Daisuke Kageyama
@daisukekageyama.bsky.social
Biologist@NARO Japan, interested in cytoplasmic symbionts that manipulate sex and reproduction of insect hosts
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
Happy New Year!! 🎉
TiG welcomes 2026 with a new issue! Topics include the ethics of de-extinction, AlphaGenome, DNA-based taxonomies, TEs in cancer, and more: shorturl.at/Zp7zw
Thanks to @haraipapilio.bsky.social for the cover image - a female butterfly that may harbor male-killing symbionts!
TiG welcomes 2026 with a new issue! Topics include the ethics of de-extinction, AlphaGenome, DNA-based taxonomies, TEs in cancer, and more: shorturl.at/Zp7zw
Thanks to @haraipapilio.bsky.social for the cover image - a female butterfly that may harbor male-killing symbionts!
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Happy New Year!! 🎉
TiG welcomes 2026 with a new issue! Topics include the ethics of de-extinction, AlphaGenome, DNA-based taxonomies, TEs in cancer, and more: shorturl.at/Zp7zw
Thanks to @haraipapilio.bsky.social for the cover image - a female butterfly that may harbor male-killing symbionts!
TiG welcomes 2026 with a new issue! Topics include the ethics of de-extinction, AlphaGenome, DNA-based taxonomies, TEs in cancer, and more: shorturl.at/Zp7zw
Thanks to @haraipapilio.bsky.social for the cover image - a female butterfly that may harbor male-killing symbionts!
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
meetings.embo.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
"Striking diversity of male-killing symbionts and their mechanisms"
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Striking diversity of male-killing symbionts and their mechanisms"
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
Our new review paper with @daisukekageyama.bsky.social is out in Trends in Genetics (@cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social)!
We summarise the current knowledge on the diversity of male-killing microbes and their mechanisms.
Available here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We summarise the current knowledge on the diversity of male-killing microbes and their mechanisms.
Available here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Striking diversity of male-killing symbionts and their mechanisms
Symbiosis is a fundamental characteristic of eukaryotic biology. Arthropods, including insects, often harbor maternally inherited endosymbiotic microb…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Our new review paper with @daisukekageyama.bsky.social is out in Trends in Genetics (@cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social)!
We summarise the current knowledge on the diversity of male-killing microbes and their mechanisms.
Available here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We summarise the current knowledge on the diversity of male-killing microbes and their mechanisms.
Available here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
New paper out at Biological Reviews!! 🥳🥳
"Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70024
A joint effort with Franziska Brenninger (now a postdoc @unibe.ch) and @kokkonut.bsky.social. (1/5)
"Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70024
A joint effort with Franziska Brenninger (now a postdoc @unibe.ch) and @kokkonut.bsky.social. (1/5)
Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction
A large proportion of arthropod species are infected with endosymbionts, some of which selfishly alter host reproduction. The currently known forms of parasitic reproductive manipulations are male-ki...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
New paper out at Biological Reviews!! 🥳🥳
"Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70024
A joint effort with Franziska Brenninger (now a postdoc @unibe.ch) and @kokkonut.bsky.social. (1/5)
"Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70024
A joint effort with Franziska Brenninger (now a postdoc @unibe.ch) and @kokkonut.bsky.social. (1/5)
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
New preprint ex @bolinabug.bsky.social (+ @daisukekageyama.bsky.social & @scottishwormboy.bsky.social) on the pronounced secondary expansion of Spiroplasma and Rickettsia genomes in lacewings doi.org/10.1101/2025... #symbiosky 1/2
Concerted genome expansion of heritable symbionts in an insect host
Maternally transmitted symbionts represent important components of arthropod biology, acting as both beneficial partners and as reproductive parasites. Their strict vertical transmission greatly reduc...
doi.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New preprint ex @bolinabug.bsky.social (+ @daisukekageyama.bsky.social & @scottishwormboy.bsky.social) on the pronounced secondary expansion of Spiroplasma and Rickettsia genomes in lacewings doi.org/10.1101/2025... #symbiosky 1/2
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
Wolbachia bacteria hijack insect reproduction by killing off males, but it turns out they don’t use the same weapon in every species. New research uncovers species-specific genes with a license to kill.
A license to kill
Bacteria belonging to the Wolbachia family employ distinct genes to kill the male offspring of different insect species.
buff.ly
April 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Wolbachia bacteria hijack insect reproduction by killing off males, but it turns out they don’t use the same weapon in every species. New research uncovers species-specific genes with a license to kill.
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
Our final version of eLife paper (VOR) is now out! (doi.org/10.7554/eLif...). I investigated functions of wmk and Oscar homologs in a native host (moth) with @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others:))
Prophage-encoded Hm-oscar gene recapitulates Wolbachia-induced male-killing in the tea tortrix moth Homona magnanima
Oscar homologs play a conserved role in Wolbachia-induced male-killing in Lepidoptera but not in other insects, highlighting the evolution of diverse male-killing mechanisms induced by Wolbachia.
doi.org
April 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our final version of eLife paper (VOR) is now out! (doi.org/10.7554/eLif...). I investigated functions of wmk and Oscar homologs in a native host (moth) with @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others:))
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
⭐2025's John Maynard Smith Prize Winner is Hiroshi Arai⭐
Hiroshi will give the JMS Prize Lecture in Barcelona this August at #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social
Read more about his prize-winning research here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Hiroshi will give the JMS Prize Lecture in Barcelona this August at #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social
Read more about his prize-winning research here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
April 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
⭐2025's John Maynard Smith Prize Winner is Hiroshi Arai⭐
Hiroshi will give the JMS Prize Lecture in Barcelona this August at #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social
Read more about his prize-winning research here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Hiroshi will give the JMS Prize Lecture in Barcelona this August at #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social
Read more about his prize-winning research here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
@haraipapilio.bsky.social paper on evolution of Wolbachia MK mechanism through prophage acquisition in molina butterflies - avoiding suppression by the host. Now out! #symbiosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... With @daisukekageyama.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and others
Evolution of Wolbachia male-killing mechanism within a host species
Male-killing bacterial symbionts, prevalent in arthropods, skew population sex ratios by selectively killing male progeny, profoundly impacting ecolog…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@haraipapilio.bsky.social paper on evolution of Wolbachia MK mechanism through prophage acquisition in molina butterflies - avoiding suppression by the host. Now out! #symbiosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... With @daisukekageyama.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and others
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
New preprint from @haraipapilio.bsky.social with @bolinabug.bsky.social @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others not on bluesky #symbiosky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Evolution of Wolbachia male-killing mechanism within a host species
Male-killing bacterial symbionts, prevalent in arthropods, skew population sex ratios by selectively killing male progeny, profoundly impacting ecology and evolution of their hosts. Male-killing is a ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New preprint from @haraipapilio.bsky.social with @bolinabug.bsky.social @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others not on bluesky #symbiosky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Daisuke Kageyama
Very happy to start the new year with publication of our new work on leaf surface RNA. Plant leaves secrete diverse RNAs that are surprisingly stable on their surfaces. Next question to answer: What do they do? www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
January 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Very happy to start the new year with publication of our new work on leaf surface RNA. Plant leaves secrete diverse RNAs that are surprisingly stable on their surfaces. Next question to answer: What do they do? www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....