Ryusuke Niwa

This study identifies a male-specific role for SP-SPR signaling in regulating mating-induced Sex peptide replenishment in Drosophila, suggesting an ancestral function before its known role in female post-mating responses.

This paper demonstrates that EC-isHCR retains the features of conventional isHCR and introduces an automated probe design tool to enhance its applicability across diverse samples.

This study identifies NudC as a novel regulator of ribosome biogenesis and homeostasis in Drosophila polyploid cells, independent of its known role in dynein regulation.

This study identifies Xrp1 as a key driver of damage-induced cellular plasticity in Drosophila enteroendocrine cells, enabling dedifferentiation and re-differentiation during regeneration.

This study identifies saITP and Gyc76C as key regulators of water balance in Drosophila hindgut via a neuroendocrine axis.

This study identifies the mTOR-Z-Phae1 axis as a genetic pathway regulating stress-induced organismal death in Drosophila larvae.

This study identifies two venom proteins from Asobara japonica that induce imaginal disc degradation in Drosophila, essential for parasitism success.

This study identifies the seminal vesicle as a JH-responsive tissue in Drosophila, showing JH-induced gene expression and metabolic regulation.

DIAMonDS automatically detects life cycle events in Drosophila with high temporal resolution and throughput, achieving 74-85% accuracy for pupariation/eclosion and ~92% for death.

This study identifies octopamine signaling from efferent neurons as essential for mating-induced germline stem cell proliferation in female Drosophila.