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Toru Shimada is affiliated with Gakushuin University in Japan and focuses research efforts primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Genetics, Biomaterials, and Infectious Diseases.

The research topics covered by Shimada include:

  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Silkworms and Sericulture Research
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Shimada demonstrate a focus on insect biology and molecular research, including:

  • Development of a rational framework for the therapeutic efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation for calf diarrhea treatment, 2022, Microbiome
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer and Gene Duplication of β-Fructofuranosidase Confer Lepidopteran Insects Metabolic Benefits, 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • The genome sequence of Samia ricini, a new model species of lepidopteran insect, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • W chromosome sequences of two bombycid moths provide an insight into the origin of Fem, 2024, Molecular Ecology
  • Enhancing prediction of landslide dam stability through AI models: A comparative study with traditional approaches, 2024, Geomorphology

Shimada frequently publishes in venues such as Scientific Data and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with additional publications in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiome, and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Shimada's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Jung Lee
  • Takashi Kiuchi
  • Shuji Shigenobu
  • Katsushi Yamaguchi
  • Susumu Katsuma

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Kazuei Mita;Masahiro Kasahara;Shin Sasaki;Yukinobu Nagayasu

  • THE GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX MORI*

    Marian R Goldsmith;Toru Shimada;Hiroaki Abe

  • A single female-specific piRNA is the primary determiner of sex in the silkworm

    Takashi Kiuchi;Hikaru Koga;Munetaka Kawamoto;Keisuke Shoji

  • The construction of an EST database for Bombyx mori and its application

    Kazuei Mita;Mitsuoki Morimyo;Kazuhiro Okano;Yoshiko Koike

  • The gene encoding the nonstructural protein of B19 (human) parvovirus may be lethal in transfected cells.

    K Ozawa;J Ayub;S Kajigaya;T Shimada

  • High-quality genome assembly of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Munetaka Kawamoto;Akiya Jouraku;Atsushi Toyoda;Kakeru Yokoi

  • Non-molting glossy/shroud encodes a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase that functions in the ‘Black Box’ of the ecdysteroid biosynthesis pathway

    Ryusuke Niwa;Toshiki Namiki;Katsuhiko Ito;Yuko Shimada-Niwa

  • Isolation and characterization of cDNA clones derived from the divergently transcribed gene in the region upstream from the human dihydrofolate reductase gene.

    H Fujii;T Shimada

  • Simple sequence repeat-based consensus linkage map of Bombyx mori

    Xue-Xia Miao;Shi-Jie Xub;Ming-Hui Li;Mu-Wang Li

  • A baculovirus-encoded protein tyrosine phosphatase gene induces enhanced locomotory activity in a lepidopteran host.

    Shizuo G. Kamita;Koukichi Nagasaka;Josie W. Chua;Toru Shimada

  • Precocious Metamorphosis in the Juvenile Hormone–Deficient Mutant of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Takaaki Daimon;Toshinori Kozaki;Ryusuke Niwa;Isao Kobayashi

  • A homologue of the Drosophila doublesex gene is transcribed into sex-specific mRNA isoforms in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Fumi Ohbayashi;Masataka G Suzuki;Kazuei Mita;Kazuhiro Okano

  • The Bombyx ovary-derived cell line endogenously expresses PIWI/PIWI-interacting RNA complexes

    Shinpei Kawaoka;Nobumitsu Hayashi;Yutaka Suzuki;Hiroaki Abe

  • 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

  • Inhibition of Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth by a Small-Molecule Multi-FGF Receptor Blocker with Allosteric Properties

    Françoise Bono;Frederik De Smet;Corentin Herbert;Katrien De Bock

  • The mechanism of sex-specific splicing at the doublesex gene is different between Drosophila melanogaster and Bombyx mori.

    Masataka G. Suzuki;Fumi Ohbayashi;Kazuei Mita;Toru Shimada

  • Analysis of the biological functions of a doublesex homologue in Bombyx mori

    Masataka G. Suzuki;Shunsuke Funaguma;Toshio Kanda;Toshiki Tamura

  • The silkworm Green b locus encodes a quercetin 5-O-glucosyltransferase that produces green cocoons with UV-shielding properties

    Takaaki Daimon;Chikara Hirayama;Masatoshi Kanai;Yoshinao Ruike

  • Role of the male BmDSX protein in the sexual differentiation of Bombyx mori

    Masataka G. Suzuki;Shunsuke Funaguma;Toshio Kanda;Toshiki Tamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Katsuma
Susumu Katsuma University of Tokyo
Kazuei Mita
Kazuei Mita University of Tsukuba
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Kimiko Yamamoto
Kimiko Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Toshiaki Ohta
Toshiaki Ohta Ritsumeikan University
Yukihide Tomari
Yukihide Tomari University of Tokyo
Shik Shin
Shik Shin University of Tokyo
Javaregowda Nagaraju
Javaregowda Nagaraju Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics

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