2005
The “Fish-Specific” Hox Cluster Duplication Is Coincident with the Origin of Teleosts
Crow KD, Stadler PF, Lynch VJ, Amemiya C, Wagner GP. The “Fish-Specific” Hox Cluster Duplication Is Coincident with the Origin of Teleosts. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2005, 23: 121-136. PMID: 16162861, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msj020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox cluster duplicationsCluster duplicationHox genesHox clustersTeleost lineageDifferent teleost lineagesHox gene complementOrigin of teleostsRecent common ancestorDuplication eventsGene complementTeleost radiationGene genealogiesStem lineageCommon ancestorGnathostome vertebratesBasal actinopterygiansLineagesZebrafishTeleostsGenesDuplicationFuguSharksFish
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals
2000
Evolution of Hoxa-11 in Lineages Phylogenetically Positioned along the Fin–Limb Transition
Chiu C, Nonaka D, Xue L, Amemiya C, Wagner G. Evolution of Hoxa-11 in Lineages Phylogenetically Positioned along the Fin–Limb Transition. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2000, 17: 305-316. PMID: 11083943, DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineConserved SequenceDNAEvolution, MolecularExtremitiesFishesHeLa CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIntronsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein IsoformsSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidXenopusXenopus ProteinsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsFin-limb transitionSequence evolutionAmino acid sequence comparisonsHoxa-11Domain IElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMobility shift assaysAmino acid sequencePatterns of evolutionConsecutive alanine residuesWhole cell extractsEvolutionary timeAppendage developmentCharacter reconstructionEvolutionary changeTranscription factorsSequence comparisonIntron sequencesNucleotide conservationShift assaysAcid sequenceAlanine residuesLineagesAccelerated rateCoelacanth