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Turning junk into gold: domestication of transposable elements and the creation of new genes in eukaryotes by Volff, Jean-Nicolas

“…Autonomous transposable elements, generally considered as junk and selfish, encode transposition proteins that can bind, copy, break, join or degrade nucleic…”
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piRNAs and their diverse roles: a transposable element‐driven tactic for gene regulation? by Sarkar, Arpita, Volff, Jean‐Nicolas, Vaury, Chantal

“…ABSTRACT P‐element‐induced wimpy testis (PIWI)‐interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are small, noncoding RNAs known for silencing transposable elements (TEs) in the…”
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Comparative analysis of transposable elements highlights mobilome diversity and evolution in vertebrates by Chalopin, Domitille, Naville, Magali, Plard, Floriane, Galiana, Delphine, Volff, Jean-Nicolas

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of vertebrate genomes, with major roles in genome architecture and evolution. In order to characterize both…”
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Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates by Meyer, Axel, Schloissnig, Siegfried, Franchini, Paolo, Du, Kang, Woltering, Joost M., Irisarri, Iker, Wong, Wai Yee, Nowoshilow, Sergej, Kneitz, Susanne, Kawaguchi, Akane, Fabrizius, Andrej, Xiong, Peiwen, Dechaud, Corentin, Spaink, Herman P., Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Simakov, Oleg, Burmester, Thorsten, Tanaka, Elly M., Schartl, Manfred

“…Lungfishes belong to lobe-fined fish (Sarcopterygii) that, in the Devonian period, ‘conquered’ the land and ultimately gave rise to all land vertebrates,…”
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Whole-genome sequence of a flatfish provides insights into ZW sex chromosome evolution and adaptation to a benthic lifestyle by Chen, Songlin, Zhang, Guojie, Shao, Changwei, Huang, Quanfei, Liu, Geng, Zhang, Pei, Song, Wentao, An, Na, Chalopin, Domitille, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Hong, Yunhan, Li, Qiye, Sha, Zhenxia, Zhou, Heling, Xie, Mingshu, Yu, Qiulin, Liu, Yang, Xiang, Hui, Wang, Na, Wu, Kui, Yang, Changgeng, Zhou, Qian, Liao, Xiaolin, Yang, Linfeng, Hu, Qiaomu, Zhang, Jilin, Meng, Liang, Jin, Lijun, Tian, Yongsheng, Lian, Jinmin, Yang, Jingfeng, Miao, Guidong, Liu, Shanshan, Liang, Zhuo, Yan, Fang, Li, Yangzhen, Sun, Bin, Zhang, Hong, Zhang, Jing, Zhu, Ying, Du, Min, Zhao, Yongwei, Schartl, Manfred, Tang, Qisheng, Wang, Jun

“…Songlin Chen and colleagues sequenced the whole genomes of a male (ZZ) and a female (ZW) Chinese half-smooth tongue sole, Cynoglossus semilaevis. Their…”
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The genome of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus, provides insights into evolutionary adaptation and several complex traits by Schartl, Manfred, Walter, Ronald B, Shen, Yingjia, Garcia, Tzintzuni, Catchen, Julian, Amores, Angel, Braasch, Ingo, Chalopin, Domitille, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Lesch, Klaus-Peter, Bisazza, Angelo, Minx, Pat, Hillier, LaDeana, Wilson, Richard K, Fuerstenberg, Susan, Boore, Jeffrey, Searle, Steve, Postlethwait, John H, Warren, Wesley C

“…Wesley Warren and colleagues report the whole-genome sequence of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus , providing the first genome of a poeciliid fish. They…”
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Developmental and comparative transcriptomic identification of iridophore contribution to white barring in clownfish by Salis, Pauline, Lorin, Thibault, Lewis, Victor, Rey, Carine, Marcionetti, Anna, Escande, Marie‐Line, Roux, Natacha, Besseau, Laurence, Salamin, Nicolas, Sémon, Marie, Parichy, David, Volff, Jean‐Nicolas, Laudet, Vincent

“…Actinopterygian fishes harbor at least eight distinct pigment cell types, leading to a fascinating diversity of colors. Among this diversity, the cellular…”
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Expansion by whole genome duplication and evolution of the sox gene family in teleost fish by Voldoire, Emilien, Brunet, Frédéric, Naville, Magali, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Galiana, Delphine

“…It is now recognized that several rounds of whole genome duplication (WGD) have occurred during the evolution of vertebrates, but the link between WGDs and…”
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Analysis of the spotted gar genome suggests absence of causative link between ancestral genome duplication and transposable element diversification in teleost fish by Chalopin, Domitille, Volff, Jean‐Nicolas

“…Teleost fish have been shown to contain many superfamilies of transposable elements (TEs) that are absent from most tetrapod genomes. Since theories predict an…”
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Transposable element-derived sequences in vertebrate development by Etchegaray, Ema, Naville, Magali, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Haftek-Terreau, Zofia

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of all vertebrate genomes that can cause deleterious insertions and genomic instability. However, depending on…”
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Sex and the TEs: transposable elements in sexual development and function in animals by Dechaud, Corentin, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Schartl, Manfred, Naville, Magali

“…Transposable elements are endogenous DNA sequences able to integrate into and multiply within genomes. They constitute a major source of genetic innovations,…”
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Evolution of pigment synthesis pathways by gene and genome duplication in fish by Braasch, Ingo, Schartl, Manfred, Volff, Jean-Nicolas

“…Coloration and color patterning belong to the most diverse phenotypic traits in animals. Particularly, teleost fishes possess more pigment cell types than any…”
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Contrasting Gene Decay in Subterranean Vertebrates: Insights from Cavefishes and Fossorial Mammals by Policarpo, Maxime, Fumey, Julien, Lafargeas, Philippe, Naquin, Delphine, Thermes, Claude, Naville, Magali, Dechaud, Corentin, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Cabau, Cedric, Klopp, Christophe, Møller, Peter Rask, Bernatchez, Louis, García-Machado, Erik, Rétaux, Sylvie, Casane, Didier

“…Abstract Evolution sometimes proceeds by loss, especially when structures and genes become dispensable after an environmental shift relaxes functional…”
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Differential expression of transposable elements in the medaka melanoma model by Helmprobst, Frederik, Kneitz, Susanne, Klotz, Barbara, Naville, Magali, Dechaud, Corentin, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Schartl, Manfred

“…Malignant melanoma incidence is rising worldwide. Its treatment in an advanced state is difficult, and the prognosis of this severe disease is still very poor…”
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Pigmentary function and evolution of tyrp1 gene duplicates in fish by Braasch, Ingo, Liedtke, Daniel, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Schartl, Manfred

“…Summary The function of the tyrosinase‐related protein 1 (Tyrp1) has not yet been investigated in vertebrates basal to tetrapods. Teleost fishes have two…”
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ANISEED 2019: 4D exploration of genetic data for an extended range of tunicates by Dardaillon, Justine, Dauga, Delphine, Simion, Paul, Faure, Emmanuel, Onuma, Takeshi A, DeBiasse, Melissa B, Louis, Alexandra, Nitta, Kazuhiro R, Naville, Magali, Besnardeau, Lydia, Reeves, Wendy, Wang, Kai, Fagotto, Marie, Guéroult-Bellone, Marion, Fujiwara, Shigeki, Dumollard, Rémi, Veeman, Michael, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Roest Crollius, Hugues, Douzery, Emmanuel, Ryan, Joseph F, Davidson, Bradley, Nishida, Hiroki, Dantec, Christelle, Lemaire, Patrick

“…Abstract ANISEED (https://www.aniseed.cnrs.fr) is the main model organism database for the worldwide community of scientists working on tunicates, the…”
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Transposable Element Expression Profiles in Premalignant Pigment Cell Lesions and Melanoma of Xiphophorus by Münch, Luca, Helmprobst, Frederik, Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Chalopin, Domitille, Schartl, Manfred, Kneitz, Susanne

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are characterized by their ability to change their genomic position. Through insertion or recombination leading to deletions and…”
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Guidelines for the nomenclature of genetic elements in tunicate genomes by Stolfi, Alberto, Sasakura, Yasunori, Chalopin, Domitille, Satou, Yutaka, Christiaen, Lionel, Dantec, Christelle, Endo, Toshinori, Naville, Magali, Nishida, Hiroki, Swalla, Billie J., Volff, Jean-Nicolas, Voskoboynik, Ayelet, Dauga, Delphine, Lemaire, Patrick

“…Summary Tunicates are invertebrate members of the chordate phylum, and are considered to be the sister group of vertebrates. Tunicates are composed of…”
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Evolutionary impact of transposable elements on genomic diversity and lineage-specific innovation in vertebrates by Warren, Ian A., Naville, Magali, Chalopin, Domitille, Levin, Perrine, Berger, Chloé Suzanne, Galiana, Delphine, Volff, Jean-Nicolas

“…Since their discovery, a growing body of evidence has emerged demonstrating that transposable elements are important drivers of species diversity. These mobile…”
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Endogenous Retroviruses in Fish Genomes: From Relics of Past Infections to Evolutionary Innovations? by Naville, Magali, Volff, Jean-Nicolas

“…The increasing availability of fish genome sequences has allowed to gain new insights into the diversity and host distribution of retroviruses in fish and…”
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