2012
Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome
Ni X, Zhang YE, Nègre N, Chen S, Long M, White KP. Adaptive Evolution and the Birth of CTCF Binding Sites in the Drosophila Genome. PLOS Biology 2012, 10: e1001420. PMID: 23139640, PMCID: PMC3491045, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorConserved SequenceDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenetic DriftGenetics, PopulationGenome, InsectOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhylogenyProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsSelection, GeneticSpecies SpecificityTime FactorsConceptsCTCF binding siteDrosophila melanogasterNew genesCis-regulatory DNA sequencesGene expressionSpecies of DrosophilaGenome-wide bindingSignatures of selectionGenomes of humansComparative gene expression profilingGenome sequence dataRecent common ancestorGene expression profilingBinding sitesExpression divergenceGenome evolutionAdaptive evolutionDrosophila genomeDrosophila simulansEvolutionary ratesCTCF bindingCTCF proteinEvolutionary distanceNew CTCFCommon ancestor
2011
Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages
Chen S, Yang H, Krinsky BH, Zhang A, Long M. Roles of young serine-endopeptidase genes in survival and reproduction revealed rapid evolution of phenotypic effects at adult stages. Fly 2011, 5: 345-351. PMID: 21946255, PMCID: PMC3266076, DOI: 10.4161/fly.5.4.17808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung genesConstitutive knockdownAdult stageD. melanogaster subgroupEvolution of developmentImportant functional roleMelanogaster subgroupDrosophila melanogasterLethal phenotypeNew genesCommon ancestorImportant traitsNatural selectionEndopeptidase genePhenotypic effectsLife historyWildtype levelsMultiple phenotypesGenesFunctional roleGenetic componentRapid evolutionMale fertilityFemale fertilityKnockdown
2003
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence from foot-and-mouth disease virus in Hong Kong
Chen X, Feng Q, Wu Z, Liu Y, Huang K, Shi R, Chen S, Lu W, Ding M, Collins R, Fung Y, Lau L, Yu A, Chen J. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequence from foot-and-mouth disease virus in Hong Kong. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 308: 899-905. PMID: 12927804, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01511-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesFoot-and-Mouth Disease VirusGenetic VariationHong KongModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhylogenyProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsRNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequencesNucleotide sequenceRNA polymerase gene sequencesViral RNA-dependent RNA polymeraseRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseAmino acid sequenceAmino acid residuesMouth disease virusPolymerase gene sequencesCommon ancestorEvolutionary treeRNA polymeraseGene sequencesSequence comparisonAcid sequenceSame geneN-terminusDisease virusAcid residuesGenesFunctional relevanceRepresentative isolatesHost immune systemFMDV isolatesHKN/2002