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Yukihiro Kinjo

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3325-0327Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Genomics· 2

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Thomas BourguignoniD· 4 shared Nathan C. LoiD· 3 shared Harley A. Rose· 2 shared Jan ŠobotníkiD· 2 shared Simon Y. W. HoiD· 2 shared Al-Aabid Chowdhury· 1 shared Aleš BučekiD· 1 shared Alina A. MikhailovaiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 25, 2026

The ancestral endosymbiont Blattabacterium was lost ten times independently in Blattellidae, Pseudophyllodromiidae and Anaplectidae cockroaches

Zhuli Cheng, Yukihiro Kinjo, Esra Kaymak…·Thomas Bourguignon

The study finds that Blattabacterium was lost ten times independently in three cockroach families, with some losses possibly compensated by Wolbachia associations.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.23.746292

DNA methylationexperimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMar 16, 2025

Horizontal gene transfers are widespread across termite genomes but do not confer metabolic innovations

Cong Liu, Simon Hellemans, Yukihiro Kinjo…·Thomas Bourguignon

3 citations

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2024

Pervasive relaxed selection in termite genomes

Kyle M. Ewart, Simon Y. W. Ho, Al-Aabid Chowdhury…·Nathan C. Lo

This study compares termite and cockroach genomes to find relaxed selection in termites, linked to reduced population size and caste-related adaptations.

14 citations

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GenomicsInsect SciencePeer-reviewedMar 10, 2024

Shrinking in the dark: Parallel endosymbiont genome erosions are associated with repeated host transitions to an underground life

Perry G. Beasley‐Hall, Yukihiro Kinjo, Harley A. Rose…·Nathan C. Lo

The paper examines genome erosion in Blattabacterium symbionts of soil-burrowing cockroaches, finding repeated gene inactivation linked to host transitions to an underground lifestyle.

2 citations

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