2016
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms: brazzein sweet proteins and gorilla taste receptors
Guevara EE, Veilleux CC, Saltonstall K, Caccone A, Mundy NI, Bradley BJ. Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms: brazzein sweet proteins and gorilla taste receptors. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2016, 161: 181-185. PMID: 27393125, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSweet proteinNew sequence dataAmino acid sitesSeed dispersersProtein evolutionAccelerated evolutionBiochemical mimicryPrimate lineageGorilla lineagePositive selectionSequence dataGorilla dietCaloric gainArms raceWestern gorillasBrazzeinAfrican primatesProteinLineagesCoevolutionPentadiplandra brazzeanaLocal plantsSpeciesSweet signalsMutations
2010
Anopheles Immune Genes and Amino Acid Sites Evolving Under the Effect of Positive Selection
Parmakelis A, Moustaka M, Poulakakis N, Louis C, Slotman MA, Marshall JC, Awono-Ambene PH, Antonio-Nkondjio C, Simard F, Caccone A, Powell JR. Anopheles Immune Genes and Amino Acid Sites Evolving Under the Effect of Positive Selection. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e8885. PMID: 20126662, PMCID: PMC2811201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive selectionImmune genesGambiae complexDN/dS ratiosLineage-specific evolutionPopulation genetics frameworkAmino acid sitesAnopheles gambiae complexSpecific amino acidsInnate immunity genesAncestral polymorphismComparative phylogeneticsGene diversityEvolutionary historyNatural populationsGenetic diversityGenetic frameworkNatural selectionImmunity genesVector biologyDS ratiosGenesAmino acidsDiversityGenetic knowledge