical properties arise from the combination of specific spidroin and SpiCE proteins.