Chiaki Muto
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Chiaki Muto has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Cheng-Ruei Lee
Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
1 shared publication - Chih-Cheng Chien
Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
1 shared publication - Chuan-Hsin Chang
Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Hiroaki Sakai
Bioinformatics Unit, Research Center for Advanced Analysis, Core Technology Research Headquarters, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization , 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518
1 shared publication - Hirotaka Ariga
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
1 shared publication - Ken Naito
Research Center of Genetic Resources, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 29 May 2025
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 388 (6750) , eads2871
A single domestication origin of adzuki bean in Japan and the evolution of domestication genes
Adzuki is a central legume in East Asian culinary culture, yet its domestication origin remains debated. Using ~700 accessions across Asia, we show that the initial domestication happened three to five thousand years ago in central Japan during the Jomon period, followed by a range expansion into China and secondary hybridization with Chinese wild populations. We mapped, validated, and dated key genes associated with seed coat color evolution ( VaPAP1 for loss of mottled black and VaANR1 for gain of red colors). The frequency increases of variants affecting key domestication syndrome substantially predated the wild-cultigen divergence. Together, our results resolve the conflict between genetic and archaeological evidence about adzuki origins and reconstruct the evolutionary trajectory of archaeobotanically unobservable traits, consistent with a role of early weak selection during domestication.
- 29 May 2025
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 388 (6750) , eads2871
A single domestication origin of adzuki bean in Japan and the evolution of domestication genes
Adzuki is a central legume in East Asian culinary culture, yet its domestication origin remains debated. Using ~700 accessions across Asia, we show that the initial domestication happened three to five thousand years ago in central Japan during the Jomon period, followed by a range expansion into China and secondary hybridization with Chinese wild populations. We mapped, validated, and dated key genes associated with seed coat color evolution ( VaPAP1 for loss of mottled black and VaANR1 for gain of red colors). The frequency increases of variants affecting key domestication syndrome substantially predated the wild-cultigen divergence. Together, our results resolve the conflict between genetic and archaeological evidence about adzuki origins and reconstruct the evolutionary trajectory of archaeobotanically unobservable traits, consistent with a role of early weak selection during domestication.