Naoki Okamoto

This study identifies NudC as a novel regulator of ribosome biogenesis and homeostasis in Drosophila polyploid cells, independent of its known role in dynein regulation.

This study shows that ecdysone signaling in glial cells is critical for CNS transformation during Drosophila metamorphosis, highlighting a hormone-dependent glial-neuronal interaction.

The paper identifies two cytochrome P450 epoxidases, Cyp6g2 and Cyp6a13, as essential for juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster, showing their cooperative function and the rescue of mutant phenotypes by juvenile hormone application.

This study identifies saITP and Gyc76C as key regulators of water balance in Drosophila hindgut via a neuroendocrine axis.

This study identifies the seminal vesicle as a JH-responsive tissue in Drosophila, showing JH-induced gene expression and metabolic regulation.

This study investigates Tric-b-knockout mice and finds atypical apoptotic cell death in growth plate chondrocytes due to impaired Ca2+ handling and ER stress.

The paper identifies three ecdysone importers in mosquitoes and Drosophila, showing their distinct roles in development and reproduction, with EcI-2 and EcI-4 being essential in mosquitoes.