2021
Genomic analyses of new genes and their phenotypic effects reveal rapid evolution of essential functions in Drosophila development
Xia S, VanKuren NW, Chen C, Zhang L, Kemkemer C, Shao Y, Jia H, Lee U, Advani AS, Gschwend A, Vibranovski MD, Chen S, Zhang YE, Long M. Genomic analyses of new genes and their phenotypic effects reveal rapid evolution of essential functions in Drosophila development. PLOS Genetics 2021, 17: e1009654. PMID: 34242211, PMCID: PMC8270118, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew genesPhenotypic effectsEssential functionsLong evolutionary time scalesDevelopment of DrosophilaEvolutionary time scalesDrosophila developmentDrosophila genusEssential genesGene essentialityRNAi libraryYoung genesGenomic analysisCRISPR knockoutKnockout approachGenetic basisKnockdown experimentsComputational identificationGene effectsGenesDuplicate copiesRapid evolutionDrosophilaKnockdown efficiencyDistant ancestors
2012
Frequent 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
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
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