RNA sequencing reveals sexually dimorphic gene expression before gonadal differentiation in chicken and allows comprehensive annotation of the W-chromosome

Identification of avian W-linked contigs by short-read sequencing

(2012) Nancy Chen et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Differential expression analysis of multifactor RNA-Seq experiments with respect to biological variation

(2012) Davis J. McCarthy et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Sex-Biased Gene Expression on the Avian Z Chromosome: Highly Expressed Genes Show Higher Male-Biased Expression

(2012) Sara Naurin et al.   PLoS One

Possible differences in the two Z chromosomes in male chickens and evolution of MHM sequences in Galliformes

(2011) Yuichiro Itoh et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Is the Y chromosome disappearing?—Both sides of the argument

(2011) Darren K. Griffin   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Evidence for avian cell autonomous sex identity (CASI) and implications for the sex-determination process?

(2011) M. Clinton et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

From RNA-seq reads to differential expression results

(2011) Alicia Oshlack et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Sex-dimorphic gene expression and ineffective dosage compensation of Z-linked genes in gastrulating chicken embryos

(2010) Shaobing O Zhang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Somatic sex identity is cell autonomous in the chicken

(2010) D. Zhao et al.   NATURE

Convergent evolution of chicken Z and human X chromosomes by expansion and gene acquisition

(2010) Daniel W. Bellott et al.   NATURE

Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation

(2010) Cole Trapnell et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

De novo assembly and analysis of RNA-seq data

(2010) Gordon Robertson et al.   NATURE METHODS

Sex determines the expression level of one third of the actively expressed genes in bovine blastocysts

(2010) P. Bermejo-Alvarez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification of early transcripts related to male development in chicken embryos

(2010) Yuan-Ping Lin et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

TopHat: discovering splice junctions with RNA-Seq

(2009) Cole Trapnell et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

edgeR: a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data

(2009) M. D. Robinson et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

ABySS: A parallel assembler for short read sequence data

(2009) J. T. Simpson et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genetic evidence against a role for W-linked histidine triad nucleotide binding protein (HINTW) in avian sex determination

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   NATURE

A Bird's-Eye View of Sex Chromosome Dosage Compensation

(2008) Arthur P. Arnold et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Cloning and expression of R-Spondin1 in different vertebrates suggests a conserved role in ovarian development

(2008) Craig A Smith et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The Chicken (Gallus gallus) Z Chromosome Contains at Least Three Nonlinear Evolutionary Strata

(2008) K. Nam et al.   GENETICS