Akira Shiraishi

This study reconstructs the genome and karyotype evolution of Sesamum and related species, revealing hybridization events and genetic changes linked to metabolic specialization.

This study presents chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two dodder species, revealing genomic features linked to parasitism and polyploid evolution.

This study identifies horizontal gene transfer of a functional cytochrome P450 gene from host plants to parasitic dodders, accompanied by intron gains involving transposon colonization.

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.