Takahiro Chihara

The paper identifies a heat shock promoter in Pristionchus pacificus for temporal gene expression by analyzing heat-induced gene expression through RNA-seq and reporter transgenesis.

The paper identifies Fas3G as a protein that facilitates non-lethal caspase activation in Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons by sequestering Drice near the plasma membrane.

This study shows that activated Hippo pathway in Drosophila induces non-cell autonomous tumorigenesis through amino acid transporters and growth factors.

This study identifies the cGMP-dependent pathway and a GPCR kinase as essential for light avoidance in Pristionchus pacificus, revealing similarities and differences in phototransduction compared to C. elegans.

This study identifies roles for glutamate, GABA, and dense-core vesicle secretion in predatory feeding of P. pacificus using CRISPR/Cas9 mutants.

This study identifies the Vap33/Eph/Vav/Cdc42 complex as a temporal regulator of primary dendrite outgrowth in Drosophila neurons by integrating signals from multiple pathways.

The paper identifies an insect-specific endosomal protein involved in forming nanopores in the cuticle, essential for odor detection.