Research in 2016

	Circadian clock regulates rhythmic A-to-I RNA editing: impact of RNA editing enzyme on rhythmic transcripts Yoshitaka Fukada Hikari Yoshitane Hideki Terajima [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/11/29 Nat Genet. 2016 Nov 28.
	Secretion rates and amounts of insulin trigger different responses in gene expression Takanori Sano Kentaro Kawata Satoshi Ohno Shinya Kuroda [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/11/23 Sci. Signal. 22 Nov 2016: Vol. 9, Issue 455, pp. ra112
	Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis Masanori Taira Mariko Kondo Tatsuo Michiue Photo courtesy of Dr. Atsushi Suzuki [Press Release] 2016/10/20 Nature. 2016 Oct 19;538(7625):336-343.
	Circadian rhythm of long-term memory and the molecular mechanism Yoshitaka Fukada Kimiko Shimizu [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/30 Nature Communications. 2016 Sep 30;7:12926.
	Crystal structure of the PIWI-clade Argonaute provides mechanistic insights into the maintenance of genomic integrity in germ cells Naoki Matsumoto Hiroshi Nishimasu Kazuhiro Sakakibara Mikiko C. Siomi Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/30 Cell. 2016 Oct 6;167(2):484-497.e9.
	Demystifying the resilience of water bears. Takuma Hashimoto Daiki D. Horikawa Takekazu Kunieda [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/21 Nat Commun. 2016 Sep 20;7:12808.
	A novel molecular mechanism for wiring the left-right brain Hiroyuki Koizumi Joseph Gleeson Kazuo Emoto [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/18 Dev Neurobiol. 2016 Aug 9.
	Female specific glucose-sensitivity of GnRH1 neurons leads to sexually dimorphic inhibition of reproduction in medaka Masaharu Hasebe Shinji Kanda Yoshitaka Oka [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/13 Endocrinology. 2016 Sep 8:en20161352.
	Evolution of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis regulation in vertebrates revealed by knockout medaka Akiko Takahashi Shinji Kanda Yoshitaka Oka [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/9/2 Endocrinology. 2016 Aug 25:en20161356.
	Crystal structure of the plant receptor-like kinase TDR in complex with the TDIF peptide Junko Morita Yuki Kondo Hiroo Fukuda Hiroshi Nishimasu Ryuichiro Ishitani Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/8/08 Nat Commun. 2016 Aug 8;7:12383.
	Early Evolutionary Impacts of Genome Hybridization Sira Sriswasdi Masako Takashima Ri-ichiroh Manabe Moriya Ohkuma Takashi Sugita Wataru Iwasaki [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2016/7/21 Genome Res. 2016 Aug;26(8):1081-90.
	Structural and functional insights into IZUMO1 recognition by JUNO in mammalian fertilization Kazuki Kato Yuhkoh Satouh Hiroshi Nishimasu Ryuichiro Ishitani Masahito Ikawa Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/7/15 Nat Commun. 2016 Jul 15;7:12198.
	Accurate Automatic Detection of Densely Distributed Cell Nuclei in 3D Space Yu Toyoshima Yuichi Iino [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/6/7 PLoS Comput Biol. 2016 Jun 6;12(6):e1004970.
	Structural basis for amino acid export by DMT superfamily transporter YddG Hirotoshi Tsuchiya Ryuichiro Ishitani Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/5/31 Nature. 2016 May 30;534(7607):417-20.
	Development of a new method "VISUAL" for rapid and easy induction of plant vascular cells Yuki Kondo Hiroo Fukuda [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/5/20 Plant Cell. 2016 Jun;28(6):1250-62.
	A new simple method to monitor orientation of cell divisions Hirokazu Tsukaya Xiaofeng Yin [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/5/6 New Phytol. 2016 Sep;211(4):1462-9.
	Mitogenomic sequencing finds correct rooting in phylogeography. Shotaro Hirase Hirohiko Takeshima Mutsumi Nishida Wataru Iwasaki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/4/26 tyle: normal;">Genome Biol Evol. 2016 Apr; 8(4): 1267–1278.
	Genome data unveiling key genes for multicellularity Hisayoshi Nozaki Hiroko Toyooka Atsushi Toyoda Asao Fujiyama Bradley J. S. C. Olson [Press Release (in Japanese)]2016/4/26 Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 22;7:11370.

Here, the latest research results that made the press release from the University of Tokyo are posted in 2015. In addition to these results, many other research results have been published at all times from the Department of Biological Sciences. Please refer to each lab web page for the latest publications.

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Research in 2016

Circadian clock regulates rhythmic A-to-I RNA editing: impact of RNA editing enzyme on rhythmic transcripts

Secretion rates and amounts of insulin trigger different responses in gene expression

Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

Circadian rhythm of long-term memory and the molecular mechanism

Crystal structure of the PIWI-clade Argonaute provides mechanistic insights into the maintenance of genomic integrity in germ cells

Demystifying the resilience of water bears.

A novel molecular mechanism for wiring the left-right brain

Female specific glucose-sensitivity of GnRH1 neurons leads to sexually dimorphic inhibition of reproduction in medaka

Evolution of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis regulation in vertebrates revealed by knockout medaka

Crystal structure of the plant receptor-like kinase TDR in complex with the TDIF peptide

Early Evolutionary Impacts of Genome Hybridization

Structural and functional insights into IZUMO1 recognition by JUNO in mammalian fertilization

Accurate Automatic Detection of Densely Distributed Cell Nuclei in 3D Space

Structural basis for amino acid export by DMT superfamily transporter YddG

Development of a new method "VISUAL" for rapid and easy induction of plant vascular cells

A new simple method to monitor orientation of cell divisions

Mitogenomic sequencing finds correct rooting in phylogeography.

Genome data unveiling key genes for multicellularity