Takashi Suzuki

The paper shows PCP-dependent polarity propagation across discontinuous neuronal columns in Drosophila medulla using genetic manipulations and developmental analysis.

This study shows that the NADPH phosphatase activity of Drosophila Mesh1, specifically the W138 residue, is essential for normal sleep regulation.

This study identifies a neuron-glia signaling axis where Toll-1 converts chronic light stress into glial-phagocytosis, leading to axonal degeneration.

The paper identifies Side-IV/Beat-IIb as a cell-surface complex that regulates synaptic specificity by narrowing binding specificity and recruiting synapse formation factors.

The paper shows that prolonged light exposure reduces histamine receptor levels in Drosophila L2 neurons, leading to increased activity responses and circuit plasticity.

The paper shows glial insulin modulates Gogo phosphorylation, which controls R8 axon navigation in Drosophila by switching between recognition and suppression of Flamingo interactions.

This study detects ppGpp in Drosophila and human cells and shows it induces metabolic changes, cell death, and lethality in Drosophila, establishing its role as an alarmone in metazoans.