2018
Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer
Cannataro VL, Townsend JP. Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2018, 35: 1308-1315. PMID: 29684198, PMCID: PMC5967571, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msy079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGenetic DriftHumansNeoplasmsSelection, Genetic
2006
Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii
Johannesson H, Kasuga T, Schaller RA, Good B, Gardner MJ, Townsend JP, Cole GT, Taylor JW. Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii. Fungal Genetics And Biology 2006, 43: 545-559. PMID: 16697669, DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionPhase-specific gene expressionPathogenic phaseNumber of genesConsistent differential expressionOpen reading frameDimorphic fungal pathogenDimorphic human pathogenic fungusHuman pathogenic fungiTranscriptional profilingEntire speciesEnvironmental stressReading frameComparative hybridizationMorphological adaptationsFungal pathogensCandidate genesSaprobic phasePathogenic fungiMetabolism of lipidsDifferential expressionGenesFungal isolatesElevated expressionDevelopmental phases