Creasey, Petrov & Tauber analyze the evolution of 11 core clock proteins across 65 Drosophila species, finding that the circadian clock network does not impose strong constraints on the evolution of its components. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag061 #genome #evolution #drosophila

Jardim-Messeder et al. analyse the evolution of animal hexokinases, key enzymes in glucose metabolism and energy homeostasis, highlighting the interplay between gene duplication, structural adaptation, and selection in shaping metabolic diversity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag062 #genome #evolution

Kim et al. present the first chromosome-scale genome assemblies for Anoplophora glabripennis and A. malasiaca, two longhorned beetles that represent two globally notorious forest pests. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag064 #genome #evolution

Oukkal et al. find that, unlike endoparasitoid hymenopterans, endoparasitoidism in tachinid flies is not associated with viral domestication, possibly due to differences in venom use and host immune system avoidance. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag022 #genome #evolution #diptera #virus

Chipps et al. assemble the genome of the hero shrew, a small, elusive mammal with the most distinctive vertebral column in the entire tree of life, comparing it to the genomes of 30 other mammals to find multiple HOX genes under positive selection. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag048 #genome #evolution

Owls are the only nocturnal raptors. A genome-wide scan across 11 owl species found positive selection on vision genes (e.g. dim-light detection) AND hearing genes (e.g. inner ear development) at the very origin of owls. Their DNA evolved to rule the night! #2026MMM academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Cagliani, @diegoforni.bsky.social et al. find that genes controlling TE activity were common targets of positive selection in primates and during the more recent evolution of human populations. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag052 #genome #evolution #TEsky

Han et al. studied phototrophic Paulinella amoeba, suggesting that primary endosymbiosis may have left a detectable footprint in host mitochondrial genomes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag052 #genome #evolution #mtDNA @bhattacharyalab.bsky.social

Zhang, @saswat-km.bsky.social , Chiaromonte & Makova utilized T2T genome assemblies from human and two non-human great apes to analyse substitution spectra and selective constraints within G-quadruplexes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #genome #evolution

Li et al. screened nine Dengue virus clinical samples collected in Ningxia in 2019 and 2023; their findings establish a molecular baseline for origin tracing and proactive surveillance of Dengue in northwestern China. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag045 #genome #evolution #dengue

Chen, @jasongbragg.bsky.social & Jones present a near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-resolved nuclear genome and complete organelle genomes of beach spinifex, a dioecious grass native to the coastal ecosystem of Oceania. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag044 #genome #evolution #PlantSky

Bacot et al. investigated the genetic mechanisms underlying adaptation of tiger mosquito to deltamethrin in La Réunion Island; results indicate that multigenic metabolic resistance observed in this territory mainly results from local adaptation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag039 #genome #evolution

Totikov et al. present a comparative and phylogenomic study of the Mustelinae, uncovering striking variation in genome-wide heterozygosity and genome size, marked homozygosity in some Asian lineages, and remarkable diversity in widespread species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag014 #genome #evolution

Tomarovsky et al. resequenced sable, pine marten, and hybrids of these two mustelids, finding a broad spectrum of hybrid types with mosaic recombinant chromosomes that confirm hybrid fertility and indicate crossover is not suppressed. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag018 #genome #evolution

Fun project to have worked on with very talented colleagues. Thanks for the shoutout @genomebiolevol.bsky.social ☺️

Davies et al. assemble the genome of polychaete Capitella teleta, a model for evolutionary developmental biology, comparative genomics, conservation, and ecotoxicology, generating a 243 Mb chromosome-level genome, and publish a genome browser. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag041 #genome #evolution

More about the missing avian genes and what we mean by speaking about the gene/sequence "s-s-stu-tu-tu-ttering" . Kudos to all authors!

Very happy to serve a society journal!

Foquet, @kkbugtime.bsky.social @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social @akitokawahara.bsky.social et al. chracterized silk genes in the Luna moth, finding that sericin gene duplications enable dynamic shifts in silk composition within and between species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag036 #genome #evolution

Fouché, @oggenfussursula.bsky.social, McDonald & @danielcroll.bsky.social retrace chromosomal degeneration in a fungal pathogen, identifying the exact sequence triggers that initiate chromosome instability and perpetuate degenerative cycles. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag037 #genome #evolution

@ipatramanis.bsky.social @lauritsskov.bsky.social Cappellini & Racimo show that phylogenetic inferences based on ancient protein sequence data may sometimes differ from DNA-based inference. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag035 #genome #evolution #humanevolution

Hron, @dalibormiklik.bsky.social @hpaces.bsky.social et al. demonstrate that avian dot microchromosomes harbor widespread gene attrition; retained dot chromosomes genes exhibit a new form of dynamic genetic instability - sequence stuttering. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag038 #genome #evolution #birds

@pankajd.bsky.social & @darrenobbard.bsky.social show that immune genes overall evolve faster at the protein level, but are less prone to copy-number changes than other genes in Drosophila. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag034 #genome #evolution #drosophila

Hashmi et al. reconstructed a complexity-based amino acid chronology, integrating 16 molecular complexity metrics, suggesting that molecular complexity constraints influenced substitution patterns during genetic code evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag012 #genome #evolution

Moguel et al. publish a new Review on how metagenomics has revolutionized our understanding of microbial evolution, revealing lineages and functional adaptations, and reshaping our view of the Tree of Life. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag029 🖌️ Laura Carrillo Olivas #genome #evolution #microbesky

New from @chemamd.bsky.social lab @qmulsbbs.bsky.social Collab with Elaine Seaver, @baxevanislab.bsky.social @neva-meyer.bsky.social @abhinavsur.bsky.social New chromosome-level assembly for Capitella teleta 🪱 academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-... #DevBio #WormWednesday @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

The final chapter of my PhD thesis, is finally published in GBE! academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... You can also read the earlier recommendation by PCI in a nice little summary here: evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec... #palaeoproteomics #phylogenetics

Check out our new paper on clingfishes led by @fishtide.bsky.social!

Wagner et al. combined phenotypic and genomic data to study convergence in Mediterranean gravel beach clingfishes, revealing convergence at the level of individual genes, variants, and biological pathways, but not across genomes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag031 #genome #evolution

The March cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the study by Bacot et al. on the genetic mechanisms underlying the Asian tiger mosquito's adaptation to insecticides on the island of La Réunion. Follow the link for this month's articles: 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/3 #genome #evolution

Predictors of protein evolution in the drosophilid immune system url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #Drosohila #Immunity #fly #Evolution #Geneturnover #AdaptiveEvolution #Predictors #OrthologousGeneFamilies

Xu et al. sequenced genomes from 16 trios of the Colorado potato beetle, estimating that the brood from just one female can introduce nearly 141 new mutations into the coding regions each generation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... 📷️ Benjamin Weiss #genome #evolution

Chou et al. reconstructed the evolutionary history of c16riboseqorf143 (orf143), one of the longest unannotated human translated ORFs. This study reveals stop codon disruption and TR array expansion as the mechanisms of orf143 elongation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag005 #genome #evolution

Coate, Ho & Schaack examine the patterns of spontaneous mutations in regions of low and high transcription in two species of Daphnia, finding that mutations are more frequently observed in regions of high transcription in both species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag021 #genome #evolution #daphnia

February's article on mitogenome evolution in the Gastrotricha is the focus of this month's GBE Highlight. Highlight: The “Wild West” of Mitochondrial Genome Evolution in the Gastrotricha 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag019 #genome #evolution #mtDNA

Jones et al. analyzed two high-quality genomes of the cockroach genus Cryptocercus, the sister group to all termites, revealing relaxed selection in both Cryptocercus and termites. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag028 #genome #evolution #sociality

Jayaprasad et al. examined dosage compensation and sex-biased gene expression in Vandiemenella viatica grasshoppers. They show that dosage compensation is regulated at levels of chromosome arms. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag026 #genome #evolution

Kawano-Sugaya et al. present the de novo genome and transcriptome of amoebozoan Entamoeba marina, isolated from marine sediments (other Entamoeba are animal parasites). E marina showed a significant reduction in virulence-associated gene families. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag020 #genome #evolution

We are happy to release our new Special Section on de novo Gene evolution! Special Section: de novo Gene 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/special-section-de-novo-gene #genome #evolution #denovo

Huang & Zhen found that chicken breeds that have undergone intensive breeding exhibit decreased genomic genetic diversity and reduced effectiveness of natural selection, leading to a significant increase in the number of realized genetic loads. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag015 #genome #evolution

We assembled a new reference genome for Microtus voles, one of the most species-rich group of mammals. The genomes point to an important role of olfactory and immune gene families. See our paper in GBE @genomebiolevol.bsky.social : academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... 🧵3/6

#OurNewPaper in collaboration with @wslresearch.bsky.social now out in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social

Happy our latest work is out! 🧬🦟 1️⃣ We present chromosome-level reference genomes for four Culex species present in the Mediterranean Basin 🦟Cx. laticinctus 🦟Cx. modestus 🦟Cx. perexiguus 🦟Cx. theileri They were generated as part of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social initiative's @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Ruiz-López et al. assemble reference sequences for four Culex species, offering crucial resources for exploring the genetic basis of vector competence for different pathogens, and help implement mosquito control efforts and disease prevention. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #genome #evolution

@ericanadolski.bsky.social et al. present sex-specific chromosomal-level genome assemblies of the southern African beetle Onthophagus binodis; analyses show that the nine autosomes and the X chromosome are likely conserved throughout Onthophagini. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag023 #genome #evolution

Adedokun et al. present an annotated draft genome of soil mite Oppia nitens. The 125.4 Mb genome has 65 scaffolds with N50 of 4.41 Mb, and 99.1% BUSCO completeness. Annotation identified 15,291 genes, 16,969 mRNAs, and 14,938 proteins. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag016 #genome #evolution

Dauphin et al. assembled a telomere-to-telomere reference genome for an ectomycorrhizal fungus with a large, repeat-rich genome, showing its genome expansion was driven by a few lineage-specific TE families in recent history. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag017 #genome #evolution #TEsky

Ivankov et al. demonstrate that when neutral mutations are considered, conventional pairwise reciprocal sign epistasis may be entirely absent from a multi-peaked fitness landscape. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag024 #genome #evolution

@limingcai.bsky.social et al. examined mitogenomes of 45 Orobanchaceae species, identifying genetic alterations in genomic shuffling, RNA editing, and intracellular and horizontal gene transfer en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag025 #genome #evolution

Ploessl & Jones compared transcription factor binding motifs in 42 bee species, covering multiple independent gains and losses of sociality; findings demonstrate an expansion of TF motifs in lineages which have gained sociality. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag003 #genome #evolution