Hisashi Tobita

The paper identifies and analyzes circadian clock and light-input pathway genes in Hemiptera, revealing lineage-specific gene losses and splicing variants, as well as a horizontal gene transfer event.

This study shows that knocking out cryptochrome 1 in silkworms disrupts circadian rhythms and photoperiodic diapause induction, highlighting its role as a photoreceptor in the circadian clock.

This study shows that knocking out core circadian clock genes in silkworms disrupts photoperiodic diapause induction during both embryonic and larval stages.