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Taro Mito

Tokushima UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3574-972XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1

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Cassandra G. M. ExtavouriD· 3 shared Guillem YllaiD· 3 shared Austen A. BarnettiD· 2 shared Sayuri TomonariiD· 2 shared Sumihare NojiiD· 2 shared Takahito WatanabeiD· 2 shared Taro NakamuraiD· 2 shared Yuji MatsuokaiD· 2 shared

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Chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of the two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Kosuke Kataoka, Ryuto Sanno, Tomasz S. Gaczorek, Upendra Raj Bhattarai, Yuki Ito, Shintaro Inoue, Kei Yura, Toru Asahi, Guillem Ylla, Taro Mito, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

This paper presents a high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly for Gryllus bimaculatus using long-read sequencing and Hi-C data, significantly improving contiguity and gene annotation completeness.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Feb 12, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Establishment of CRISPR/Cas9-based knock-in in a hemimetabolous insect: targeted gene tagging in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Yuji Matsuoka, Taro Nakamura, Takahito Watanabe, Austen A. Barnett, Sayuri Tomonari, Guillem Ylla, Carrie A. Whittle, Sumihare Noji, Taro Mito, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

The paper establishes a CRISPR/Cas9 method for targeted gene knock-in in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus, enabling functional genetic studies in a hemimetabolous insect.

Development · Nov 8, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Insights into the genomic evolution of insects from cricket genomes

Guillem Ylla, Taro Nakamura, Takehiko Itoh, Rei Kajitani, Atsushi Toyoda, Sayuri Tomonari, Tetsuya Bando, Yoshiyasu Ishimaru, Takahito Watanabe, Masao Fuketa, Yuji Matsuoka, Austen A. Barnett, Sumihare Noji, Taro Mito, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

The paper compares cricket genomes to understand the evolutionary drivers of large genome sizes and DNA methylation in hemimetabolous insects.

Communications Biology · Jun 14, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

A wing growth organizer in a hemimetabolous insect suggests wing origin

Takahiro Ohde, Taro Mito, Teruyuki Niimi

The paper identifies wing growth organizers in Gryllus bimaculatus and shows their role in wing development and evolution.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology