Kiyoto Maekawa
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Hanada T, Yaguchi H, Fujiwara K, Hayashi Y, Nalepa C, Maekawa K
J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39959923
Termites are eusocial cockroaches, but the crucial distinctions in gene expression during the evolution of eusociality remain unclear. One reason for the lack of this information is that comparative transcriptome...
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Hanada T, Kobayash A, Yaguchi H, Maekawa K
PLoS One
. 2024 Oct;
19(10):e0311836.
PMID: 39374259
To understand the mechanisms underlying social evolution and caste development in social insects, caste-specific organs and genes should be investigated. In the rhinotermitid termite, Reticulitermes speratus, the lipocalin gene RS008881,...
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Hellemans S, Rocha M, Wang M, Romero Arias J, Aanen D, Bagneres A, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2024 Aug;
15(1):6724.
PMID: 39112457
The higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, the most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic higher taxa. Here, we produce an updated termite classification...
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Fujiwara K, Miyazaki S, Maekawa K
Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics
. 2024 Jul;
52:101297.
PMID: 39067306
The molecular mechanism of sex determination has long been considered conserved in insects. However, recent studies of hemimetabolous insects have challenged this notion. One notable example is termites. In Reticulitermes...
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Suzuki R, Masuoka Y, Suzuki R, Maekawa K
Front Insect Sci
. 2024 Mar;
3:1188343.
PMID: 38469474
Unveiling the proximate mechanism of caste differentiation is crucial for understanding insect social evolution, and gene function analysis is an important tool in this endeavor. The RNA interference (RNAi) technique...
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Fujiwara K, Miyazaki S, Maekawa K
PLoS One
. 2024 Mar;
19(3):e0299900.
PMID: 38427681
Eusocial insects such as termites, ants, bees, and wasps exhibit a reproductive division of labor. The developmental regulation of reproductive organ (ovaries and testes) is crucial for distinguishing between reproductive...
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Caste-specific expressions and diverse roles of takeout genes in the termite Reticulitermes speratus
Fujiwara K, Karasawa A, Hanada T, Tobo M, Kaneko T, Usui M, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2023 May;
13(1):8422.
PMID: 37225771
Acquisition of novel functions caused by gene duplication may be important for termite social evolution. To clarify this possibility, additional evidence is needed. An important example is takeout, encoding juvenile...
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Suzuki R, Hanada T, Hayashi Y, Shigenobu S, Maekawa K, Hojo M
Insect Mol Biol
. 2023 Apr;
32(4):424-435.
PMID: 37017304
Termites have an elaborate social system that involves cooperation and division of labour among colony members. Although this social system is regulated by chemical signals produced in the colony, it...
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Saiki R, Hayashi Y, Toga K, Yaguchi H, Masuoka Y, Suzuki R, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2022 Jul;
12(1):11947.
PMID: 35831400
Termite castes express specialized phenotypes for their own tasks and are a good example of insect polyphenism. To understand the comprehensive gene expression profiles during caste differentiation, RNA-seq analysis based...
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Yaguchi H, Suzuki S, Kanasaki N, Masuoka Y, Suzuki R, Suzuki R, et al.
J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol
. 2022 Apr;
340(1):68-80.
PMID: 35485990
Eusociality has been commonly observed in distinct animal lineages. The reproductive division of labor is a particular feature, achieved by the coordination between fertile and sterile castes within the same...