Publications
The complete sequence of a human Y chromosome. Nature. 2023 ;621(7978):344-354.
. Sawfly Genomes Reveal Evolutionary Acquisitions That Fostered the Mega-Radiation of Parasitoid and Eusocial Hymenoptera. Genome Biol Evol. 2020 ;12(7):1099-1188.
. Unusual sequence characteristics of human chromosome 19 are conserved across 11 nonhuman primates. BMC Evol Biol. 2020 ;20(1):33.
. Expansions of key protein families in the German cockroach highlight the molecular basis of its remarkable success as a global indoor pest. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2018 ;330(5):254-264.
. Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2017 ;72(4):641-649.
. Evolutionary History of Chemosensory-Related Gene Families across the Arthropoda. Mol Biol Evol. 2017 ;34(8):1838-1862.
. Hemichordate genomes and deuterostome origins. Nature. 2015 ;527(7579):459-65.
. A massive expansion of effector genes underlies gall-formation in the wheat pest Mayetiola destructor. Curr Biol. 2015 ;25(5):613-20.
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Identical genomic organization of two hemichordate hox clusters. Curr Biol. 2012 ;22(21):2053-8.
. A collagen-binding adhesin, Acb, and ten other putative MSCRAMM and pilus family proteins of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (Streptococcus bovis Group, biotype I). J Bacteriol. 2009 ;191(21):6643-53.
. Localization of multiple pleiotropic genes for lipoprotein metabolism in baboons. J Lipid Res. 2009 ;50(7):1420-8.
. Acquisition of uncharacterized sequences from Candidatus liberibacter, an unculturable bacterium, using an improved genomic walking method. Mol Cell Probes. 2008 ;22(1):30-7.
. . Evolutionary and biomedical insights from the rhesus macaque genome. Science. 2007 ;316(5822):222-34.
. Genome sequence of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies polymorphum - a genetically tractable fusobacterium. PLoS One. 2007 ;2(7):e659.
. nWayComp: a genome-wide sequence comparison tool for multiple strains/species of phylogenetically related microorganisms. In Silico Biol. 2007 ;7(2):195-200.
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The alpha-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptor trafficking regulator "stargazin" is related to the claudin family of proteins by Its ability to mediate cell-cell adhesion. J Biol Chem. 2005 ;280(20):19711-20.
. . . Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome. Nature. 2004 ;431(7011):931-45.
Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution. Nature. 2004 ;432(7018):695-716.
The male-specific region of the human Y chromosome is a mosaic of discrete sequence classes. Nature. 2003 ;423(6942):825-37.
. Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome. Nature. 2002 ;420(6915):520-62.
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