Tomoaki Nishiyama

This study investigates the phylogenetic origin and pigment patterns of mushifugu, finding it to be a distinct species with evidence of past hybridization with komonfugu.

The paper identifies an ancestral gene network involved in intracellular symbiosis in plants, showing its conservation and convergent recruitment across different symbiotic systems.

This paper presents the de novo genome and transcriptome of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus, providing comprehensive genomic resources for evolutionary and functional studies.