The origin and evolution of vertebrate sex chromosomes and dosage compensation

Origin and evolution of the long non-coding genes in the X-inactivation center

(2011) Antonio Romito et al.   BIOCHIMIE

General lack of global dosage compensation in ZZ/ZW systems? Broadening the perspective with RNA-seq

(2011) Jochen BW Wolf et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Strong conservation of the bird Z chromosome in reptilian genomes is revealed by comparative painting despite 275 million years divergence

(2011) Martina Pokorná et al.   CHROMOSOMA

SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS ABOUT SEX CHROMOSOME DOSAGE COMPENSATION AND THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SEXUAL CONFLICT

(2011) Judith E. Mank et al.   EVOLUTION

Eutherian mammals use diverse strategies to initiate X-chromosome inactivation during development

(2011) Ikuhiro Okamoto et al.   NATURE

Evolution from XIST-Independent to XIST-Controlled X-Chromosome Inactivation: Epigenetic Modifications in Distantly Related Mammals

(2011) Julie Chaumeil et al.   PLoS One

Activity map of the tammar X chromosome shows that marsupial X inactivation is incomplete and escape is stochastic

(2011) Shafagh Al Nadaf et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Molecular and clinical characterization of patients with overlapping 10p deletions

(2010) Anna Lindstrand et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A

Reflections on studies of gene expression in aneuploids: Figure 1

(2010) James A. Birchler   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Advances in the 5q- syndrome

(2010) J. Boultwood et al.   BLOOD

Histone H3 trimethylation at lysine 9 marks the inactive metaphase X chromosome in the marsupial Monodelphis domestica

(2010) Irina S. Zakharova et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Non-homologous sex chromosomes of birds and snakes share repetitive sequences

(2010) Denis O’Meally et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Sex bias and dosage compensation in the zebra finch versus chicken genomes: General and specialized patterns among birds

(2010) Y. Itoh et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

RNA sequencing shows no dosage compensation of the active X-chromosome

(2010) Yuanyan Xiong et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Epigenetic modifications on X chromosomes in marsupial and monotreme mammals and implications for evolution of dosage compensation

(2010) Willem Rens et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Are homologies in vertebrate sex determination due to shared ancestry or to limited options?

(2010) Jennifer A Marshall Graves et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Genomic Analyses of Sex Chromosome Evolution

(2009) Melissa A. Wilson et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Specific patterns of histone marks accompany X chromosome inactivation in a marsupial

(2009) Edda Koina et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Lessons from comparative analysis of X-chromosome inactivation in mammals

(2009) Ikuhiro Okamoto et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Physical mapping of the elephant X chromosome: conservation of gene order over 105 million years

(2009) Claudia Leticia Rodríguez Delgado et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Key Features of the X Inactivation Process Are Conserved between Marsupials and Eutherians

(2009) Shantha K. Mahadevaiah et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

X inactivation and the complexities of silencing a sex chromosome

(2009) Jennifer Chow et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

The avian Z-linked gene DMRT1 is required for male sex determination in the chicken

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   NATURE

Monotreme sex chromosomes – implications for the evolution of amniote sex chromosomes

(2009) Paul D. Waters et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Replication asynchrony and differential condensation of X chromosomes in female platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

(2009) Kristen K. K. Ho et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Dosage Regulation of the Active X Chromosome in Human Triploid Cells

(2009) Xinxian Deng et al.   PLoS Genetics

Terminal 3p deletions: Phenotypic variability, chromosomal non‐penetrance, or gene modification?

(2008) John C.K. Barber   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A

The ZW sex chromosomes of Gekko hokouensis (Gekkonidae, Squamata) represent highly conserved homology with those of avian species

(2008) Aya Kawai et al.   CHROMOSOMA

New twists in X-chromosome inactivation

(2008) Jennifer A Erwin et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

5.9Mb microdeletion in chromosome band 17q22–q23.2 associated with tracheo-esophageal fistula and conductive hearing loss

(2008) Helen Puusepp et al.   European Journal of Medical Genetics

Bird-like sex chromosomes of platypus imply recent origin of mammal sex chromosomes

(2008) F. Veyrunes et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

All dosage compensation is local: Gene-by-gene regulation of sex-biased expression on the chicken Z chromosome

(2008) J E Mank et al.   HEREDITY

Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

(2008) Wesley C. Warren et al.   NATURE

Ensembl 2009

(2008) T. J. P. Hubbard et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Status of Dosage Compensation in the Multiple X Chromosomes of the Platypus

(2008) Janine E. Deakin et al.   PLoS Genetics