Book and thesis
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Firefly genomes illuminate the evolution of beetle bioluminescent system. Cur. Opin. Insect Sci. 50, 100879. 2022
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Semi-intrinsic luminescence in marine organisms. In: Bioluminescence. InTech Open. 2021
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Selected least studied but not forgotten bioluminescent systems. Photochem. Photobiol. 93,pp.405-415 2017
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Bioluminescent Fishes and their Eyes. In : Thirumalai, J. (Ed.) An Outlook on the Phenomena and their Applications. InTech, Croatia. 2016
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Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea.In : Thouand, G and Marks, R. (Eds.). Bioluminescence: Fundamentals and Applications in Biotechnology Vol. 1., Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology 144,pp.3-36 2014
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Insect Bioluminescence in the Post-Molecular Biology Era. In : Hoffmann, K. H. (Ed.) Insect Molecular Biology and Ecology.,pp.88-114 2014
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The terrestrial bioluminescent animals of Japan. Zool. Sci. 28,pp.771-789 2011
Papers
Global species delimitation of the cosmopolitan marine littoral earthworm Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855) Scientific Reports 14,pp.1753 (Co-authored) 2024
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Flickering flash signals and mate recognition in the Asian firefly, Aquatica lateralis Scientific Reports 13,pp.2415 (Co-authored) 2023/02/10
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Kleptoprotein bioluminescence: Parapriacanthus fish obtain luciferase from ostracod prey. Science Advances 6,pp.eaax4942. 2020
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Kleptoprotein bioluminescence: Parapriacanthus fish obtain luciferase from ostracod prey. Science Advances 6,pp.eaax4942. 2020
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Resurrecting the ancient glow of the fireflies. Science Advances 6,pp.eabc5705. 2020
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2-S-cysteinylhydroquinone is an intermediate for the firefly luciferin biosynthesis that occurs in the pupal stage of the Japanese firefly, Luciola lateralis . Bioorg. Chem. 80,pp.223-229 2018
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Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles. eLife 7,pp.e36495. 2018
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Genetically encodable bioluminescent system from fungi. PNAS 115,pp.12728-12732 2018
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Luciferase of the Japanese syllid polychaete Odontosyllis undecimdonta . Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 502,pp.318-323 2018
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Biochemical characteristics and gene expression profiles of two paralogous luciferases from the Japanese firefly Pyrocoelia atripennis (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Lampyrinae): Insight into the evolution of firefly luciferase genes. Photochem. Phtobiol. Sci. 16,pp.1301-1310 2017
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Comparative analysis of firefly luciferase genes: Evolution of the intron-exon structure. Lampyrid 4,pp.59-66 2017
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Identification and characterization of the Luc2-type luciferase in the Japanese firefly, Luciola parvula , involved in a dim luminescence in immobile stages. Luminescence 32,pp.924-931 2017
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Cloning of the blue ghost (Phausis reticulate ) luciferase reveals a glowing source of green light. Photochem. Photobiol. 93,pp.473-478 2016
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One-pot non-enzymatic formation of firefly luciferinin a neutral buffer from p -benzoquinone and cysteine. Scientific Reports 6: 24794 2016