A Sanchez-Gracia

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  1. ncbi Divergent evolution and molecular adaptation in the Drosophila odorant-binding protein family: inferences from sequence variation at the OS-E and OS-F genes
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    BMC Evol Biol 8:323. 2008
  2. ncbi Two frequenins in Drosophila: unveiling the evolutionary history of an unusual neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) duplication
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Ave, Dr, Arce 37, Madrid 28002, Spain
    BMC Evol Biol 10:54. 2010
  3. ncbi Molecular population genetics of the OBP83 genomic region in Drosophila subobscura and D. guanche: contrasting the effects of natural selection and gene arrangement expansion in the patterns of nucleotide variation
    A Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av Diagonal 645, Barcelona, Spain
    Heredity (Edinb) 106:191-201. 2011
  4. ncbi Unusual pattern of nucleotide sequence variation at the OS-E and OS-F genomic regions of Drosophila simulans
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    Genetics 175:1923-35. 2007
  5. ncbi Molecular evolution of the major chemosensory gene families in insects
    A Sanchez-Gracia
    Institut de Biologia Evolutiva CSIC UPF, Barcelona, Spain
    Heredity (Edinb) 103:208-16. 2009
  6. ncbi Patterns of nucleotide polymorphism and divergence in the odorant-binding protein genes OS-E and OS-F: analysis in the melanogaster species subgroup of Drosophila
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Genetics 165:1279-88. 2003
  7. ncbi Comparative genomic analysis of the odorant-binding protein family in 12 Drosophila genomes: purifying selection and birth-and-death evolution
    Filipe G Vieira
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av, Diagonal 645, Barcelona 08028, Spain
    Genome Biol 8:R235. 2007

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  1. ncbi Divergent evolution and molecular adaptation in the Drosophila odorant-binding protein family: inferences from sequence variation at the OS-E and OS-F genes
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    BMC Evol Biol 8:323. 2008
    ..melanogaster genome. In this species, these genes are arranged in the same genomic cluster and likely arose by tandem gene duplication, the major mechanism proposed for the origin of new members in this olfactory-system family...
  2. ncbi Two frequenins in Drosophila: unveiling the evolutionary history of an unusual neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) duplication
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Ave, Dr, Arce 37, Madrid 28002, Spain
    BMC Evol Biol 10:54. 2010
    ..Here, we have investigated the factors involved in this unusual feature by examining the molecular evolution of the two frq genes in Drosophila and the evolutionary dynamics of NCS family in a large set of bilaterian species...
  3. ncbi Molecular population genetics of the OBP83 genomic region in Drosophila subobscura and D. guanche: contrasting the effects of natural selection and gene arrangement expansion in the patterns of nucleotide variation
    A Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av Diagonal 645, Barcelona, Spain
    Heredity (Edinb) 106:191-201. 2011
    ..guanche...
  4. ncbi Unusual pattern of nucleotide sequence variation at the OS-E and OS-F genomic regions of Drosophila simulans
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    Genetics 175:1923-35. 2007
    ..simulans...
  5. ncbi Molecular evolution of the major chemosensory gene families in insects
    A Sanchez-Gracia
    Institut de Biologia Evolutiva CSIC UPF, Barcelona, Spain
    Heredity (Edinb) 103:208-16. 2009
    ..This dynamic process may represent a major source of genetic variation, providing opportunities for FUTURE specific adaptations...
  6. ncbi Patterns of nucleotide polymorphism and divergence in the odorant-binding protein genes OS-E and OS-F: analysis in the melanogaster species subgroup of Drosophila
    Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Genetics 165:1279-88. 2003
    ..These results are unlikely under the neutral model and suggest the action of natural selection in the evolution of the two odorant-binding protein genes...
  7. ncbi Comparative genomic analysis of the odorant-binding protein family in 12 Drosophila genomes: purifying selection and birth-and-death evolution
    Filipe G Vieira
    Departament de Genetica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av, Diagonal 645, Barcelona 08028, Spain
    Genome Biol 8:R235. 2007
    ..Members of the latter family establish the first contact with the odorants, and thus constitute the first step in the chemosensory transduction pathway...