2020
Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification
Dornburg A, Wang Z, Wang J, Mo ES, López-Giráldez F, Townsend JP. Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification. Genome Biology And Evolution 2020, 13: evaa228. PMID: 33196781, PMCID: PMC7851593, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukocyte tyrosine kinaseEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic analysisProtein-coding genesComparative genomic analysisEarly embryonic expressionMetazoan genomesComparative genomicsPhylogenetic contextModel organismsEmbryonic expressionModel speciesHuman genesKey genesGenomic analysisImportant genesMammal systemsFunctional convergenceTyrosine kinaseMolecular homologyGenesFunctional roleVertebratesMammal modelsHomology
2019
Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum
Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Wang J, Trail F, Townsend JP. Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.02119-19. PMID: 31822585, PMCID: PMC6904875, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02119-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionMating lociFungal diversityResponsive genesSexual developmentSecondary metabolism gene clustersGenome-wide gene expressionMating-type genesRich fungal diversitySecondary metabolism pathwaysModel filamentous fungusSecondary metabolic pathwaysWide gene expressionNumerous secondary metabolitesGene expression responsesHistidine kinaseLife cycleSexual reproductionHomothallic speciesDevelopmental genesEvolutionary biologistsHeterokaryon incompatibilityAsexual reproductionDistinct morphological stagesEvolutionary history
2008
RPS4Ygene family evolution in primates
Andrés O, Kellermann T, López-Giráldez F, Rozas J, Domingo-Roura X, Bosch M. RPS4Ygene family evolution in primates. BMC Ecology And Evolution 2008, 8: 142. PMID: 18477388, PMCID: PMC2397393, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRPS4Y genesPositive selectionTestis-specific expression patternRibosomal protein genesRibosomal protein S4Non-synonymous substitutionsAmino acid replacementsMaximum likelihood analysisDuplication eventsFamily evolutionFunctional paralogsEvolutionary historyGene familyFunctional genesSex chromosomesProtein S4Protein functionPrimate phylogenyProtein domainsHuman lineageNew World monkeysProtein geneGene dosageAcid replacementsY chromosome
2004
Phylogeny, evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Mustelidae based on sequences of the cytochrome b gene and a complex repetitive flanking region
Marmi J, López‐Giráldez J, Domingo‐Roura X. Phylogeny, evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Mustelidae based on sequences of the cytochrome b gene and a complex repetitive flanking region. Zoologica Scripta 2004, 33: 481-499. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00165.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhylogenetic treeCyt bB geneFlanking regionsCytochrome b gene sequencesB gene sequencesCyt b geneCytochrome b geneExtensive molecular phylogenyOld World lineagesInter-specific divergenceMustela putoriusDifferent taxonomic levelsDifferentiation of speciesNeighbor-joining methodRadiation episodesMustelid lineagesLoci supportMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary relationshipsGenetic divergenceEvolutionary historyRapid diversificationTaxonomic levelsSame clade