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 ancestorReshaping of global gene expression networks and sex‐biased gene expression by integration of a young gene
Chen S, Ni X, Krinsky BH, Zhang YE, Vibranovski MD, White KP, Long M. Reshaping of global gene expression networks and sex‐biased gene expression by integration of a young gene. The EMBO Journal 2012, 31: 2798-2809. PMID: 22543869, PMCID: PMC3380208, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased gene expressionNew genesGene expressionPre-existing genesCo-evolved interactionsGenomic binding profileNew gene networksComparative expression profilingOrgan expression patternsGene expression networksEssential biological processesDiverse taxaYoung genesExpression networksGene networksRelated speciesGenetic networksDownstream genesGenomic levelExpression profilingExpression patternsBiological processesGenesMale fecundityCAF40
2010
New Genes in Drosophila Quickly Become Essential
Chen S, Zhang YE, Long M. New Genes in Drosophila Quickly Become Essential. Science 2010, 330: 1682-1685. PMID: 21164016, PMCID: PMC7211344, DOI: 10.1126/science.1196380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBody PatterningDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGene DuplicationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, EssentialGenes, InsectLarvaMetamorphosis, BiologicalPhenotypePhylogenyPupaRNA InterferenceTime FactorsWings, Animal