2008
Adaptive changes in the transcription factor HoxA-11 are essential for the evolution of pregnancy in mammals
Lynch VJ, Tanzer A, Wang Y, Leung FC, Gellersen B, Emera D, Wagner GP. Adaptive changes in the transcription factor HoxA-11 are essential for the evolution of pregnancy in mammals. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 14928-14933. PMID: 18809929, PMCID: PMC2567470, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802355105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-regulatory elementsHoxa-11Evolutionary changePlacental mammalsEutherian mammalsTranscription factorsCis-regulatory evolutionDirect regulatory targetsGene expression domainsStrong positive selectionNovel developmental pathwayPRL expressionTherian ancestorGene regulationExpression domainsPositive selectionRegulatory targetsNovel functionDevelopmental pathwaysMammalsSpatial expressionProlactin expressionGenesExpressionAdaptive changes
2001
The tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin
Wagner G, Chiu C. The tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2001, 291: 226-240. PMID: 11598912, DOI: 10.1002/jez.1100.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTetrapod limbsExpression domainsHoxa-13Hoxa-11Fin-limb transitionExclusive expression domainsMajor morphological adaptationsProximal-distal axisVertebrate evolutionFin developmentHoxa-11 expressionTerrestrial lifestyleFin skeletonMorphological adaptationsDevelopmental mechanismsExpression patternsLimb budPaleontological evidenceGenetic hypothesisExpressionZebrafishEvolutionHomologyAquaticGenes