2008
The gene regulatory logic of transcription factor evolution
Wagner GP, Lynch VJ. The gene regulatory logic of transcription factor evolution. Trends In Ecology & Evolution 2008, 23: 377-385. PMID: 18501470, DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor proteinsDevelopmental evolutionGene regulatory logicMinimal pleiotropic effectsTranscription factor evolutionFactor proteinTranscription factor functionEvolution of developmentTranscription factor genesCis-regulatory elementsFunction of proteinsAdaptive evolutionDevelopmental biologyRegulatory logicNovel functionFactor genesFactor functionProtein changesPleiotropic effectsProteinRecent studiesEvolutionGenesRelative contributionBiology
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals
2001
What is the promise of developmental evolution? Part II: A causal explanation of evolutionary innovations may be impossible
Wagner G. What is the promise of developmental evolution? Part II: A causal explanation of evolutionary innovations may be impossible. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2001, 291: 305-309. PMID: 11754010, DOI: 10.1002/jez.1130.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2000
Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1
Wagner G, Chiu C, Laubichler M. Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2000, 40: 819-831. DOI: 10.1668/0003-1569(2000)040[0819:deaams]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary innovationDevelopmental mechanismsFunction of genesEvolutionary geneticsGenetic architectureEvolutionary originEvolutionary biologyAssessment of homologyDevelopmental dynamicsSpecies differencesBiologyGenetic factorsHomologyGenesMechanismGeneticsSpeciesEvolutionRoleElucidationOriginMechanistic scienceCharacterDevelopmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1
Wagner G, Chiu C, Laubichler M. Developmental Evolution as a Mechanistic Science: The Inference from Developmental Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2000, 40: 819-831. DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.5.819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary innovationDevelopmental mechanismsFunction of genesEvolutionary geneticsGenetic architectureEvolutionary originEvolutionary biologyAssessment of homologyDevelopmental dynamicsSpecies differencesBiologyGenetic factorsHomologyGenesMechanismGeneticsSpeciesEvolutionRoleElucidationOriginMechanistic scienceCharacterWhat is the promise of developmental evolution? part I: Why is developmental biology necessary to explain evolutionary innovations?
Wagner G. What is the promise of developmental evolution? part I: Why is developmental biology necessary to explain evolutionary innovations? Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2000, 288: 95-98. PMID: 10931493, DOI: 10.1002/1097-010x(20000815)288:2<95::aid-jez1>3.0.co;2-5.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1999
Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa
RUDDLE F, AMEMIYA C, CARR J, KIM C, LEDJE C, SHASHIKANT C, WAGNER G. Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1999, 870: 238-248. PMID: 10415487, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08884.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox cluster duplicationsCluster duplicationBody plan evolutionTerms of genomeGene duplicationHox genesDevelopmental evolutionGene enhancerDuplication modelDuplicationVertebratesNew functionsChordatesInvertebratesGenomeImportant roleEvolutionUrogenital systemGenesEnhancerRoleDaughter clustersNeuromuscular interactionNovel features