Takehiko Itoh

The paper identifies a novel dominant symbiont in deep-sea holothurians, characterizes its genome and spatial distribution, and explores its evolutionary adaptations at the host interface.

This paper develops a method to introduce random C-to-T mutations in chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana to enable forward genetics for organelle genome studies.

This study reconstructs the genome and karyotype evolution of Sesamum and related species, revealing hybridization events and genetic changes linked to metabolic specialization.

This study generates a new genome assembly for Japanese-reared naked mole rats, identifies novel gene models and genomic variations, and provides functional annotations.

The paper identifies a signaling cascade in sea star metamorphosis that links innate immunity and retinoic acid signaling through an APP-centered module, with implications for human neurological disorders.

This study presents chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two dodder species, revealing genomic features linked to parasitism and polyploid evolution.

The paper studies the evolution of an X-A balance sex determination system in hops by analyzing genome sequences of two hop species and identifies a candidate gene involved in the system.

The paper describes the discovery of genes underlying male-female flower differences in Silene latifolia and relates findings to the evolution of the Y chromosome's non-recombining regions.

The paper shows that uridylated mRNAs in starfish embryos undergo decay or recycling, with specific modifications allowing some to become translationally active again.

The paper identifies centromeric repeat diversity in hop that contributes to non-Mendelian segregation patterns and genome instability during meiosis.

The paper describes a TALE-based C-to-T base editor for precise genome editing in Arabidopsis, enabling simultaneous editing of homologous genes with reduced off-target effects.

cycle_finder detects both tandem and interspersed repeats from short-read data without reference sequences, outperforming existing tools in recall and precision.

The paper identifies and maps eliminated repetitive DNA sequences in the Japanese hagfish, revealing evolutionary mechanisms of chromosome elimination through genomic and cytogenetic analysis.

The paper presents the draft genome of the argonaut octopus, revealing gene recruitment and dismissal related to pelagic adaptation and shell-like eggcase formation.

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

This study investigates piRNA size variations and PIWI protein dynamics during hamster oocyte maturation, revealing stage-specific piRNA binding and transcriptional regulation in ovarian piRNA clusters.