Makoto Tominaga

This study shows that Arachis hypogaea extract activates TRPV4, increasing intracellular calcium and enhancing epidermal barrier function.

This study identifies DmTMEM16O as an arthropod-specific protein that accelerates olfactory response termination in Drosophila by increasing membrane conductance during the decay phase.

This study shows that ether phospholipids modulate mechanosensory and thermosensory responses in Drosophila by affecting PIEZO and TRPA1 channels.

This study identifies alternative splicing of TRPA1 as a key mechanism driving reduced electrophile sensitivity in S. flava, enabling adaptation to toxic Brassicales plants.

This study identifies bishu-1, a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase, as essential for maintaining cool temperature sensing neuron function in Drosophila by regulating ionotropic receptor expression.

This study shows that Piezo1 regulates myocyte fusion during skeletal myogenesis by modulating Ca2+ influx and Myomaker expression, with implications for muscle diseases.

The paper identifies 2-linoleoyl glycerol (2-LG) as an endocannabinoid activated by light in Drosophila photoreceptor cells, which in turn activates TRPC channels.