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Greenhouse gas balance of Eucalyptus biomass fuel production from converted Japanese cedar and cypress forests: A temporal carbon balance assessment

Ryuka Iizuka, Tomohiro Suzuki, Nozomu Watanabe, Javier F. Tabima, David Hibbett, Yoko Katayama, Makoto Yoshida. First high-quality genome assembly of Umbelopsis nana isolated from forest soil. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (G3-Genes Genom. Genet.) 2026. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkag022

Kawabuchi, Y., Kobayashi, S., Yu, J., Kasai, G., Kobe, M., Suo, R., Itoi, S., Sode, K., Muraoka, T., Asano, R., and Mori, T. Transient analysis and engineering of bacterial metabolic pathways using cell-penetrating peptide–peptide nucleic acid conjugates. Microbial Cell Factories (Microb. Cell Fact.). 25, 27 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-025-02909-4

Songwattana, P., Boonchuen, P., Pruksametanan, N., Teamtisong, K., Sato, S., Hashimoto, S., Higashitani, N., Kawaharada, Y., Araragi, M., Okazaki, S., Piromyou, P., Wongdee, J., Greetatorn, T., Giraud, E., Boonkerd, N., Tittabutr, P. and Teaumroong, N. Elucidation of the symbiotic incompatibility mechanisms between Vigna radiata and Bradyrhizobium vignae ORS3257 mediated by nodulation outer protein P2 iScience. 28, 5 (2026) DOI10.1016/j.isci.2025.112351

Kasamatsu K, Lola MSG, Yoshida T, Kigata T. Lobation and vascularity of the liver in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Jan 16. doi: 10.1002/ar.70132. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41540932.

Ojiro R, Zou X, Yamagata H, Ebizuka Y, Kobayashi M, Kigata T, Tang Q, Yoshida T, Yoshinari T, Shibutani M. Emerging mycotoxin moniliformin induces renal tubular necrosis after oral exposure in mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2025 May;199:115336. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2025.115336.

Luo M, Himeno K, Sakai K, Lola MSG, Shibutani M, Yoshida T, Kigata T. Traumatic dorsolateral diaphragmatic hernia in a juvenile raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus viverrinus). J Vet Med Sci. 2026 Jan 1;88(1):62-65. doi: 10.1292/jvms.25-0261.

Yamamoto H, Elbadawy M, Tsunedomi R, Maeda N, Nagano H, Ishihara Y, Abugomaa A, Shiota Y, Yu TW, Liu Y, Nagashima Y, Kobayashi Y, Matsui R, Uomoto S, Kobayashi M, Yoshida T, Shibutani M, Kobayashi T, Inoue M, Higashinaka M, Fukushima R, Azakami D, Uchide T, Shinohara Y, Yamawaki H, Kaneda M, Usui T, Sasaki K. Novel organoid-based exploration reveals the role of LMTK3/FADS2 signaling in metastatic breast cancer progression in felines and humans. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 22;15(1):45016. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-28751-7.

Watanabe N, Kobayashi M, Kuriki T, Ebizuka Y, Hirata M, Mizuguchi R, Takimoto M, Yidan B, Luo M, Todoroki M, Lola MSG, Zou X, Jiang S, Kigata T, Shibutani M, Yoshida T, Omatsu T. Wnt and Treg-Associated Signaling Coordinate Mucosal Regeneration and MALT Formation in a Mouse Model of Chronic Colitis. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jan 13;27(2):779. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020779.

Morizumi H, Han Y, Bokareva O S, Francke R, Kitano Y, Okada Y. Controlling the reactivity of enol ether radical cations via the substitution pattern: investigation into electrochemically induced Diels-Alder reactions. Catal Sci Technol. 2025, Jun;15:4932. doi: 10.1039/D4CY01192A. Highlighted as an Outside Front Cover.

Sakai T, Kawakita M, Seki A, Takaoka K, Kurata M, Torikai J, Atsumi S, Yawata K, Noi K, Fukutani Y, Noguchi K Kiyokawa H, Morimoto M, Takeuchi E, Minegishi K, Aoki Y, Fujimura S, Nishizaka T, Inoue T, Nagaoka K, Tsugawa H, Hayashi H, Ishiguro H, Kozono T, Ohsawa I, Fujita Y, Matsunami H, Hamada H, Shinohara K. Tppp3 determines basal body positioning and identity of respiratory cilia via microtubule assembly and sphingolipid homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2025 Dec 9;122(49):e2503931122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2503931122.

Koga K, Kayo C, Quevedo JMD, Kohsaka R (2025) What drives mangrove forest gains? Evidence from six Southeast Asian countries using fixed effects panel data models. For Ecol Manag 601:123330.

Sato K, Shiraishi T, Sakamoto S, Sawada K, Goto Y, Baltzingere C, Koike S (2026) Community-wide epizoochorous interactions revealed from roadkilled mammals. Oikos

Osugi S, Allen, ML, Koike S (2025) Raccoon Dogs Adjust Diel Visitation at Scent Marking Latrines to Reduce Human Disturbance in Urban Areas. Ecology and Evolution15: e72695.

Oishi K, Taniwaki T, Yasuda K, Dewi BS, Koike S (2026) Do exclosures in forests with high deer densities provide cover or food for rodents? Forest Ecology and Management601: 123341

Inagaki A, Allen M, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Koike S (2025) Species roles and key interactions in vertebrate scavenger communities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution40: 1090-1100.

Sawada S, Tochigi K, Kanamori H, Steyaert S, Koike S (2026) Variation in fat accumulation is associated with food availability in Asian black bears. Mammal study 51

Inagaki A, Allen ML, Koike S (2025) Integration of specific metrics can promote the understanding of scavenging dynamics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13: 1611982

Fukasawa K, Morosawa T, Nakashima Y, Takagi S, Yokoyama T, Ando M, Iijima H, Saito MU, Kumada N, Tochigi K, Yoshioka A, Funatsu S, Koike S, Uno H, Enomoto T, McShea W, Kays R. (2025) Snapshot Japan 2023: the first camera trap dataset under a globally standardized protocol in Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e1411168.

Hoshika, Y., Baesso Moura, B., Haensch, R., Manzini, J., Viviano, A., Marra, E., Garosi, C., Casarini Siqueira, M., Tanaka, R., Hu, B., Rennenberg, H., Paoletti, E. Rhizobia inoculation alleviates ozone-induced foliar damage and root biomass loss for Robinia pseudoacacia L. Atmospheric Pollution Research (Atmos. Pollut. Res.), 17, 3 (2026)