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Haruhiko Fujiwara

Haruhiko Fujiwara

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
9061
World Ranking
18000
National Ranking
1297

Overview

Haruhiko Fujiwara is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in research spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and neuroscience. Their work predominantly focuses on genetics, ecology, evolution, and insect science, with a particular emphasis on Lepidoptera biology, animal behavior and reproduction, and neurobiology related to insect physiology.

Their recent scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in well-regarded scientific venues. These include:

  • Genetic switch in UV response of mimicry-related pale-yellow colors in Batesian mimic butterfly, Papilio polytes (2021), published in Science Advances
  • Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pupal Protective Color Switch in Papilio polytes Butterflies (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus (2024), published in Science
  • Genomic architecture and functional unit of mimicry supergene in female limited Batesian mimic Papilio butterflies (2022), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A corset function of exoskeletal ECM promotes body elongation in Drosophila (2021), published in Communications Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Shinya Komata, Shinichi Yoda, Tetsuya Kojima, Yusuke Kondo, and Tasuku Kitamura. These coauthors have contributed to various aspects of Fujiwara's multidisciplinary research projects.

The publication record of Fujiwara extends across several journals with multiple contributions, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Fujiwara's research topics reflect a broad yet interconnected range of biological subjects, particularly:

  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Genetic Diversity and Population Structure
  • Silkworms and Sericulture Research
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

This portfolio indicates both a depth and breadth in biological sciences, especially regarding molecular and genetic mechanisms in insects and their behavioral ecology. Fujiwara continues to contribute to understanding evolutionary biology, genetics, and the physiology of insects through focused interdisciplinary studies.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Olle Terenius;Alexie Papanicolaou;Alexie Papanicolaou;Jennie S. Garbutt;Ioannis Eleftherianos

  • Identification of a pentanucleotide telomeric sequence, (TTAGG)n, in the silkworm Bombyx mori and in other insects.

    S Okazaki;K Tsuchida;H Maekawa;H Ishikawa

  • Structural basis for telomerase catalytic subunit TERT binding to RNA template and telomeric DNA

    Meghan Mitchell;Andrew Gillis;Mizuko Futahashi;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • A genetic mechanism for female-limited Batesian mimicry in Papilio butterfly

    Hideki Nishikawa;Takuro Iijima;Rei Kajitani;Junichi Yamaguchi

  • Cloning of an ecdysone receptor homolog from Manduca sexta and the developmental profile of its mRNA in Wings

    Haruhiko Fujiwara;Marek Jindra;Richard Newitt;Subba Reddy Palli

  • Genome-wide identification of cuticular protein genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    Ryo Futahashi;Shun Okamoto;Hideki Kawasaki;Yang-Sheng Zhong

  • Deep Impact: Observations from a worldwide Earth-based campaign

    K.-J. Meech;N. Ageorges;Michael F. A'Hearn;C. Arpigny

  • Linkage map of random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Amornrat Promboon;Toru Shimada;Haruhiko Fujiwara;Masahiko Kobayashi

  • yellow and ebony Are the Responsible Genes for the Larval Color Mutants of the Silkworm Bombyx mori

    Ryo Futahashi;Jotaro Sato;Yan Meng;Shun Okamoto

  • Melanin-synthesis enzymes coregulate stage-specific larval cuticular markings in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus.

    Ryo Futahashi;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Structural analysis of TRAS1, a novel family of telomeric repeat-associated retrotransposons in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    S Okazaki;H Ishikawa;H Fujiwara

  • Genome-wide screening and characterization of transposable elements and their distribution analysis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    Mizuko Osanai-Futahashi;Yoshitaka Suetsugu;Kazuei Mita;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Tissue-specific and stage-specific expression of two silkworm ecdysone receptor isoforms -- ecdysteroid-dependent transcription in cultured anterior silk glands.

    Manabu Kamimura;Shuichiro Tomita;Makoto Kiuchi;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • A New Family of Site-Specific Retrotransposons, SART1, Is Inserted into Telomeric Repeats of the Silkworm, Bombyx Mori

    Hidekazu Takahashi;Satoshi Okazaki;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Caterpillar color patterns are determined by a two-phase melanin gene prepatterning process: new evidence from tan and laccase2.

    Ryo Futahashi;Yutaka Banno;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Subaru Telescope Observations of Deep Impact

    S. Sugita;S. Sugita;T. Ootsubo;T. Kadono;T. Kadono;M. Honda

  • Cross-Genome Screening of Novel Sequence-Specific Non-LTR Retrotransposons: Various Multicopy RNA Genes and Microsatellites Are Selected as Targets

    Kenji K. Kojima;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Detection and distribution patterns of telomerase activity in insects.

    Takashi Sasaki;Haruhiko Fujiwara

  • Large Scale Full-Length cDNA Sequencing Reveals a Unique Genomic Landscape in a Lepidopteran Model Insect, Bombyx mori

    Yoshitaka Suetsugu;Ryo Futahashi;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Keiko Kadono-Okuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuei Mita
Kazuei Mita University of Tsukuba
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Takehiko Wada
Takehiko Wada Tohoku University
Cornelis J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen
Cornelis J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen University of Copenhagen
Takaki Miyata
Takaki Miyata Nagoya University
A. de Koter
A. de Koter University of Amsterdam
Toru Shimada
Toru Shimada Gakushuin University
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine

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