Transposable elements and viruses as factors in adaptation and evolution: an expansion and strengthening of the TE-Thrust hypothesis

A non-LTR retroelement extinction in Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

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Archaeogenomic Evidence of Punctuated Genome Evolution in Gossypium

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Endogenous viruses: insights into viral evolution and impact on host biology

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Families of transposable elements, population structure and the origin of species

(2011) Jerzy Jurka et al.   Biology Direct

The struggle for life of the genome's selfish architects

(2011) Aurélie Hua-Van et al.   Biology Direct

The central role of RNA in human development and cognition

(2011) John S. Mattick   FEBS LETTERS

Transfer of a chromosomal Maverick to endogenous bracovirus in a parasitoid wasp

(2011) C. Dupuy et al.   GENETICA

Origin and evolution of SINEs in eukaryotic genomes

(2011) D A Kramerov et al.   HEREDITY

Testing gradual and speciational models of evolution in extant taxa: the example of ratites

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Retrofitting the Genome: L1 Extinction Follows Endogenous Retroviral Expansion in a Group of Muroid Rodents

(2011) I. K. Erickson et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Whole-Genome Duplications Spurred the Functional Diversification of the Globin Gene Superfamily in Vertebrates

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Active role of small non-coding RNAs derived from SINE/B1 retrotransposon during early mouse development

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Vertical inheritance and bursts of transposition have shaped the evolution of the BS non-LTR retrotransposon in Drosophila

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(2011) Ariel Fernández et al.   NATURE

The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals

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Genome sequencing reveals insights into physiology and longevity of the naked mole rat

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Transposon-mediated rewiring of gene regulatory networks contributed to the evolution of pregnancy in mammals

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(2011) J. H. Werren   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Second-Order Selection for Evolvability in a Large Escherichia coli Population

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Mobile DNA and the TE-Thrust hypothesis: supporting evidence from the primates

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The limited distribution of Helitrons to vesper bats supports horizontal transfer

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A B2 SINE insertion in the Comt1 gene (Comt1B2i) results in an overexpressing, behavior modifying allele present in classical inbred mouse strains

(2010) R. L. Kember et al.   GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

Comt1 genotype and expression predicts anxiety and nociceptive sensitivity in inbred strains of mice

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The Evolution and Diversity of DNA Transposons in the Genome of the Lizard Anolis carolinensis

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Pervasive Horizontal Transfer of Rolling-Circle Transposons among Animals

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High-throughput sequencing reveals extensive variation in human-specific L1 content in individual human genomes

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An eruption of mobile elements in genomes of hybrid sunflowers

(2010) P Michalak   HEREDITY

Endogenous non-retroviral RNA virus elements in mammalian genomes

(2010) Masayuki Horie et al.   NATURE

Ten years of genetics and genomics: what have we achieved and where are we heading?

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Arxes: retrotransposed genes required for adipogenesis

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Symbiosis as a source of selectable epigenetic variation: taking the heat for the big guy

(2010) S. F. Gilbert et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Transposon in Comt Generates mRNA Variants and Causes Widespread Expression and Behavioral Differences among Mice

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(2010) P. A. Larsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Promiscuous DNA: horizontal transfer of transposable elements and why it matters for eukaryotic evolution

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Genome-Wide Patterns of Adaptation to Temperate Environments Associated with Transposable Elements in Drosophila

(2010) Josefa González et al.   PLoS Genetics

Copy Number Variation and Transposable Elements Feature in Recent, Ongoing Adaptation at the Cyp6g1 Locus

(2010) Joshua M. Schmidt et al.   PLoS Genetics

Unexpected Inheritance: Multiple Integrations of Ancient Bornavirus and Ebolavirus/Marburgvirus Sequences in Vertebrate Genomes

(2010) Vladimir A. Belyi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mobile DNA and evolution in the 21st century

(2010) James A Shapiro   Mobile DNA

Putting together the pieces: evolutionary mechanisms at work within genomes

(2009) Lynn Helena Caporale   BIOESSAYS

Transposable elements: powerful facilitators of evolution

(2009) Keith R. Oliver et al.   BIOESSAYS

Transposable elements and an epigenetic basis for punctuated equilibria

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Transcription of the rat testis-specific Rtdpoz-T1 and -T2 retrogenes during embryo development: co-transcription and frequent exonisation of transposable element sequences

(2009) Chiu-Jung Huang et al.   BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Endogenous retroviral LTRs as promoters for human genes: A critical assessment

(2009) Carla J. Cohen et al.   GENE

A novel active endogenous retrovirus family contributes to genome variability in rat inbred strains

(2009) Y. Wang et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Transposable Elements and Factors Influencing their Success in Eukaryotes

(2009) E. J. Pritham   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

An alternative approach to medical genetics based on modern evolutionary biology. Part 1: mutation and symbiogenesis

(2009) Frank P Ryan   JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE

Viruses are essential agents within the roots and stem of the tree of life

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A Recent Adaptive Transposable Element Insertion Near Highly Conserved Developmental Loci in Drosophila melanogaster

(2009) J. Gonzalez et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The Evolutionary Dynamics of Autonomous Non-LTR Retrotransposons in the Lizard Anolis Carolinensis Shows More Similarity to Fish Than Mammals

(2009) P. A. Novick et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Do arms races punctuate evolutionary stasis? Unified insights from phylogeny, phylogeography and microevolutionary processes

(2009) HIROKAZU TOJU et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Phylogenies reveal new interpretation of speciation and the Red Queen

(2009) Chris Venditti et al.   NATURE

Creation of the two isoforms of rodent NKG2D was driven by a B1 retrotransposon insertion

(2009) C. B. Lai et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Syncytin-A knockout mice demonstrate the critical role in placentation of a fusogenic, endogenous retrovirus-derived, envelope gene

(2009) A. Dupressoir et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Evolution, Regulation, and Function of Placenta-Specific Genes

(2008) Saara M. Rawn et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

The Take and Give Between Retrotransposable Elements and their Hosts

(2008) Arthur Beauregard et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

B2 SINE retrotransposon causes polymorphic expression of mouse 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 1 gene

(2008) Tatyana Chernova et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Retrotransposons Revisited: The Restraint and Rehabilitation of Parasites

(2008) John L. Goodier et al.   CELL

Transposable elements as drivers of genomic and biological diversity in vertebrates

(2008) Astrid Böhne et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Loss of LINE-1 Activity in the Megabats

(2008) Michael A. Cantrell et al.   GENETICS

Multiple waves of recent DNA transposon activity in the bat, Myotis lucifugus

(2008) D. A. Ray et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

(2008) Wesley C. Warren et al.   NATURE

A universal classification of eukaryotic transposable elements implemented in Repbase

(2008) Vladimir V. Kapitonov et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Repeated horizontal transfer of a DNA transposon in mammals and other tetrapods

(2008) J. K. Pace et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MicroRNAs and the advent of vertebrate morphological complexity

(2008) A. M. Heimberg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extant mammal body masses suggest punctuated equilibrium

(2008) T. M Mattila et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Bov-B-mobilized SINEs in vertebrate genomes

(2007) Konstantin P. Gogolevsky et al.   GENE