Shinichi Otsune

Profile Information

Affiliation

Okayama University

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1281-1340

J-GLOBAL ID

202401008435740134

researchmap Member ID

R000061620

Research Interests

• Drosophila
• 代謝
• 発生遺伝学
• 分子遺伝学
• 妊性
• 生殖

Research Areas

• Life sciences / Genetics /
• Life sciences / Molecular biology /
• Life sciences / Developmental biology /

Research History

• Apr, 2026 - Present

  JST次世代研究者挑戦的研究プログラム (SPRING)
• Nov, 2025 - Mar, 2026

  Research Assistant (RA), 岡山大学大学院 環境生命自然科学研究科

Education

• Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2023

  Faculty of Education, Okayama University
• Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2025

  Okayama University
• Apr, 2025 - Present

  The Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University

Papers

• Gap junction-mediated signaling coordinates Rhodopsin coupling for Drosophila color vision.

  Xuanshuo Zhang, Ryoki Shinjo, Manabu Kitamata, Shinichi Otsune, Hideki Nakagoshi

  Biology open, 15(2), Feb 15, 2026 Peer-reviewed
• Polished Rice Regulates Maturation but Not Survival of Secondary Cells in Drosophila Male Accessory Gland.

  Shinichi Otsune, Mirai Matsuka, Chisato Shirakashi, Xuanshuo Zhang, Hideki Nakagoshi

  Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 30(3) e70025, May, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead author
• Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland

  Mirai Matsuka, Shinichi Otsune, Seiko Sugimori, Yasuhiro Tsugita, Hitoshi Ueda, Hideki Nakagoshi

  Developmental Biology, 508 8-23, Apr, 2024 Peer-reviewed

Presentations

• Regulation of male fertility by ecdysone signaling and stress responses in the accessory gland of Drosophila melanogaster

  Nachi Kinoshita, Shinichi Otsune, Kanon, Oue, Hideki Nakagoshi

  The 48th Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Dec 4, 2025
• Nutrient-Dependent Regulation of Accessory gland Development by the Transcription Factor Dve in Drosophila.

  Shinichi Otsune, Mirai Matsuka, Hitoshi Ueda, Hideki Nakagoshi

  Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference 7, Dec, 2025
• ステロイド (エクダイソン) シグナルが精子運動性を亢進するしくみの解析

  大常真一, 大上風音, 木下奈智, 中越英樹

  日本動物学会第96回, Sep, 2025
• ショウジョウバエ附属腺第二細胞の発生制御機構に関する新展開

  大常真一, 中越英樹

  分子機能研 研究報告集会, Jul, 2025
• Small peptides regulate functional differentiation of accessory gland cells in Drosophila male.

  Nov 28, 2024
• ショウジョウバエのオス附属腺における脂質輸送を介したストレス応答機構

  白樫千怜, 大常真一, 松家未来, 中越英樹

  日本分子生物学会第47回年会, Nov 27, 2024
• ショウジョウバエ附属腺における第二細胞成熟を促すシグナル経路の同定

  大常真一, 松家未来, 中越英樹

  日本分子生物学会第46回年会, Dec 8, 2023

Professional Memberships

• May, 2025 - Present

  日本動物学会
• Jul, 2023 - Present

  日本分子生物学会

Research Projects

• Research Grant for Encouragement of PhD Students, Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, and Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences

  Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Oct, 2025 - Mar, 2026