What's new (Laboratory of Genome and Epigenome Dynamics, Nagoya University)
2026/4/23
Our paper on the regulation of human LINE-1 retrotransposon by pluripotency-related transcription factors has been accepted by Genes to Cells.
Suzuki and Ichiyanagi "POU5F1/OCT4 attenuates human LINE-1 expression levels in induced pluripotent stem cells."
Suzuki and Ichiyanagi "POU5F1/OCT4 attenuates human LINE-1 expression levels in induced pluripotent stem cells."
2026/04/01
Evert Yang (from Univ. Iowa, USA) joined the lab.
2026/03/27
Ichiyanagi received Best Teacher Award from the Institute of Liberal Arts
and Science, Nagoya University.
2026/03/17
Ichiyanagi presented a talk at the 2nd meeting of Mobile Genome.
Title: Epigenetic regulation of retrotransposons during germ cell development in the mouse.
Title: Epigenetic regulation of retrotransposons during germ cell development in the mouse.
2026/03/13
Ichiyanagi presented an invited talk at the 73rd annual meeting of Ecological Society of Japan.
Title: Studied on the primate epigenome evolution using iPS cells.
Title: Studied on the primate epigenome evolution using iPS cells.
2026/02/24
Ichiyanagi presented an invited talk at the 7th meeting of Sexual Reproduction.
Title: Alterlation and inheritance of sperm epigenome induced by diabetes.
Title: Alterlation and inheritance of sperm epigenome induced by diabetes.
2026/02/23
Ishikawa (D2) and Yamanaka (M2) presented a poster at the 7th meeting of
Sexual Reproduction.
Ishikawa: Interspercific comparison of mealybug genomes.
Yamanaka: A possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
Ishikawa: Interspercific comparison of mealybug genomes.
Yamanaka: A possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
2026/01/31
Meeting report on the 7th meeting of transposable elements has been published in Mobile DNA.
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2026/01/09
Yamanaka received best poster award at the annual meeting of the GTR program.
Title: A possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
Title: A possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
2025/12/05
Ichiyanagi organized a symposium entitled "Mechanisms for nuclear 3D organization by the TE code" in the 48th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Molecular Biology.
2025/12/03
Ohtani and Uebayashi (M2) presented a poster in the 48th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Molecular Biology.
Ohtani: Endogenous retroviruses regulate host anti-virus genes via transcript fusion with these genes.
Uebayashi: Elucidating mechanisms for gene regulation by tissue-epecific silencers.
Ohtani: Endogenous retroviruses regulate host anti-virus genes via transcript fusion with these genes.
Uebayashi: Elucidating mechanisms for gene regulation by tissue-epecific silencers.
2025/11/26
Ichiyanagi presented an invited talk in the international symposium "Genome Architecture and Function.
Title: Epigenetic regulation of retrotransposons during germ cell development in the mouse.
Title: Epigenetic regulation of retrotransposons during germ cell development in the mouse.
2025/11/14
Pan (D2) presented a short talk in the 2nd Asian Genetics Consortium Conference.
Title: Human Alu loci gain enhancer-type epigenetic modifications in monocytes during response to bacterial LPS
Title: Human Alu loci gain enhancer-type epigenetic modifications in monocytes during response to bacterial LPS
2025/11/14
Yamanaka (M1) presented a poster in the 2nd Asian Genetics Consortium Conference.
Title: A Possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
Title: A Possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons.
2025/11/05
Quan and Hagiwara joinded the lab.
2025/10/15
Our paper on the epigenetic regulation in mouse male germ cells has been accepted by Nucleic Acids Research.
Sugimoto et al. "DNA methylation dictates histone modifications in developing male germ cells in the mouse."
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Sugimoto et al. "DNA methylation dictates histone modifications in developing male germ cells in the mouse."
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2025/09/12
Ishikawa (D2) presented a talk in the 11th Insect Workshop.
Title:Chromosome-level genome assembling and idetification of candidate genes involved in histone modifications that underly the male-specific heterochromatinization in Planococcus kraunhiae.
Title:Chromosome-level genome assembling and idetification of candidate genes involved in histone modifications that underly the male-specific heterochromatinization in Planococcus kraunhiae.
2025/09/12
Kitao (post-doc) presnted an invited talk in the 97th Annual meeting of Japanease Society of Genetics for his Young Scientist Award.
Title:Studies on diversity and evolution of transposable element-derived genes.
Title:Studies on diversity and evolution of transposable element-derived genes.
2025/09/12
Ishikawa (D2) received Best Paper Award in the 97th Annual meeting of Japanease Society of Genetics.
2025/09/10
Ishikawa (D2) organized a workshop for young researchers entitled "Mosaic dialogues in Genetics" in the 97th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Genetics.
2025/09/10
Ichiyanagi organized a workshop entitled "Crossroad of metabolism and epigenetics" in the 97th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Genetics.
2025/09/10
Ichiyanagi, Kitao (post-doc), Suzuk (D2), Ishikawa (D2), and Yamanaka (M1) presented talks in the 97th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Genetics.
Ichiyanagi:DNA methylation dictates histone modifications in developing male germ cells in the mouse.
Kitao:Exaptation of endogenous retrovirus-derived genes in birds.
Suzuki:Comparison of epigenome dynamics during neural stem cell differentiation between humans and chimpanzees.
Ishikawa:Chromosome-level genome assembling and idetification of candidate genes involved in histone modifications that underly the male-specific heterochromatinization in Planococcus kraunhiae.
Yamanaka:Regulation of the initiation of meiotic recombination by DNA methylation.
Ichiyanagi:DNA methylation dictates histone modifications in developing male germ cells in the mouse.
Kitao:Exaptation of endogenous retrovirus-derived genes in birds.
Suzuki:Comparison of epigenome dynamics during neural stem cell differentiation between humans and chimpanzees.
Ishikawa:Chromosome-level genome assembling and idetification of candidate genes involved in histone modifications that underly the male-specific heterochromatinization in Planococcus kraunhiae.
Yamanaka:Regulation of the initiation of meiotic recombination by DNA methylation.
2025/09/05
Ishikawa (D2) presented a talk in the 96th annual meeting of Jepanese Society of Zoolology.
Title:A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Japanese Mealybug and Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Across Pseudococcidae Species.
Title:A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Japanese Mealybug and Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Across Pseudococcidae Species.
2025/09/01
Ishikawa (D2) presented an invited talk in the 7th Japanese meeting on Transposable elemenets.
Title:Diversity of transposons in non-model insects, mealybugs.
Title:Diversity of transposons in non-model insects, mealybugs.
2025/09/01
Ichiyanagi organized the 7th Japanease meeting on Transposable elemenets.
2025/08/21
Kitao (post-doc) presented a talk in the 27th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Evolutionary Studies.
Title:Evolution of retrovirus-derived Env genes in primates and its exaptation as a membrane-fusonic protin in tarsier.
2025/08/20
Ichiyanagi organized a workshop entitled "Transposon-driven evolution of genome and epigenome"in the 27th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Evolutionary Studies, and presented a talk there.
Title:Retrotransposition of retrotransposons drives epigenome evolution in mammals.
Title:Retrotransposition of retrotransposons drives epigenome evolution in mammals.
2025/07/19
Ishikawa (D2) presented a poster in the symposium for sex determination.
Title:Expolaration of genes involved in a phenomenon of male-specific chromosome inactivation in the Japanease mealybug Planococcus kraunhiae.
Title:Expolaration of genes involved in a phenomenon of male-specific chromosome inactivation in the Japanease mealybug Planococcus kraunhiae.
2025/07/16
Suzuki (D2) presented a poster in the joint anual meeting of Japanease Society of Developmental Biologists and Japanease Society foe Cell Biology.
Title:Comparative study oftranscriptome and chromatin accsessbility in human and chimapzneeneural stem cells.
Title:Comparative study oftranscriptome and chromatin accsessbility in human and chimapzneeneural stem cells.
2025/07/10
Kitao（post-doc）received a Young Scientist Award from Japanese Society of Genetics.
"Studies on diversity and evolution of transposable element-derived genes"
"Studies on diversity and evolution of transposable element-derived genes"
2025/06/18
Suzuki (D2) and Ichiyanagi presented posters at the 18th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Epigenetics.
Suzuki "FOXA2 generates open chromatin at human LINE-1 retrotransposon loci during endodermal developement."
Ichiyanagi "Insertion of short L1 sequences generates inter-strain histone acetylation differences in the mouse."
Suzuki "FOXA2 generates open chromatin at human LINE-1 retrotransposon loci during endodermal developement."
Ichiyanagi "Insertion of short L1 sequences generates inter-strain histone acetylation differences in the mouse."
2025/06/02
MS. Shen joined the lab.
2025/05/22
Ichiyanagi presented a talk in the kick-off meeting for Boidiversity Driven by Mobile DNA Elements and Hosts.
Title: The function od mobile DNA elements in stress resposnse.
2025/05/17
Riley Kae (undergraduate in North Carolina State University) joind the lab as a short-tem student.
2025/04/12
Our paper on the generation of new genes by L1 retrotransposons has been accepted by Genome Res.
Kitao et al. "Birth of protein-coding exons by ancient domestication of LINE-1 retrotransposon."
Kitao et al. "Birth of protein-coding exons by ancient domestication of LINE-1 retrotransposon."
