Akinori Yabuki

This study reports photophobic behavior in the apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae, revealing cytoskeletal responses to blue light involving dynein/tubulin and myosin/actin systems.

The paper discovers a novel archaeon with an extremely reduced genome, suggesting a new lineage of cellular life with minimal metabolic capabilities and heavy host dependence.

The paper reports mitochondrial genomes from three Ancyromonadida protists, revealing novel gene features and expanding the known mitochondrial gene repertoire of ancestral eukaryotes.

The paper reports two reduced genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by a dinoflagellate, revealing genome reduction and alternative genetic code usage.

This study sequenced a cyanobacterial symbiont of a dinoflagellate, revealing convergent genome reduction and shared features with another symbiont, while identifying unique genomic islands.