Evolution by gene loss
R Albalat, C Cañestro - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
The recent increase in genomic data is revealing an unexpected perspective of gene loss as
a pervasive source of genetic variation that can cause adaptive phenotypic diversity. This …
a pervasive source of genetic variation that can cause adaptive phenotypic diversity. This …
Honey bees as models for gut microbiota research
The gut microbiota of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) offers several advantages as an
experimental system for addressing how gut communities affect their hosts and for exploring …
experimental system for addressing how gut communities affect their hosts and for exploring …
Reference sequence (RefSeq) database at NCBI: current status, taxonomic expansion, and functional annotation
NA O'Leary, MW Wright, JR Brister, S Ciufo… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The RefSeq project at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) maintains
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein …
EAACI molecular allergology user's guide
PM Matricardi, J Kleine‐Tebbe… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of allergen molecules ('components') from several protein families has
advanced our understanding of immunoglobulin E (IgE)‐mediated responses and enabled …
advanced our understanding of immunoglobulin E (IgE)‐mediated responses and enabled …
Phylogenomic insights into the evolution of stinging wasps and the origins of ants and bees
Summary The stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) are an extremely diverse lineage of
hymenopteran insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life …
hymenopteran insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life …
OrthoDB v9. 1: cataloging evolutionary and functional annotations for animal, fungal, plant, archaeal, bacterial and viral orthologs
EM Zdobnov, F Tegenfeldt, D Kuznetsov… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
OrthoDB is a comprehensive catalog of orthologs, genes inherited by extant species from a
single gene in their last common ancestor. In 2016 OrthoDB reached its 9th release, growing …
single gene in their last common ancestor. In 2016 OrthoDB reached its 9th release, growing …
The gut microbiota of insects–diversity in structure and function
Insect guts present distinctive environments for microbial colonization, and bacteria in the
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution
Insects are the most speciose group of animals, but the phylogenetic relationships of many
major lineages remain unresolved. We inferred the phylogeny of insects from 1478 protein …
major lineages remain unresolved. We inferred the phylogeny of insects from 1478 protein …
Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms
Venoms have evolved on numerous occasions throughout the animal kingdom. These
'biochemical weapon systems' typically function to facilitate, or protect the producing animal …
'biochemical weapon systems' typically function to facilitate, or protect the producing animal …
Analysis of phylogenomic datasets reveals conflict, concordance, and gene duplications with examples from animals and plants
Background The use of transcriptomic and genomic datasets for phylogenetic reconstruction
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …