Masato Nikaido

The paper traces the long-term functional evolution of duplicated olfactory marker protein genes after teleost-specific whole-genome duplication, showing extended redundancy and dosage-constrained divergence.

The paper shows cavefish have improved olfaction through physiological adaptations, not expanded chemosensory receptors, and demonstrates reduced flow rate in olfactory pits enhances foraging.

This study identifies ventral cluster cells as electrocyte progenitors in electric eels, showing their transformation into mature electrocytes through dorsal migration and cell fusion.

The paper investigates the evolutionary diversification of V1R genes in East African cichlids, finding evidence of introgression contributing to their diversity.

The study identifies shared molecular mechanisms in hypertrophied lips of East African cichlids, linking Wnt pathway activation and extracellular matrix proteoglycan expression across different species.

This study investigates neural activation patterns in the olfactory epithelium of East African cichlids in response to odorants, revealing receptor-specific responses to amino acids and steroids.

The paper examines how brain-transcriptomic profiles change in male Betta splendens after aggressive confrontations, revealing a unique basal neurogenomic state with reduced gene expression variation.