2009
Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns
Gruber DF, DeSalle R, Lienau EK, Tchernov D, Pieribone VA, Kao HT. Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2009, 26: 2841-2848. PMID: 19770223, PMCID: PMC2775108, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinStrong positive selection pressureDivergent evolutionary pressuresDivergent evolutionary patternsMolecular phylogenetic analysisSuperfamily of proteinsPositive selection pressureCyan fluorescent proteinGreen fluorescent proteinRed fluorescent proteinNatural functionMolecular evolutionPhylogenetic analysisEvolutionary patternsEvolutionary pressureSelection pressureProtein sequencesMarine organismsCompact proteinGeographic originNovel regionBiological researchProteinOrganismsInternal region
1999
Molecular evolution of the synapsin gene family
Kao H, Porton B, Hilfiker S, Stefani G, Pieribone V, DeSalle R, Greengard P. Molecular evolution of the synapsin gene family. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 1999, 285: 360-377. PMID: 10578110, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19991215)285:4<360::aid-jez4>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapsin gene familyGene familySynapsin genesGene duplication eventsEvolution of vertebratesVariety of invertebratesSynaptic vesicle proteinsDuplication eventsMolecular evolutionMolecular phylogenyAncestral conditionHigher vertebratesFruit flyRegulation of neurotransmissionVesicle proteinsAdditional speciesProtein sequencesLongfin squidNeuronal phosphoproteinSynapsinVertebratesSpeciesGenesJ. ExpFamily