Honoo Satake

This study identifies distinct roles of GnRH1 and GnRH2 in gamete release and ovarian function in Ciona robusta, revealing the OPO as a photoreceptive organ involved in reproductive regulation.

The paper identifies stimulatory and inhibitory G-protein signaling relays that regulate cAMP accumulation, ensuring timely metamorphosis in Ciona larvae.

The paper uses NGS data to reconstruct ancestral states in stolidobranch ascidians, finding that coloniality leads to zooid miniaturization and that coloniality evolved independently three times.