Nami Haruta

Divergence of Cortical Force-Generating Mechanisms Underlies Differences in Spindle Behavior between C. elegans and C. inopinata

This study compares spindle behavior in C. elegans and C. inopinata embryos, finding differences in pronuclear migration and spindle oscillations linked to changes in cortical force generation.

Active and unusually expanded PIF/Harbinger transposable elements in the Caenorhabditis inopinata genome

The paper identifies two PIF/Harbinger transposable element families in C. inopinata, showing differences in amplification timing and mobilisation competence.

A Fluorescent Dauer Marker in Caenorhabditis inopinata Enables Comparative Analysis of Dauer-Inducing Mechanisms

The paper develops a fluorescent dauer marker in C. inopinata to compare dauer-inducing mechanisms with C. elegans, finding mechanistic differences in response to temperature and insulin/IGF-1 pathway genes.

Programmed DNA elimination was present in the last common ancestor of Caenorhabditis nematodes

The paper identifies programmed DNA elimination in three Caenorhabditis species, showing it was present in their last common ancestor and later lost in some lineages.