Toshiya_ando
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Associate professor at Kyoto University (Japan) studying evolution and development of insect wing color patterns and structure coloration.
Kyoto
Joined November 2009
Our new paper on the evolution of sexual dimorphism in ladybug color patterns has been published in Evolution & Development! https://t.co/WtxstJkFlb
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
doublesex regulates sexual dimorphism in elytral color patterns of Harmonia axyridis by downregulating the color patterning gene h in males. This regulatory link diverged in derived color morphs,...
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【プレスリリース】 理研BDRの板倉由季研究員(研究当時)らは、ショウジョウバエの嗅覚毛細胞が細胞外基質であるZPDタンパク質に「雲」のように覆われて圧縮力を受けることで、クチクラ層に多数のナノポアが構築されることを発見しました。 https://t.co/3tYXQGiiFw
riken.jp
理研らの研究チームは、細胞外基質が細胞に対して圧縮力を及ぼすような環境（圧縮的な環境）をつくり出し、その結果として、昆虫の表皮を覆うクチクラに微細構造が構築されることを発見しました。
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Our new paper on the laboratory rearing method of the model weevil Scepticus tigrinus is now published in AEAZ!
link.springer.com
Applied Entomology and Zoology - Scepticus tigrinus (Roelofs) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its related species are polyphagous weevil pests that damage various vegetables and crops. Despite...
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Our new paper is out in Nature! We discovered that the neuroendocrine peptide Capa acts as a calcium-mobilizing hormone in the fruit flies, showing that even boneless insects have a vertebrate PTH-like endocrine system for calcium homeostasis. https://t.co/d2la76xu89
nature.com
Nature - The peptide hormone Capa is responsible for regulating extracellular fluid Ca2+ levels in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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Our new preprint led by @house101064 on the evolution of sexual dimorphism in wing color patterns of the harlequin ladybug. https://t.co/J7njHHI0BZ
biorxiv.org
Organisms on Earth show various forms of sexual dimorphism, including ornaments, weapon traits, and pheromone glands, which has been acquired through sexual selection during evolution. Although the...
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Our latest research on somatic transgenesis in the rhinoceros beetle is now out in @SciReports! Electroporation-mediated functional analysis method of genes in the giant insect Trypoxylus dichotomus https://t.co/1fLXAT31ya
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Our new preprint on the laboratory rearing method of the model weevil Scepticus tigrinus https://t.co/8Een3vGDrJ
biorxiv.org
Scepticus tigrinus Roelofs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its related species are polyphagous weevil pests that damage various vegetables and crops. Despite their agricultural importance, scalable...
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Our latest preprint on an efficient knockin method in insects https://t.co/nuL4MVLgTZ
biorxiv.org
CRISPR-Cas genome editing toolkits have expanded the scope of genetic studies in various emerging model organisms. However, their applications are limited mainly to knockout experiments due to...
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A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus | Science
science.org
In Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), the genomic region around the gene cortex is a “hotspot” locus, repeatedly implicated in generating intraspecific melanic wing color polymorphisms across 100...
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私事ですが、12月1日より、国立遺伝学研究所の所長として働くことになりました。しばらくは自身の研究はお休みして、遺伝研と日本全体の基礎科学の発展のため努力したいと思っております。とは言っても、一人でできることは限られています。皆さまのお力添えを、よろしくお願いしたく存じます。m(__)m
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The 4th day of ICE2024! Insect cuticle symposium @ Room509 9:45-11:45 Please enjoy our symposium. Organizers: @roadman2005, @AndoToshiya, Bernard Moussian
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Lucky to be involved in this study, revealing the soft tissue anatomy of early trilobites, led by Abder El Albani and John Paterson, with brilliant tomographic and anatomical work by @HarryBerks (who is looking for a PhD!) @BristolPalaeo @UoBEarthScience
https://t.co/dUtfXrIXpV
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The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural colour formation in butterfly wing scales. https://t.co/ea2ZwKDMnf
nature.com
Nature Communications - NCOMMS-23-44446C Vivid structural colours in butterflies are caused by photonic nanostructures scattering light, however insight into the development of such structures in...
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Nuclear actin structure regulates chromatin accessibility. https://t.co/36WIGImhyS
nature.com
Nature Communications - Intranuclear actin contributes to nuclear structure. Inducing actin remodeling within the nucleus regulates chromatin accessibility, and is associated with phenotypic...
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1/13 🚨🚨 I am so excited to present our new paper, six years in the making. Here, we provide the first strong evidence that there is a molecular mechanism behind the origins of living fossil lineages! #biology #science #paleontology
https://t.co/8wW3DVXD1P
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ScGOclust: leveraging gene ontology to compare cell types across distant species using scRNA-seq data Yuyao Song, Yanhui Hu, Julian Dow, Norbert Perrimon, Irene Papatheodorou bioRxiv 2024.01.09.574675; doi:
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Preprint posted. We report the Osiris gene family is involved in cuticle nanostructure formation in Drosophila. "Osiris gene family defines the cuticle nano-patterns of Drosophila"
biorxiv.org
Nanostructures of pores and protrusions in the insect cuticle modify molecular permeability and surface wetting and help insects sense a variety of environmental cues. The cellular mechanism specif...
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So can we say that GATK is overpowered and unnecessary, and all agree to stop using it in favour of faster and apparently more robust genotypers?
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Just published. Work led by Sayaka Sekine @sayakaus1 and Mistu Tarama on geometric polarity sensing and the formation of contractile circumferential cables by actin nanocluster in tube formation.
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📢Question 8 of the #preNodePlaners end-of-year quiz Which paper published in @Dev_journal in 2023 featured the following figure showing these very expressive ascidian embryos? 🙂😮🙃 Find all the quiz questions 👇 https://t.co/pGQPa5LJcU
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