Clade-specific genes and the evolutionary origin of novelty; new tools in the toolkit

Human-Specific Genes, Cortical Progenitor Cells, and Microcephaly

(2021) Michael Heide et al.   Cells

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something red: the origin of ecologically relevant novelties in Hemiptera

(2021) Elizabeth L Jockusch et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Human-specific ARHGAP11B increases size and folding of primate neocortex in the fetal marmoset

(2020) Michael Heide et al.   SCIENCE

Genes with spiralian-specific protein motifs are expressed in spiralian ciliary bands

(2020) Longjun Wu et al.   Nature Communications

An Overview of Duplicated Gene Detection Methods: Why the Duplication Mechanism Has to Be Accounted for in Their Choice

(2020) Tanguy Lallemand et al.   Genes

Paired involvement of human-specific Olduvai domains and NOTCH2NL genes in human brain evolution

(2019) Ian T. Fiddes et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Medusozoan genomes inform the evolution of the jellyfish body plan

(2019) Konstantin Khalturin et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Human-Specific ARHGAP11B Acts in Mitochondria to Expand Neocortical Progenitors by Glutaminolysis

(2019) Takashi Namba et al.   NEURON

New Gene Origin and Deep Taxon Phylogenomics: Opportunities and Challenges

(2019) Christian Rödelsperger et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

The human-specific paralogs SRGAP2B and SRGAP2C differentially modulate SRGAP2A-dependent synaptic development

(2019) Ewoud R. E. Schmidt et al.   Scientific Reports

Human-Specific NOTCH2NL Genes Expand Cortical Neurogenesis through Delta/Notch Regulation

(2018) Ikuo K. Suzuki et al.   CELL

Human-Specific NOTCH2NL Genes Affect Notch Signaling and Cortical Neurogenesis

(2018) Ian T. Fiddes et al.   CELL

Evolution and cell-type specificity of human-specific genes preferentially expressed in progenitors of fetal neocortex

(2018) Marta Florio et al.   eLife

Human-specific ARHGAP11B induces hallmarks of neocortical expansion in developing ferret neocortex

(2018) Nereo Kalebic et al.   eLife

Taxon-restricted genes at the origin of a novel trait allowing access to a new environment

(2017) M. Emília Santos et al.   SCIENCE

Do novel genes drive morphological novelty? An investigation of the nematosomes in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

(2016) Leslie S. Babonis et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A single splice site mutation in human-specific ARHGAP11B causes basal progenitor amplification

(2016) M. Florio et al.   Science Advances

Lineage-specific gene radiations underlie the evolution of novel betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales

(2015) Samuel F. Brockington et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Human-specific gene ARHGAP11B promotes basal progenitor amplification and neocortex expansion

(2015) M. Florio et al.   SCIENCE

An orphan gene is necessary for preaxial digit formation during salamander limb development

(2015) Anoop Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

Identification of the orphan gene Prod 1 in basal and other salamander families

(2015) Jie Geng et al.   EvoDevo

Mapping of Craniofacial Traits in Outbred Mice Identifies Major Developmental Genes Involved in Shape Determination

(2015) Luisa F. Pallares et al.   PLoS Genetics

Mechanisms underlying vertebrate limb regeneration: lessons from the salamander

(2014) Jeremy P. Brockes et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

A Conserved RhoGAP Limits M Phase Contractility and Coordinates with Microtubule Asters to Confine RhoA during Cytokinesis

(2013) Esther Zanin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution

(2013) Sidi Chen et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Inhibition of SRGAP2 Function by Its Human-Specific Paralogs Induces Neoteny during Spine Maturation

(2012) Cécile Charrier et al.   CELL

Evolution of Human-Specific Neural SRGAP2 Genes by Incomplete Segmental Duplication

(2012) Megan Y. Dennis et al.   CELL

Independent evolution of striated muscles in cnidarians and bilaterians

(2012) Patrick R. H. Steinmetz et al.   NATURE

Aphids evolved novel secreted proteins for symbiosis with bacterial endosymbiont

(2012) S. Shigenobu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Characterization of taxonomically restricted genes in a phylum-restricted cell type

(2012) Sabine Milde et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Salamander limb development: Integrating genes, morphology, and fossils

(2011) Nadia B. Fröbisch et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

The Evolution of Milk Casein Genes from Tooth Genes before the Origin of Mammals

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

The evolutionary origin of orphan genes

(2011) Diethard Tautz et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Origins, evolution, and phenotypic impact of new genes

(2010) H. Kaessmann   GENOME RESEARCH

wingless and aristaless2 Define a Developmental Ground Plan for Moth and Butterfly Wing Pattern Evolution

(2010) A. Martin et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Nematogalectin, a nematocyst protein with GlyXY and galectin domains, demonstrates nematocyte-specific alternative splicing in Hydra

(2010) J. S. Hwang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The F-BAR Domain of srGAP2 Induces Membrane Protrusions Required for Neuronal Migration and Morphogenesis

(2009) Sabrice Guerrier et al.   CELL

Myelin sheaths are formed with proteins that originated in vertebrate lineages

(2009) Robert M. Gould et al.   Neuron Glia Biology

Phylogeny of proteolipid proteins: divergence, constraints, and the evolution of novel functions in myelination and neuroprotection

(2009) Wiebke Möbius et al.   Neuron Glia Biology

More than just orphans: are taxonomically-restricted genes important in evolution?

(2009) Konstantin Khalturin et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Cilium Evolution: Identification of a Novel Protein, Nematocilin, in the Mechanosensory Cilium of Hydra Nematocytes

(2008) J. S. Hwang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Evolution of complex structures: minicollagens shape the cnidarian nematocyst

(2008) Charles N. David et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS