Masaru Konishi Nobu

Eukaryotes' closest relatives are internally simple syntrophic archaea

This study isolates two Hodarchaeales strains, closely related to the eukaryotic common ancestor, revealing their syntrophic, anaerobic, and oxygen-tolerant physiology and genomic features.

Emergence of histone-based chromatin complexity in Asgard archaea

This study identifies histone-based chromatin regulation components in Asgard archaea, suggesting these features predate eukaryogenesis.

A representative of a ubiquitous bacterial lineage parasitically feeds on host RNA

The paper identifies a bacterial lineage that parasitically feeds on host RNA, revealing a novel metabolic strategy where the parasite uses host RNA for energy and biosynthesis.

Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)

This study shows Asgard archaea use dynamic actin-based protrusions for crawling motility, similar to eukaryotic cells, and this process is inhibited by actin inhibitors.