This paper investigates the mechanical mechanisms of beetle horn remodeling during metamorphosis using physical simulations and biological experiments, identifying key factors that drive shape transformation.

Development · Mar 13, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus: gene duplication facilitates social evolution

Shuji Shigenobu, Yoshinobu Hayashi, Dai Watanabe, Gaku Tokuda, Masaru Hojo, Kouhei Toga, Ryota Saiki, Hajime Yaguchi, Yudai Masuoka, Ryutaro Suzuki, Shogo Suzuki, Moe Kimura, Masatoshi Matsunami, Yasuhiro Sugime, Kohei Oguchi, , Kiyoto Maekawa

This study analyzes the genome, transcriptome, and methylome of Reticulitermes speratus, showing gene duplication contributes to caste-specific functions and social evolution.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jan 18, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

The draft genome sequence of Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus

Shinichi Morita, Tomoko Shibata, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Yuuki Kobayashi, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Kouhei Toga, Takahiro Ohde, Hiroki Gotoh, Takaaki Kojima, Jesse N. Weber, Marco Salvemini, Takahiro Bino, Mutsuki Mase, Moe Nakata, Tomoko Mori, , Shuji Shigenobu

This paper presents the de novo genome and transcriptome of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus, providing comprehensive genomic resources for evolutionary and functional studies.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2022 · PreprintGenomics

Genetical control of 2D pattern and depth of the primordial furrow that codes 3D shape of the rhinoceros beetle horn

Haruhiko Adachi, Keisuke Matsuda, Teruyuki Niimi, Shigeru Kondo, Hiroki Gotoh

This study identifies genetic factors regulating the depth and 2D pattern of primordial furrows in rhinoceros beetle horns, showing they independently control the final 3D shape.

Scientific Reports · Oct 29, 2020Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology