2013
New Gene Evolution: Little Did We Know
Long M, VanKuren NW, Chen S, Vibranovski MD. New Gene Evolution: Little Did We Know. Annual Review Of Genetics 2013, 47: 307-333. PMID: 24050177, PMCID: PMC4281893, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-111212-133301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDrosophila melanogasterEvolution, MolecularForecastingGene DosageGene DuplicationGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGene Transfer, HorizontalGenesGenes, InsectGenes, PlantGenetic StructuresHumansMammalsModels, GeneticPhenotypePhylogenyRecombination, GeneticRNA, UntranslatedSelection, GeneticSex CharacteristicsTranscription, GeneticConceptsNew gene originationNew genesGene originationGenetic systemNew gene evolutionNew gene structuresGene evolutionPhenotypic evolutionGene structureDifferent organismsBiological diversityPhenotypic functionsGenesGenomeOriginationEvolutionDecades of effortOrganismsDiversityComprehensive pictureCritical componentErratum: New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution
Chen S, Krinsky B, Long M. Erratum: New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics 2013, 14: 744-744. DOI: 10.1038/nrg3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution
Chen S, Krinsky BH, Long M. New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics 2013, 14: 645-660. PMID: 23949544, PMCID: PMC4236023, DOI: 10.1038/nrg3521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew genesPhenotypic evolutionLineage-specific essential genesBiological processesUnexpected genetic diversityEvolution of phenotypesFundamental biological processesGene evolutionGenetic circuitryDrosophila sppEssential genesField of geneticsGenetic diversityGenetic systemBiological diversityMolecular explanationGenesIndispensable roleKey PointsThe studySpeciesDiversityEssential componentEvolutionMammalsCentral importance
2012
Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila
Chen S, Spletter M, Ni X, White KP, Luo L, Long M. Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 118-132. PMID: 22832161, PMCID: PMC4382513, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2011.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAgingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArthropod AntennaeBrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularFeeding BehaviorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectMaleMolecular Sequence DataMushroom BodiesNeuronsSelection, GeneticSex CharacteristicsSynaptic TransmissionTranscriptomeConceptsNew genesForaging behaviorMushroom bodiesYoung retrogenesAdaptive evolutionPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary signaturesYoung genesNatural selectionGenetic basisBrain genesExpression profilingComparative behavioral analysisBrain evolutionGenesOlfactory circuitDrosophilaNew functionsAnimal behaviorNeuronal expressionExpressionRetrogenesNeural circuitsEvolutionRecent evolution