Kenta Tomihara

This study identifies cis-regulatory changes in Wnt1 and Wnt6 as contributors to the caudal horn size difference between Bombyx mori and B. mandarina.

The paper compares mating behaviors of three Drosophila species to explore the genomic and neural basis of rapid behavioral divergence.

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for Drosophila madeirensis using HiFi long-read sequencing, revealing chromosomal inversion breakpoints compared to D. subobscura.

This paper identifies Bmmamo as the gene responsible for the dilute black (bd) phenotype in silkworms, linking it to female sterility and larval pigmentation.

The paper identifies two recessive lethal mutations in semiconsomic silkworm strains, showing that deleterious mutations on a B. mandarina-derived chromosome cause embryonic lethality.

The paper investigates dosage compensation in silkworm males by analyzing allele-specific expression and finds both Z chromosomes are transcriptionally downregulated.

The paper analyzes transcriptome changes in silkworm larvae overexpressing a piRNA-resistant Masculinizer gene, finding global repression of Z-linked genes in females but minimal effect on males.

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to knockout pigment-related genes in Bombyx mori and its wild ancestor, showing that apt-like contributes to reduced pigmentation during domestication.

The paper identifies a mutation in the Bmmah gene, a β-group solute carrier gene, as responsible for the reddish-brown egg and eye coloration in the silkworm b-4 mutant.