Akira Nakamura

This study identifies a male-specific role for SP-SPR signaling in regulating mating-induced Sex peptide replenishment in Drosophila, suggesting an ancestral function before its known role in female post-mating responses.

This study identifies NudC as a novel regulator of ribosome biogenesis and homeostasis in Drosophila polyploid cells, independent of its known role in dynein regulation.

This study identifies MAP7 as a key regulator of microtubule remodeling in Sertoli cells, essential for apical domain formation and timely meiotic progression in mouse testes.

This study identifies the mTOR-Z-Phae1 axis as a genetic pathway regulating stress-induced organismal death in Drosophila larvae.

This study identifies two venom proteins from Asobara japonica that induce imaginal disc degradation in Drosophila, essential for parasitism success.