Masatoshi Iga

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization — Japan

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(25), Insect Resistance and Genetics(10), Insect Utilization and Effects(9), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(7), Insect and Pesticide Research(7)

Publications34 total

Engineering of Silkworm Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase Variants to Create Halogenated Silk Fiber with Improved Thermal Stability
Biomacromolecules·2025
Fibroin heavy chain gene replacement with a highly ordered synthetic repeat sequence in Bombyx mori
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology·2023· 18 cited
Unique Material Properties of <i>Bombyx mori</i> Silk Fiber Incorporated with 3-Azidotyrosine
Biomacromolecules·2023· 12 cited
Characterization and Scaled-Up Production of Azido-Functionalized Silk Fiber Produced by Transgenic Silkworms with an Expanded Genetic Code
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2019· 21 citedOpen Access
Cholesterol internalization and metabolism in insect prothoracic gland, a steroidogenic organ, via lipoproteins
Steroids·2018· 32 cited
Cooperative Control of Ecdysone Biosynthesis in <i>Drosophila</i> by Transcription Factors Séance, Ouija Board, and Molting Defective
Genetics·2017· 40 citedOpen Access
Dual Roles of Glutathione in Ecdysone Biosynthesis and Antioxidant Function During Larval Development in <i>Drosophila</i>
Genetics·2017· 40 citedOpen Access
Deep sequencing of the prothoracic gland transcriptome reveals new players in insect ecdysteroidogenesis
PLoS ONE·2017· 30 citedOpen Access
Pigment Dispersing Hormone
Elsevier eBooks·2015· 3 cited
Negative regulation of juvenile hormone analog for ecdysteroidogenic enzymes
Journal of Insect Physiology·2015· 17 cited
Identification and characterization of the diuretic hormone 31 receptor in the silkworm<i>Bombyx mori</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2015· 9 citedOpen Access
A Halloween gene noppera-bo encodes a glutathione S-transferase essential for ecdysteroid biosynthesis via regulating the behaviour of cholesterol in Drosophila
Scientific Reports·2014· 98 citedOpen Access
Pigment Dispersing Factor Regulates Ecdysone Biosynthesis via Bombyx Neuropeptide G Protein Coupled Receptor-B2 in the Prothoracic Glands of Bombyx mori
PLoS ONE·2014· 63 citedOpen Access
Molecular basis of wing coloration in a Batesian mimic butterfly, Papilio polytes
Scientific Reports·2013· 55 citedOpen Access
Simultaneous quantification of individual intermediate steroids in silkworm ecdysone biosynthesis by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring
Journal of Chromatography B·2012· 44 cited
STUDY ON ECDYSTEROID LEVELS AND GENE EXPRESSION OF ENZYMES RELATED TO ECDYSTEROID BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE LARVAL TESTIS OF Spodoptera littoralis
Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology·2012· 18 cited
Recent Studies on Insect Hormone Metabolic Pathways Mediated by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin·2012· 173 citedOpen Access
The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations
Nature·2011· 1.1k citedOpen Access
RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design
Journal of Insect Physiology·2010· 836 citedOpen Access
Relationship between larval-pupal metamorphosis and transcript expression of insulin-like peptide and insulin receptor in Spodoptera littoralis
Peptides·2010· 19 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Guy Smagghe(12), Hiroshi Kataoka(11), Sho Sakurai(5), Mari H. Ogihara(4), Olivier Christiaens(3), Luc Swevers(3), Ryusuke Niwa(3), Masafumi Iwami(3), Manaporn Manaboon(3), Hidetoshi Teramoto(3), Katsura Kojima(3), Catherine Blais(2), Haruhiko Fujiwara(2), Kostas Iatrou(2), Sora Enya(2), Fumihiko Igarashi(2), R. A. Velarde(2), Pierre Rougé(2), Takayoshi Nakaoka(2), Kazuki Saito(2)