GINGER: an integrated method for high-accuracy prediction of gene structure in higher eukaryotes at the gene and exon level

…, T Shinoda, F Kobayashi, K Takahashi, H Yuasa… - DNA …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The prediction of gene structure within the genome sequence is the starting point of genome
analysis, and its accuracy has a significant impact on the quality of subsequent analyses. …

Elucidation of the speciation history of three sister species of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) based on genomic analysis

H Yuasa, R Kajitani, Y Nakamura, K Takahashi… - DNA …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is a coral predator that is widely distributed in Indo-Pacific
Oceans. A previous phylogenetic study using partial mitochondrial sequences suggested …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated population genomic analysis and numerical simulation to estimate larval dispersal of Acanthaster cf. solaris between Ogasawara and other …

M Horoiwa, T Nakamura, H Yuasa, R Kajitani… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The estimation of larval dispersal of marine species occurring on an ecological timescale is
significant for conservation. In 2018, a semi-population outbreak of crown of thorns starfish, …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeography of Blue Corals (Genus Heliopora) Across the Indo-West Pacific

…, SL Tang, N Wada, T Kikuchi, H Yuasa… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Species delimitation of corals is one of the most challenging issues in coral reef ecology and
conservation. Morphology can obscure evolutionary relationships, and molecular datasets …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide SNP Data Revealed Notable Spatial Genetic Structure in the Deep-Sea Precious Coral Corallium japonicum

K Takata, F Iwase, A Iguchi, H Yuasa… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Estimating the spatial extent of gamete and larval dispersal of deep-sea coral species, is
challenging yet important for their conservation. Spatial autocorrelation analysis is useful for …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis Using MIG-seq Data Indirectly Estimated the Gamete and Larval Dispersal Range of the Blue Coral, Heliopora coerulea …

…, H Taninaka, L Sara, T Kikuchi, H Yuasa… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Spatial autocorrelation analysis is a well-established technique for detecting spatial structures
and patterns in ecology. However, compared to inter-population genetic structure, much …

[HTML][HTML] A ubiquitous subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific

N Wada, H Yuasa, R Kajitani, Y Gotoh, Y Ogura… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background Population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci sensu
lato; COTS), a primary predator of reef-building corals in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, are a major …

[CITATION][C] Diet of Acanthaster brevispinus, sibling species of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns startfish, Acanthaster planci sensu lato

H Yuasa, Y Higashimura, K Nomura… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Acanthaster planci sensu lato (Linnaeus, 1758)(crown-of-thorns starfish) is notorious for
predating on hard corals the in the Indo-Pacific reefs; however, the natural diet of its sibling …

A universal subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific

N Wada, H Yuasa, R Kajitani, Y Gotoh, Y Ogura… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Background Population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci sensu
lato; COTS), a primary predator of reef-building corals in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, are major …

Transgenic expression of Helicobacter pylori CagA induces gastrointestinal and hematopoietic neoplasms in mouse

N Ohnishi, H Yuasa, S Tanaka… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Infection with cagA-positive Helicobacter pylori is associated with gastric adenocarcinoma
and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of B cell origin. The cagA-…