Early Mesozoic Coexistence of Amniotes and Hepadnaviridae

Genome analysis and signature discovery for diving and sensory properties of the endangered Chinese alligator

(2013) Qiu-Hong Wan et al.   CELL RESEARCH

The draft genomes of soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle yield insights into the development and evolution of the turtle-specific body plan

(2013) Zhuo Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Bats carry pathogenic hepadnaviruses antigenically related to hepatitis B virus and capable of infecting human hepatocytes

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The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes

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The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

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Our Viral Inheritance

(2013) R. A. Weiss et al.   SCIENCE

Genome sequencing and population genomics in non-model organisms

(2013) Hans Ellegren   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Avihepadnavirus diversity in parrots is comparable to that found amongst all other avian species

(2013) Tomasz Piasecki et al.   VIROLOGY

The genome of a Mesozoic paleovirus reveals the evolution of hepatitis B viruses

(2013) Alexander Suh et al.   Nature Communications

Viral Proteins Originated De Novo by Overprinting Can Be Identified by Codon Usage: Application to the “Gene Nursery” of Deltaretroviruses

(2013) Angelo Pavesi et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Sequencing three crocodilian genomes to illuminate the evolution of archosaurs and amniotes

(2013) John A St John et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage

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Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species

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Dating the origin and dispersal of hepatitis B virus infection in humans and primates

(2012) Dimitrios Paraskevis et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Hepatitis B virus X protein blocks filamentous actin bundles by interaction with eukaryotic translation elongat ion factor 1 alpha 1

(2012) Wan-Song Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Endogenous Hepadnaviruses in the Genome of the Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) and the Evolution of Avian Hepadnaviruses

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The First Full-Length Endogenous Hepadnaviruses: Identification and Analysis

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Genome-wide survey of recurrent HBV integration in hepatocellular carcinoma

(2012) Wing-Kin Sung et al.   NATURE GENETICS

jModelTest 2: more models, new heuristics and parallel computing

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

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Molecular characterisation of an avihepadnavirus isolated from Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parrot)

(2011) Tomasz Piasecki et al.   ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY

Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

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The Evolution of Endogenous Viral Elements

(2011) Edward C. Holmes   Cell Host & Microbe

A TIME-CALIBRATED SPECIES TREE OF CROCODYLIA REVEALS A RECENT RADIATION OF THE TRUE CROCODILES

(2011) Jamie R. Oaks   EVOLUTION

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

(2011) Jessica Alföldi et al.   NATURE

Protein X of Hepatitis B Virus: Origin and Structure Similarity with the Central Domain of DNA Glycosylase

(2011) Formijn J. van Hemert et al.   PLoS One

Mesozoic retroposons reveal parrots as the closest living relatives of passerine birds

(2011) Alexander Suh et al.   Nature Communications

Paleovirology—ghosts and gifts of viruses past

(2011) Maulik R Patel et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

The UCSC Genome Browser database: update 2011

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Genomic Fossils Calibrate the Long-Term Evolution of Hepadnaviruses

(2010) Clément Gilbert et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Endless Forms Most Viral

(2010) Welkin E. Johnson   PLoS Genetics

Endogenous Viral Elements in Animal Genomes

(2010) Aris Katzourakis 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

Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

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Hepatitis B virus infection

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A promiscuous α-helical motif anchors viral hijackers and substrate receptors to the CUL4–DDB1 ubiquitin ligase machinery

(2009) Ti Li et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Macroevolution of Complex Retroviruses

(2009) A. Katzourakis et al.   SCIENCE

Recent developments in the MAFFT multiple sequence alignment program

(2008) K. Katoh et al.   BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

Mitogenomic perspectives into iguanid phylogeny and biogeography: Gondwanan vicariance for the origin of Madagascan oplurines

(2008) Yasuhisa Okajima et al.   GENE

Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

(2008) Wesley C. Warren et al.   NATURE

A Rapid Bootstrap Algorithm for the RAxML Web Servers

(2008) Alexandros Stamatakis et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY