2012
Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome
Ni X, Zhang YE, Nègre N, Chen S, Long M, White KP. Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome. PLOS Biology 2012, 10: e1001420. PMID: 23139640, PMCID: PMC3491045, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorConserved SequenceDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenetic DriftGenetics, PopulationGenome, InsectOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhylogenyProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsSelection, GeneticSpecies SpecificityTime FactorsConceptsCTCF binding siteDrosophila melanogasterNew genesCis-regulatory DNA sequencesGene expressionSpecies of DrosophilaGenome-wide bindingSignatures of selectionGenomes of humansComparative gene expression profilingGenome sequence dataRecent common ancestorGene expression profilingBinding sitesExpression divergenceGenome evolutionAdaptive evolutionDrosophila genomeDrosophila simulansEvolutionary ratesCTCF bindingCTCF proteinEvolutionary distanceNew CTCFCommon ancestorFrequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila
Chen S, Spletter M, Ni X, White KP, Luo L, Long M. Frequent Recent Origination of Brain Genes Shaped the Evolution of Foraging Behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 118-132. PMID: 22832161, PMCID: PMC4382513, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2011.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAgingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArthropod AntennaeBrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularFeeding BehaviorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectMaleMolecular Sequence DataMushroom BodiesNeuronsSelection, GeneticSex CharacteristicsSynaptic TransmissionTranscriptomeConceptsNew genesForaging behaviorMushroom bodiesYoung retrogenesAdaptive evolutionPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary signaturesYoung genesNatural selectionGenetic basisBrain genesExpression profilingComparative behavioral analysisBrain evolutionGenesOlfactory circuitDrosophilaNew functionsAnimal behaviorNeuronal expressionExpressionRetrogenesNeural circuitsEvolutionRecent evolution
2008
The evolution of courtship behaviors through the origination of a new gene in Drosophila
Dai H, Chen Y, Chen S, Mao Q, Kennedy D, Landback P, Eyre-Walker A, Du W, Long M. The evolution of courtship behaviors through the origination of a new gene in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 7478-7483. PMID: 18508971, PMCID: PMC2396706, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800693105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale-male courtshipD. melanogasterChimeric geneCourtship behaviorNew genesRelated Drosophila speciesNew chimeric genesDrosophila speciesAdaptive evolutionMutant phenotypeDrosophila melanogasterAncestral conditionUnrelated genesPhenotypic effectsMelanogasterNovel phenotypesCombination of sequenceMating behaviorChimeric structureGenesCourtshipSpeciesPhenotypeDrosophilaKnockout