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<This is a list of papers that have been featured in our JC from Jan 2024>
Jul 23 & 24, 2025 Misato Kawamura: PLoS Genetics: Mouse-Geneformer: A deep learning model for mouse single-cell transcriptome and its cross-species utility. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011420
Jul 9 & 10, 2025 Anastasiia Staroverova: Cell Metabolism: The integrated stress response fine-tunes stem cell fate decisions upon serine deprivation and tissue injury. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2025.05.010
Jul 2 & 3, 2025 Mina Sato: Cell Metabolism: MIF-ACKR3 causes irreversible fat loss by impairing adipogenesis in cancer cachexia. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2025.01.018
Jun 26 &27, 2025 Amika Ono: Current Biology: Maternal symbiont transmission via envenomation in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.035
Jun 11 & 12, 2025 Saki Ota: Developmental Cell: The mechanical state of pre-tumoral epithelia controls subsequent Drosophila tumor aggressiveness. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.006
June 4 & 5, 2025 Takumi Kamiyama: Science: A transient neurohormonal circuit controls hatching in fish. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado8929
May 28 & 29, 2025 Hayato Kondo: Cell Reports: Transient caspase-mediated activation of caspase-activated DNase causes DNA damage required for phagocytic macrophage differentiation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114251
May 21 & 22, 2025 Ryosuke Hayashi: Nature Metabolism: Hepatic gluconeogenesis and PDK3 upregulation drive cancer cachexia in flies and mice. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01265-2
May 14 & 15, 2025 Shunta Yorimoto: PNAS: A symbiotic gene stimulates aggressive behavior favoring the survival of parasitized caterpillars. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422935122
May 7 & 8, 2025 Takashi Matsumura: Science: Running a genetic stop sign accelerates oxygen metabolism and energy production in horses. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr8589
April 30 & May 1, 2025: Shintaro Kodaira: Nature: Evolution of temperature preference in flies of the genus Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08682-z
April 23 & 24, 2025: AlMaha Al-Janahi: Cell: Growth of the maternal intestine during reproduction. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.023
April 16 & 17, 2025: Aisana Tastanbekova: Nature: Paternal microbiome perturbations impact offspring fitness. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07336-w
April 9 &10, 2025: Anna Gushiken: Nature: Topological segregation of stress sensors along the gut crypt-villus axis. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08581-9
April 2 & 3, 2025: Maki Higashida: Nature Communications: Microbiome-emitted scents activate olfactory neuron-independent airway-gut-brain axis to promote host growth in Drosophila. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57484-4
Mar 26 & 27 2025: : Nature: Prohormone cleavage prediction uncovers a non-incretin anti-obesity peptide. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08683-y
Mar 5 & 6, 2025: : Nature: Macrophages recycle phagocytosed bacteria to fuel immunometabolic responses. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08629-4
Feb 19 & 20, 2025 Duoduo Shi: Nature Metabolism: Astrocyte-to-neuron H2O2 signalling supports long-term memory formation in Drosophila and is impaired in an Alzheimer’s disease model. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01189-3
Feb 13, 2025 Anastasiia Staroverova: Cell Reports: Temperature perception by ER UPR promotes preventive innate immunity and longevity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115071
Feb 5 & 6, 2025 Yuya Sanaki: ACS Nano: Nanoparticles Based on Natural Lipids Reveal Extent of Impacts of Designed Physical Characteristics on Biological Functions. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b24-00284
Jan 29 & 30, 2025 Shunta Yorimoto: PNAS: A complete DNA repair system assembled by two endosymbionts restores heat tolerance of the insect host. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415651121
Jan 22 & 23, 2025 Takashi Matsumura: PNAS: Soul is a master control gene governing the development of the Drosophila prothoracic gland. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405469121
Jan 15 & 16, 2025 Shintaro Kodaira: Nature Communications: Galectins induced from hemocytes bridge phosphatidylserine and N-glycosylated Drpr/CED-1 receptor during dendrite pruning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51581-6
Jan 8 & 9, 2025 Hayato Kondo: Current Biology: Experimental horizontal transfer of phage-derived genes to Drosophila confers innate immunity to parasitoids. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.071
Dec 25 & 26, 2024 Ryosuke Hayashi: Nature: Lithocholic acid phenocopies anti-ageing effects of calorie restriction. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08329-5
Dec 18 & 19, 2024 Tomohiro Tei: eLife: Taste triggers a homeostatic temperature control in hungry flies. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.94703.3.sa0
Dec 4 & 5, 2024 AlMaha AlJanahi: Cell Reports: A molecular pathway for cancer cachexia-induced muscle atrophy revealed at single-nucleus resolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114587
Nov 20 & 21, 2024 Takumi Kamiyama: Nature Communications: Mettl1-dependent m7G tRNA modification is essential for maintaining spermatogenesis and fertility in Drosophila melanogaster. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52389-0
Nov 13 & 14 2024 Anna Gushiken: Cell Reports: A brain-derived insulin signal encodes protein satiety for nutrient-specific feeding inhibition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114282
Nov 6 & 7, 2024 Yosuke Mizuno: Nature: Circadian plasticity evolves through regulatory changes in a neuropeptide gene. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08056-x
Oct 30 & 31, 2024 Aisana Tastanbekova: PNAS: Gut flora disequilibrium promotes the initiation of liver cancer by modulating tryptophan metabolism and up-regulating SREBP2. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203894119
Oct 23 & 24, 2024 Sara Kamiya: Nature Metabolism: Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01011-0
Oct 16 & 17, 2024 Hayato Kondo: PLoS Genetics: The NF-κB Factor Relish maintains blood progenitor homeostasis in the developing Drosophila lymph gland. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011403
Oct 9 & 10, 2024 Maki Higashida: Nature Communications: LGR signaling mediates muscle-adipose tissue crosstalk and protects against diet-induced insulin resistance. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50468-w
Aug 7 & 8, 2024 Duoduo Shi: Neuron: Compensatory enhancement of input maintains aversive dopaminergic reinforcement in hungry Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.035
July 31 & Aug 1, 2024 Yosuke Mizuno: Nature: Transient loss of Polycomb components induces an epigenetic cancer fate. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07328-w
July 24 & 25, 2024 Ryo Hoshino: Nature: Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07423-y
July 17 & 18, 2024 Akira Watanabe: Nature Communications: A nutrient responsive lipase mediates gut-brain communication to regulate insulin secretion in Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48851-8
July 10 & 11, 2024 Qingyin Qian: Nature: Drosophila immune cells transport oxygen through PPO2 protein phase transition. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07583-x
July 4, 2024 Anastasiia Staroverova: Current Biology: Wolbachia symbionts control sex in a parasitoid wasp using a horizontally acquired gene. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.035
July 3, 2024 Anastasiia Staroverova: Developmental Cell: A temporal allocation of amino acid resources ensures fitness and body allometry in Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.05.018
June 27 & 28, 2024 Yuya Sanaki: Scientific Reports: Male manipulation impinges on social-dependent tumor suppression in Drosophila melanogaster females. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57003-3
June 19 & 20, 2024 Ryosuke Hayashi: eLife: Scaling between cell cycle duration and wing growth is regulated by Fat-Dachsous signaling in Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91572.3
June 7, 2024 Takashi Matsumura: Current Biology: Predatory fireflies and their toxic firefly prey have evolved distinct toxin resistance strategies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.063
June 6, 2024 Takashi Matsumura: EMBO Journal: Acquired stress resilience through bacteria‐to‐nematode interdomain horizontal gene transfer. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2023114835
May 29 & 30, 2024 Tomohiro Tei: Nature Communications: Drosophila Evi5 is a critical regulator of intracellular iron transport via transferrin and ferritin interactions. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48165-9
May 22 & 23, 2024 Shintaro Kodaira: eLife: Coordinated molecular and ecological adaptations underlie a highly successful parasitoid. https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/94748
May 15 & 16, 2024 Hayato Kondo: Current Biology: A humoral stress response protects Drosophila tissues from antimicrobial peptides. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00232-X
April 24 & 25, 2024 Maki Higashida: Cell Reports: Duox activation in Drosophila Malpighian tubules stimulates intestinal epithelial renewal through a countercurrent flow. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247%2824%2900437-6
April 17 & 18, 2024 Takumi Kamiyama: Nature Communications: Larval microbiota primes the Drosophila adult gustatory response. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45532-4
Apri 12 & 16, 2024 Duoduo Shi: Developmental Cell: Eclosion muscles secrete ecdysteroids to initiate asymmetric intestinal stem cell division in Drosophila. https://www.cell.com/developmental-cell/abstract/S1534-5807(23)00614-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1534580723006147%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Apr 3 & 4, 2024 Naoki Okamoto: bioRxiv: Sensing of dietary amino acids and regulation of calcium dynamics in adipose tissues through Adipokinetic hormone in Drosophila. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.04.583442v1.full
Mar 21 & 22, 2024 Yosuke Mizuno: eLife: Identification of key yeast species and microbe–microbe interactions impacting larval growth of Drosophila in the wild. https://elifesciences.org/articles/90148
Mar 14 & 15, 2024 Yuya Sanaki : Nature: Mitochondrial dysfunction abrogates dietary lipid processing in enterocytes. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06857-0
Mar 12 & 13, 2024 Ryosuke Hayashi: Nature Communications: Diffusible fraction of niche BMP ligand safeguards stem-cell differentiation. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45408-7
Feb 21 & 22, 2024 Qingyin Qian: Nature Communications: Mechanistic characterization of a Drosophila model of paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45493-8
Feb 13 & 14, 2024, Takashi Matsumura: Nature Communications: C. elegans ageing is accelerated by a self-destructive reproductive programme. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40088-1
Feb 8 & 9, 2024. Bhabya Baby Gummadi: iScience: Microbiome assembly on Drosophila body surfaces benefits the flies to combat fungal infections. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222006794
Feb 6 & 7, 2024. Maki Higashida: ResearchSquare: Protein-responsive gut hormone Tachykinin directs food choice and impacts lifespan in Drosophila. https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-3837414/v1_covered_44bdaaa5-67a4-44c1-a5fd-342704368686.pdf?c=1705391625
Jan 25 & 26, 2024. Takumi Kamiyama: Science: Histone removal in sperm protects paternal chromosomes from premature division at fertilization. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adh0037
Jan 23 & 24, 2024. Duoduo Shi: Cell Reports: Parasitoid cues modulate Drosophila germline development and stem cell proliferation. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723016686?via%3Dihub
Jan 11 & 12, 2024. Yosuke Mizuno: Cell: Parallel neural pathways control sodium consumption and taste valence. https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(23)01171-6
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