Publications by authors named "M Yagura"
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- The study introduces Anicom American Shorthair 1.0 (AnAms1.0), a new genome assembly for domestic cats, created from the more prevalent American Shorthair breed rather than the Abyssinian cat to better represent genetic diversity.
- AnAms1.0 was developed using advanced genomics techniques and shows improved accuracy and contiguity compared to the previous reference genome (felCat9), revealing over 1,600 new protein-coding genes and significant structural variants.
- The findings from AnAms1.0 will help in understanding genetic traits and diseases in domestic cats, with data available for public access to support further research in genetics and veterinary medicine.*
The taxon Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) contains one of the long-established evolutionary lineages of vertebrates with a tantalizing collection of species occupying critical aquatic habitats. To overcome the current limitation in molecular resources, we launched the Squalomix Consortium in 2020 to promote a genome-wide array of molecular approaches, specifically targeting shark and ray species. Among the various bottlenecks in working with elasmobranchs are their elusiveness and low fecundity as well as the large and highly repetitive genomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe liverwort Marchantia polymorpha is equipped with a wide range of molecular and genetic tools and resources that have led to its wide use to explore the evo-devo aspects of land plants. Although its diverse transcriptome data are rapidly accumulating, there is no extensive yet user-friendly tool to exploit such a compilation of data and to summarize results with the latest annotations. Here, we have developed a web-based suite of tools, MarpolBase Expression (MBEX, https://marchantia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rod-shaped, Gram-stain-negative, strictly anaerobic, catalase-negative and endospore-forming bacterial strain CSC2 was isolated from corn silage preserved in Tochigi, Japan. The strain CSC2 grew at 15-40 °C, at pH 5.0-7.
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- Sex determination in liverworts operates differently than in diploid organisms, featuring non-recombining sex chromosomes that maintain gene functions for both sexes during their haploid phase.
- Researchers identified the Feminizer gene on the U chromosome, linked to female differentiation, which regulates other key genes involved in the reproductive process.
- Phylogenetic studies suggest that the divergence of sex chromosomes occurred around 430 million years ago, highlighting that genes can retain ancestral functions even after evolving a dedicated sex determination mechanism.