K. Yano

Fruitless mating with the exes: the irreversible parthenogenesis in a stick insect

This study examines sexual reproduction in the Japanese stick insect Ramulus mikado, finding that rare males lack sperm and offspring show no paternal alleles, supporting irreversible asexual reproduction.

Definitive environmental DNA research on aquatic insects: Analysis optimization using the recently developed MtInsects-16S primers set

This study develops and validates MtInsects-16S primers for eDNA analysis of aquatic insects, showing improved detection of target species and reduced amplification of nontarget taxa.

Autonomous development and regeneration of isolated rice egg cells in a fertilization-independent manner

The paper shows that cold treatment allows isolated rice egg cells to divide and regenerate into mature plants, producing polyploid offspring with specific genetic patterns.

Phylogeography of Geothelphusa freshwater crabs: unexpected dual dispersal routes via land and sea

This study reveals dual dispersal routes for Geothelphusa crabs via land and sea, identifying cryptic species and genetic differentiation across Japanese islands.

Development of novel PCR primer sets for DNA metabarcoding of aquatic insects, and the discovery of some cryptic species

The paper develops novel PCR primer sets for DNA metabarcoding of aquatic insects and identifies cryptic species using mtDNA regions.

DOMINANT AWN INHIBITOR encodes the ALOG protein originating from gene duplication and inhibits awn elongation by suppressing cell proliferation and elongation in sorghum

This study identifies DAI, a dominant awn inhibitor in sorghum, which originated from gene duplication and suppresses awn elongation by inhibiting cell proliferation and elongation.

Temporal Changes in Transcripts of MITE Transposable Elements during Rice Endosperm Development

The paper examines temporal changes in MITE TE transcripts during rice endosperm development and finds dynamic up- and downregulation, with some directionally controlled transcripts.

Phylogenetic distribution and expression pattern analyses identified a divergent basal body assembly protein involved in land plant spermatogenesis

The paper identifies a divergent BLD10 protein involved in land plant spermatogenesis through evolutionary and molecular genetic analyses.

Asymbiotic mass production of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus clarus

This study shows that combining strigolactone and methyl jasmonate with myristate and organic nitrogen in asymbiotic cultures of Rhizophagus clarus HR1 increases spore production and infectivity, supporting plant growth.

Myristate can be used as a carbon and energy source for the asymbiotic growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

This study shows that myristate supports asymbiotic growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by serving as a carbon and energy source.

Gastrointestinal absorption of pimozide is enhanced by inhibition of P-glycoprotein

The paper investigates drug-drug interactions between pimozide, sertraline, and aripiprazole, showing that the latter two inhibit P-glycoprotein, increasing pimozide absorption and potentially causing QT prolongation.

OsNLP4 is required for nitrate assimilation gene expressions and nitrate-dependent growth in rice

The study identifies OsNLP4 as essential for nitrate assimilation gene expression and nitrate-dependent growth in rice.

Repeated inversions at the pannier intron drive diversification of intraspecific colour patterns of ladybird beetles

The paper identifies pannier as a key regulatory gene for color pattern variation in ladybird beetles and shows that inversions and cis-regulatory changes at this gene drive intraspecific diversity.