Tetsuo Kon

Chromosome-level assembly of the Arabian killifish as a novel biomedical model species.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the Arabian killifish, providing a genomic resource for comparative genomics studies.

Comparative genomics reveals signatures of distinct metabolic strategies and gene loss associated with Hydra immortality

The paper compares the genomes of two Hydra species, finding that the immortal species lacks anti-aging genes and has a distinct metabolic signature.

Title: A de novo transcriptomic atlas of early embryo development in the Arabian killifish

This study creates a transcriptomic atlas of early Arabian killifish embryo development, identifying transcriptional modules across developmental stages and highlighting a delayed zygotic genome activation.

A Chromosome-Scale Genome of Nanomia septata Reveals Extensive Rearrangement But No Clear Driver of the Unique Colony-Level Organization of Siphonophores

The paper sequenced the chromosome-scale genome of Nanomia septata, revealing genome rearrangements and expansion but no clear genomic drivers for siphonophore colony-level organization.

Genome expansions and regulatory contact entanglement help preserve ancestral metazoan synteny

The paper investigates how genome expansion in Hydra vulgaris affects chromatin loops and regulatory interactions, finding that it preserves ancestral synteny through entangled long-range regulatory configurations.

Histo-anatomical atlas and thermal tolerance of Garra rufa: A novel small teleost model adaptable to human body temperature

This paper provides a histo-anatomical atlas of Garra rufa, highlighting its unique morphological features and thermal tolerance, establishing it as a potential novel experimental model.

Giant genome of the vampire squid reveals the derived state of modern octopod karyotypes

The paper presents a draft genome of the vampire squid, revealing ancestral chromosomal features and evolutionary changes in octopod karyotypes.

The dynamic genomes of Hydra and the anciently active repeat complement of animal chromosomes

This study investigates the dynamic genomes of Hydra, revealing active transposable elements (TEs) that contribute to genome size variation and structural changes, with evolutionary implications for eukaryotic genomes.

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the doctor fish (Garra rufa)

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Garra rufa, identifies heat shock-related genes, and highlights its evolutionary relationship to other cyprinid species.

Expansion of a single Helitron subfamily in Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus suggests a shared mechanism of cnidarian chromosomal extension

The paper identifies a Helitron subfamily expansion in Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus that contributes to genome size increase through subtelomeric amplification, suggesting a shared cnidarian mechanism.