2020
Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi
Merényi Z, Prasanna AN, Wang Z, Kovács K, Hegedüs B, Bálint B, Papp B, Townsend JP, Nagy LG. Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2020, 37: 2228-2240. PMID: 32191325, PMCID: PMC7403615, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex multicellularityGene familyMulticellular fruiting bodiesGene family levelLarge phylogenetic distancesSimilar selection pressuresRecent common ancestorFungal ancestorsFungal genomesGenomic repertoireMolecular convergenceMulticellular fungiPhylogenetic distanceConvergent evolutionEvolutionary convergenceLarge cladeEvolutionary trajectoriesCommon ancestorIndependent evolutionNatural selectionSelection pressureEvolutionary predispositionMulticellularityCladeFruiting bodies
2016
A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Prum R, Berv J, Dornburg A, Field D, Townsend J, Lemmon E, Lemmon A. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature 2016, 534: s7-s8. DOI: 10.1038/nature19417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor avian lineagesAvian lineagesSister groupSequence dataLiving birdsCretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinctionIdentical phylogenetic treesDivergence time analysesGenomic sequence dataSuccessive sister groupsMaximum likelihood analysisNext-generation DNA sequencingHybrid enrichmentNuclear lociAvian phylogenyCrown birdsComprehensive phylogenyMajor cladesEvolutionary historyMajor radiationPhylogenetic treeCladePhylogenyLikelihood analysisDNA sequencing
2015
A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Prum RO, Berv JS, Dornburg A, Field DJ, Townsend JP, Lemmon EM, Lemmon AR. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature 2015, 526: 569-573. PMID: 26444237, DOI: 10.1038/nature15697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferring the Origin of Metastases from Cancer Phylogenies
Hong WS, Shpak M, Townsend JP. Inferring the Origin of Metastases from Cancer Phylogenies. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 4021-4025. PMID: 26260528, PMCID: PMC4833389, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-1889.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsComplete phylogenyEvolutionary historyPhylogeny-based testsFuture phylogenetic studiesMolecular evolutionary modelsMetastatic subclonesMonophyletic cladePhylogenetic reconstructionCancer lineagesPhylogenetic studiesNatural selectionPhylogenyCancer phylogeniesOrigin of metastasesCancer biologyMetastatic cascadeSubclonesTargeted sequencingEvolutionary modelsDriver mutationsUltra-deep sequencingSequencingRecent studiesMonophylyClade
2014
The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noise
Su Z, Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Townsend J. The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noise. Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2014, 2: 11. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2014.00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhylogenetic inferencePhylogenetic signalRate of evolutionMolecular evolutionary modelsAccurate phylogenetic inferenceFour-taxon treesYeast genus CandidaMolecular evolutionConsensus treeNucleotide substitutionsPrediction of signalsDistribution of signalsEvolutionary modelsModel choiceGenus CandidaUnrealistic modelsCorrect modelInferenceTreesRPB1PhylogenyCladePhylogeneticsRPB2Markov model
2013
Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales
Binder M, Justo A, Riley R, Salamov A, Lopez-Giraldez F, Sjökvist E, Copeland A, Foster B, Sun H, Larsson E, Larsson KH, Townsend J, Grigoriev IV, Hibbett DS. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales. Mycologia 2013, 105: 1350-1373. PMID: 23935031, DOI: 10.3852/13-003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-copy genePhylogenetic informativeness analysesResidual polyporoid cladeBayesian phylogenetic analysisPolyporales speciesMajor lineagesPhylogenomic datasetsAvailable genomesCorresponding cladesPhlebioid cladePolyporoid cladeNew genomesGenome dataPhylogenetic analysisSuprageneric taxonomyCertain taxaPhylogenetic systematicsGenomic datasetsIdentical topologiesPolyporalesGenomeCladeSupport valuesGenesLineagesEvaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets
López-Giráldez F, Moeller AH, Townsend JP. Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 621604. PMID: 23878813, PMCID: PMC3708382, DOI: 10.1155/2013/621604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenomic data setsPhylogenetic informativenessPhylogenetic signalEffects of homoplasyPoor phylogenetic resolutionPhylogenetic resolutionSister cladeOutgroup taxaPhylogenetic researchTaxonomic groupsPhylogenetic inferenceAdvantageous genesGenesMetazoansCladeTaxaDiverse groupDiverse time scalesHomoplasyHaphazard samplingMammalsFungiOrganismsFungalMarkers