Yuji Matsuoka

Fast-annealed 3'-extended dsDNA templates facilitate efficient epitope-tag knock-in in emerging model insects

The paper develops fast-annealed 3'-extended dsDNA templates to improve CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knock-in efficiency in emerging model insects.

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

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.

Insights into the genomic evolution of insects from cricket genomes

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

Developmental plasticity in male courtship in Bicyclus anynana butterflies is driven by hormone regulation of the yellow gene

This study shows that 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) regulates courtship behavior in Bicyclus anynana butterflies by altering yellow gene expression during pupal brain development.

Melanin pathway genes regulate color and morphology of butterfly wing scales

This study shows that melanin pathway genes influence butterfly wing scale morphology and coloration through structural changes in cuticular laminae.

Genetic basis of melanin pigmentation in butterfly wings

The paper identifies genes involved in butterfly wing pigmentation through RNA-seq and CRISPR/Cas9, revealing localized effects of melanin pathway genes on color patterns.