2008
Characterization of a Nonclassical Class I MHC Gene in a Reptile, the Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Du Pasquier L, Caccone A. Characterization of a Nonclassical Class I MHC Gene in a Reptile, the Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). PLOS ONE 2008, 3: e2859. PMID: 18682845, PMCID: PMC2483932, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos marine iguanasClass I MHC genesMHC genesMarine iguanasLarge taxonomic gapsClassical class I genesGenomic sequence dataClassical MHC genesMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) genesPeptide-binding residuesClass I genesMHC evolutionNonclassical genesVertebrate taxaDiverse orderClass I sequencesMHC organizationCytoplasmic domainPhylogenetic analysisGenomic sequencesTaxonomic gapsConserved characterI geneSequence dataI sequences
1992
Complementary DNA-DNA hybridization in Drosophila
Caccone A, Gleason J, Powell J. Complementary DNA-DNA hybridization in Drosophila. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1992, 34: 130-140. PMID: 1372940, DOI: 10.1007/bf00182390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-DNA hybridization experimentsSpecies of DrosophilaMost major lineagesDNA-DNA hybridizationSubgenus DrosophilaMelanogaster subgroupSubgenus SophophoraHawaiian DrosophilaObscura groupMonophyletic lineageExtant islandsWillistoni groupMajor lineagesAdult mRNADrosophilaPhylogenetic conclusionsHybridization experimentsLineagesComplementary DNAAmino acidsSophophoraMost groupsPhylogenyGenomeSubgenera