2024
Expression of Random Sequences and de novo Evolved Genes From the Mouse in Human Cells Reveals Functional Diversity and Specificity
Aldrovandi S, Castro J, Ullrich K, Karger A, Luria V, Tautz D. Expression of Random Sequences and de novo Evolved Genes From the Mouse in Human Cells Reveals Functional Diversity and Specificity. Genome Biology And Evolution 2024, 16: evae175. PMID: 39663928, PMCID: PMC11635099, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameGene open reading frameCellular regulatory pathwaysNoncoding DNAReading frameHuman cell linesHuman genomeAlpha-helicesGrowth experimentsCellular physiologyFunctional diversityPositive selectionBeta-sheetTranscriptomic responseRegulatory pathwaysAdaptive advantageHuman cellsGenesCell clonesCell linesSequenceClonesRandom sequencePathwayCells
2019
The genome of the giant Nomura’s jellyfish sheds light on the early evolution of active predation
Kim H, Weber J, Lee N, Park S, Cho Y, Bhak Y, Lee N, Jeon Y, Jeon S, Luria V, Karger A, Kirschner M, Jo Y, Woo S, Shin K, Chung O, Ryu J, Yim H, Lee J, Edwards J, Manica A, Bhak J, Yum S. The genome of the giant Nomura’s jellyfish sheds light on the early evolution of active predation. BMC Biology 2019, 17: 28. PMID: 30925871, PMCID: PMC6441219, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-019-0643-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological EvolutionEvolution, MolecularGenomePhylogenyPredatory BehaviorScyphozoaConceptsActive predationGene family expansionPosterior Hox genesFamily expansionAncient lineageBiochemical innovationHox genesBody planPhysiological traitsCodon biasType II familyGenetic basisGenomeClass ScyphozoaTranscriptomeDevelopmental stagesFirst animalEarly evolutionNeurotransmitter genesJellyfishCnidariansPredationRetinoic acidGenesKey innovation