Identification of a vertebrate sister-chromatid separation inhibitor involved in transformation and tumorigenesis

H Zou, TJ McGarry, T Bernal, MW Kirschner - Science, 1999 - science.org
A vertebrate securin (vSecurin) was identified on the basis of its biochemical analogy to the
Pds1p protein of budding yeast and the Cut2p protein of fission yeast. The vSecurin protein …

Genomics in pure and applied entomology

DG Heckel - Annual Review of Entomology, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Genomics is the study of the structure and function of the genome: the set of
genetic information encoded in the DNA of the nucleus and organelles of an organism. It is a …

Polytene chromosomal maps of 11 Drosophila species: the order of genomic scaffolds inferred from genetic and physical maps

SW Schaeffer, A Bhutkar, BF McAllister, M Matsuda… - Genetics, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The sequencing of the 12 genomes of members of the genus Drosophila was taken as an
opportunity to reevaluate the genetic and physical maps for 11 of the species, in part to aid …

Generation of a Widespread Drosophila Inversion by a Transposable Element

M Caceres, JM Ranz, A Barbadilla, M Long, A Ruiz - Science, 1999 - science.org
Although polymorphic inversions in Drosophila are very common, the origin of these
chromosomal rearrangements is unclear. The breakpoints of the cosmopolitan inversion 2j …

How malleable is the eukaryotic genome? Extreme rate of chromosomal rearrangement in the genus Drosophila

JM Ranz, F Casals, A Ruiz - Genome research, 2001 - genome.cshlp.org
During the evolution of the genus Drosophila, the molecular organization of the major
chromosomal elements has been repeatedly rearranged via the fixation of paracentric …

Effect of inversion polymorphism on the neutral nucleotide variability of linked chromosomal regions in Drosophila

A Navarro, A Barbadilla, A Ruiz - Genetics, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Recombination is a main factor determining nucleotide variability in different regions of the
genome. Chromosomal inversions, which are ubiquitous in the genus Drosophila, are …

Muller “Elements” in Drosophila: How the Search for the Genetic Basis for Speciation Led to the Birth of Comparative Genomics

SW Schaeffer - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The development of genetic maps multiple species of Drosophila to understand the basis for
species formation became problematic because visible mutations were not easily compared …

Molecular characterization of two natural hotspots in the Drosophila buzzatii genome induced by transposon insertions

M Cáceres, M Puig, A Ruiz - Genome research, 2001 - genome.cshlp.org
Transposable elements (TEs) have been implicated in the generation of genetic
rearrangements, but their potential to mediate changes in the organization and architecture …

Polytene Chromosomes as Tools in the Genetic Analysis of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis Capitata

A Gariou-Papalexiou, P Gourzi, A Delprat, D Kritikou… - Genetica, 2002 - Springer
Polytene chromosomes have been an essential tool in genetic analysis since their
rediscovery in larval tissues of Drosophila and other Diptera (Heitz & Bauer, 1933; Painter …

Evolutionary history of the Drosophila bipectinata species complex

A Kopp, O Barmina - Genetics Research, 2005 - cambridge.org
Groups of recently diverged species offer invaluable glimpses into the history and genetic
basis of speciation and phenotypic evolution. In this report, we combine phylogenetic and …