List of works by Alex de Mendoza

A broad genomic survey reveals multiple origins and frequent losses in the evolution of respiratory hemerythrins and hemocyanins.

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Capture of a functionally active methyl-CpG binding domain by an arthropod retrotransposon family

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Complex transcriptional regulation and independent evolution of fungal-like traits in a relative of animals

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Convergent evolution of a vertebrate-like methylome in a marine sponge

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Evolution of DNA Methylome Diversity in Eukaryotes

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Evolution of the MAGUK protein gene family in premetazoan lineages

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Forward genetics for back-in-time questions

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Frequent lack of repressive capacity of promoter DNA methylation identified through genome-wide epigenomic manipulation

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Genomic adaptations to aquatic and aerial life in mayflies and the origin of insect wings

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Genomic survey of premetazoans shows deep conservation of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases and multiple radiations of receptor tyrosine kinases.

scientific article published in May 2012

Methuselah/Methuselah-like G protein-coupled receptors constitute an ancient metazoan gene family.

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

New genomes, new taxa and deep questions in the eukaryotic tree of life: a meeting report on the EMBO comparative genomics conference

scientific article published on 23 November 2011

Novel roles of plant RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED (RBR) protein in cell proliferation and asymmetric cell division

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Origin and evolution of eukaryotic transcription factors

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi

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Recurrent acquisition of cytosine methyltransferases into eukaryotic retrotransposons.

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Specific DNMT3C flanking sequence preferences facilitate methylation of young murine retrotransposons

scientific article published in 2024

Sterol and genomic analyses validate the sponge biomarker hypothesis

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The Capsaspora genome reveals a complex unicellular prehistory of animals

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The evolution of the GPCR signaling system in eukaryotes: modularity, conservation, and the transition to metazoan multicellularity

scientific article published on March 2014

The mysterious evolutionary origin for the GNE gene and the root of bilateria

scientific article published on 25 May 2011

Towards understanding the origin of animal development

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

Tracing animal genomic evolution with the chromosomal-level assembly of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Transcription Factors and the Origin of Animal Multicellularity

Transcription factor evolution in eukaryotes and the assembly of the regulatory toolkit in multicellular lineages

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Transient and Permanent Reconfiguration of Chromatin and Transcription Factor Occupancy Drive Reprogramming

scientific article published in December 2017

Unexpected repertoire of metazoan transcription factors in the unicellular holozoan Capsaspora owczarzaki

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