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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryExonsGene AmplificationGenes, MHC Class IIguanasMolecular Sequence DataRNASeawaterConceptsGalápagos 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
2001
Attempts to molecularly distinguish cryptic taxa in Anopheles gambiae s.s.
Gentile G, Slotman M, Ketmaier V, Powell J, Caccone A. Attempts to molecularly distinguish cryptic taxa in Anopheles gambiae s.s. Insect Molecular Biology 2001, 10: 25-32. PMID: 11240634, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00237.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnophelesBase SequenceDNA, ComplementaryDNA, MitochondrialDNA, RibosomalGenes, InsectMolecular Sequence DataConceptsRibosomal DNAChromosomal formsRDNA typesIntergenic spacerRestricted gene flowSingle taxonomic unitRDNA intergenic spacerCryptic taxaMitochondrial genomeGene flowReproductive isolationGenetic discontinuityPolytene chromosomesTaxonomic unitsAnalysis of inversionsITS typesNucleotide sitesAnopheles gambiaeNew taxonAnopheles gambiae s.Type IGenomeTaxaGambiae s.São Tomé
1999
Characterization of the soluble guanylyl cyclase β‐subunit gene in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Caccone A, Garcia B, Mathiopoulos K, Min G, Moriyama E, Powell J. Characterization of the soluble guanylyl cyclase β‐subunit gene in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Insect Molecular Biology 1999, 8: 23-30. PMID: 9927171, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.810023.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiaeDeduced amino acid sequenceA. gambiae genomeMosquito Anopheles gambiaeThird codon positionInternal stop codonBeta-subunit geneAmino acid sequenceGambiae genomeGambiae genesGene structureTransposable elementsFifth intronCodon positionsNoncoding regionsSubunit geneAcid sequenceFlanking regionsC-terminusFunctional domainsGenomic DNAStop codonHigh similarityGenesFirst detailed description