Yusuke Kato

This study identifies an amino acid reabsorption mechanism in Drosophila Malpighian tubules that maintains systemic amino acid homeostasis despite their primary role in secretion.

This study identifies Csf1 as a lipid-transfer protein that enables yeast to adapt to high pressure and cold by maintaining membrane lipid unsaturation.

The paper introduces a genetically stable kill-switch using a 'demon and angel' construct of an essential gene in E. coli, which conditionally kills cells through toxic overexpression while maintaining viability in the OFF state.