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
2009
Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies
Otto W, Stadler PF, López-Giraldéz F, Townsend JP, Lynch VJ, Wagner GP. Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies. Genome Biology And Evolution 2009, 1: 85-98. PMID: 20333180, PMCID: PMC2817405, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evp010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscription factor-binding sitesCis-regulatory elementsHOXA clusterSelective pressureGene expression evolutionMethionine biosynthesis pathwayLow sequence similarityFactor-binding sitesClade-specific differencesTurnover rateExpression evolutionSpecies treeBiosynthesis pathwayRelated speciesSequence similaritySite turnoverDifferent organismsSequence evolutionTranscription factorsDifferent cladesFungal dataProgesterone response elementMaximum likelihood modelVertebratesTurnover