2018
Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva J, Jiang Z, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna L, Quinzin M, Álvarez M, Carrero D, Beheregaray L, Gibbs J, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango J, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans B, Edwards D, Garrick R, Russello M, Poulakakis N, Gaughran S, Rueda D, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White K, Caccone A, López-Otín C. Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2018, 3: 87-95. PMID: 30510174, PMCID: PMC6314442, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoisesAge-related diseasesNew genome sequencesAldabra giant tortoiseDNA repair genesGiant tortoise populationLonesome GeorgeRelated speciesGenome sequenceEvolutionary informationVertebrate animalsGenomic determinantsTortoise populationsGenomeExcellent modelRepair genesCancer developmentTortoisesSupervised analysisGenesEvolutionary strategyGlobal analysisImportant resourceLast memberLongevityUncovering Genomic Regions Associated with Trypanosoma Infections in Wild Populations of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes
Gloria-Soria A, Dunn WA, Yu X, Vigneron A, Lee KY, Li M, Weiss BL, Zhao H, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Uncovering Genomic Regions Associated with Trypanosoma Infections in Wild Populations of the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2018, 8: 887-897. PMID: 29343494, PMCID: PMC5844309, DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic resourcesRelated speciesCandidate genesNonmodel organismsTranscript librariesFunctional genomicsTranscriptome assemblyFunctional annotationWild populationsPhysiological traitsGenomic regionsDNA regulationMost speciesRNAseq experimentsGenetic basisLaboratory coloniesGenesFunctional studiesPolymorphic sitesSpeciesTrypanosome infection statusGenomeNew assemblyTrypanosoma infectionFlies
2012
Limited Usefulness of Microsatellite Markers from the Malaria Vector Anophelesgambiae When Applied to the Closely Related Species Anopheles melas
Deitz K, Reddy V, Reddy M, Satyanarayanah N, Lindsey M, Overgaard H, Jawara M, Caccone A, Slotman M. Limited Usefulness of Microsatellite Markers from the Malaria Vector Anophelesgambiae When Applied to the Closely Related Species Anopheles melas. Journal Of Heredity 2012, 103: 585-593. PMID: 22593601, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/ess025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data.
Caccone A, Moriyama E, Gleason J, Nigro L, Powell J. A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1996, 13: 1224-1232. PMID: 8896375, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-DNA hybridization dataDNA sequence dataSequence dataD. sechelliaMelanogaster subgroupD. mauritianaHybridization dataNuclear DNA sequence dataPrevious DNA-DNA hybridization dataNew DNA sequence dataSerendipity alpha geneDrosophila melanogaster subgroupITS of rDNAD. simulansIsland speciesMolecular phylogenyDrosophila melanogasterPhylogenetic relationshipsSister statusIntraspecific polymorphismPhylogenetic standpointRelated speciesPhylogenetic inferenceMost speciesParallel evolution
1987
MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN CAVE CRICKETS. I. ALLOZYME VARIATION
Caccone A, Sbordoni V. MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN CAVE CRICKETS. I. ALLOZYME VARIATION. Evolution 1987, 41: 1198-1214. PMID: 28563607, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb02461.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene exchangeGenetic distanceGenetic differentiationEpigean speciesCave cricketsEdwards genetic distanceMolecular evolutionary divergenceOngoing gene exchangeNei's genetic distanceDifferent ecological requirementsCave-dwelling speciesRecent radiationAllozyme variationEvolutionary divergenceCave speciesPhylogenetic relationshipsWright's FForest habitatsPopulations inhabiting areasRelated speciesForest speciesGenetic variationEcological requirementsGeographic isolationProtein polymorphisms