Kenji Matsuura

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Kyoto University

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Kenji Matsuura is a Professor at Kyoto University in Japan. His research focuses on termite biology, including gene expression patterns, antimicrobial defenses, and epigenetic factors affecting caste differentiation. He has published numerous articles addressing the interactions of termites with their symbiotic microorganisms and the implications of their reproductive strategies.

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Royal Epigenetics: Molecular basis of the extended longevity of reproductives in social insects

Open Date: 2013-05-01

Close Date: 2018-03-01

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Eisuke Tasaki

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Niigata University

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Edward Vargo

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Texas A&M University

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Mamoru Takata

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Kyoto University

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Yuki Mitaka

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Nagoya University

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Olav Rueppell

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Tomonari Nozaki

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基礎生物学研究所/National Institute for Basic Biology

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Simon Hellemans

Université libre de Bruxelles

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Yu Fukasawa

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Tohoku University

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Transgenerational epigenetic effect of kings’ aging on offspring’s caste fate mediated by sperm DNA methylation in termites

Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus

Termite antimicrobial defense through interaction with symbiotic microorganisms in nest materials

Left-handed mating: lateralized mating behavior in a termite-associated rove beetle

Inter-clonal competition over queen succession imposes a cost of parthenogenesis on termite colonies

An antifungal compound secreted by termite workers, phenylacetic acid, inhibits the growth of both termite egg-mimicking fungus and entomopathogenic fungi

Dehydroabietic acid, an aromatic abietane diterpenoid, attracts termite workers

Even- and odd-numbered fatty acids used as worker arrestant aggregation pheromone components in the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus

King- and queen-specific degradation of uric acid contributes to reproduction in termites

Development of a standard medium for culturing the termite Reticulitermes speratus

Cell type specific polyploidization in the royal fat body of termite queens

Maternal determination of soldier proportion and paternal determination of soldier sex ratio in hybrid Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) termite colonies

Low temperature enhances the ability of the termite-egg-mimicking fungus Athelia termitophila to compete against wood-decaying fungi

Rapid elimination of symbiotic intestinal protists during the neotenic differentiation in a subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus

First Polycipivirus and Unmapped RNA Virus Diversity in the Yellow Crazy Ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes

Seasonal parasitism of native egg parasitoids of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Japan

Why and how do termite kings and queens live so long?

Enhanced heterozygosity from male meiotic chromosome chains is superseded by hybrid female asexuality in termites

The lose-to-win strategy of the weak: intraspecific parasitism via egg abduction in a termite

Royal presence promotes worker and soldier aggression against non-nestmates in termites

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Eisuke Tasaki

Edward Vargo

Mamoru Takata

Yuki Mitaka

Olav Rueppell

Tomonari Nozaki

Simon Hellemans

Yu Fukasawa

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