M D Dean

Summary

Affiliation: University of Arizona
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Proteomics and comparative genomic investigations reveal heterogeneity in evolutionary rate of male reproductive proteins in mice (Mus domesticus)
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, AZ, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 26:1733-43. 2009
  2. ncbi Faster fertilization rate in conspecific versus heterospecific matings in house mice
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
    Evolution 63:20-8. 2009
  3. ncbi Adaptive evolution of proteins secreted during sperm maturation: an analysis of the mouse epididymal transcriptome
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 25:383-92. 2008
  4. ncbi The frequency of multiple paternity suggests that sperm competition is common in house mice (Mus domesticus)
    M D Dean
    University of Arizona, Ecology and Evolution, 333 Biosciences West, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
    Mol Ecol 15:4141-51. 2006
  5. ncbi A Wolbachia-associated fitness benefit depends on genetic background in Drosophila simulans
    Matthew D Dean
    University of Iowa, 202 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 273:1415-20. 2006
  6. ncbi High divergence among Drosophila simulans mitochondrial haplogroups arose in midst of long term purifying selection
    Matthew D Dean
    University of Iowa, 208 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 36:328-37. 2005
  7. ncbi Dynamics of double and single Wolbachia infections in Drosophila simulans from New Caledonia
    A C James
    Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Heredity (Edinb) 88:182-9. 2002
  8. ncbi Influence of two Wolbachia strains on population structure of East African Drosophila simulans
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1324, USA
    Genetics 165:1959-69. 2003
  9. ncbi A complex genetic basis to X-linked hybrid male sterility between two species of house mice
    Jeffrey M Good
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
    Genetics 179:2213-28. 2008
  10. ncbi The mitochondrial genome: mutation, selection and recombination
    J W Ballard
    Department of Biological Sciences University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    Curr Opin Genet Dev 11:667-72. 2001

Research Grants

  1. EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS OF MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN MUS
    MATTHEW DEAN; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Proteomics and comparative genomic investigations reveal heterogeneity in evolutionary rate of male reproductive proteins in mice (Mus domesticus)
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, AZ, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 26:1733-43. 2009
    ..In contrast, proteins from the other five tissues showed significantly lower nonsynonymous substitution, revealing a previously unappreciated level of evolutionary constraint acting on the majority of male reproductive proteins...
  2. ncbi Faster fertilization rate in conspecific versus heterospecific matings in house mice
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
    Evolution 63:20-8. 2009
    ..We discuss the implications of faster conspecific fertilization in terms of reproductive isolation among these two naturally hybridizing species...
  3. ncbi Adaptive evolution of proteins secreted during sperm maturation: an analysis of the mouse epididymal transcriptome
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 25:383-92. 2008
    ..Immunity and protein modification functions were significantly overrepresented among epididymis-specialized, secreted genes. These analyses identified a group of genes likely to be important in male reproductive success...
  4. ncbi The frequency of multiple paternity suggests that sperm competition is common in house mice (Mus domesticus)
    M D Dean
    University of Arizona, Ecology and Evolution, 333 Biosciences West, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
    Mol Ecol 15:4141-51. 2006
    ..This study suggests that sperm competition is an important aspect of postcopulatory sexual selection in house mice...
  5. ncbi A Wolbachia-associated fitness benefit depends on genetic background in Drosophila simulans
    Matthew D Dean
    University of Iowa, 202 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 273:1415-20. 2006
    ..In contrast, wHa did not affect the fitness of siI or siII flies. This study points to the importance of host-by-symbiont interaction terms that may play an important role in organismal-fitness...
  6. ncbi High divergence among Drosophila simulans mitochondrial haplogroups arose in midst of long term purifying selection
    Matthew D Dean
    University of Iowa, 208 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 36:328-37. 2005
    ..simulans haplogroups have persisted in isolation, perhaps due to association with the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia and/or demographic history, introducing a bias against the fixation of slightly deleterious mutations...
  7. ncbi Dynamics of double and single Wolbachia infections in Drosophila simulans from New Caledonia
    A C James
    Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Heredity (Edinb) 88:182-9. 2002
    ..Finally, we discuss the nomenclature of Wolbachia strain designation...
  8. ncbi Influence of two Wolbachia strains on population structure of East African Drosophila simulans
    Matthew D Dean
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1324, USA
    Genetics 165:1959-69. 2003
    ..These populations offer a unique opportunity to monitor evolutionary dynamics in ancestral populations that harbor multiple strains of Wolbachia...
  9. ncbi A complex genetic basis to X-linked hybrid male sterility between two species of house mice
    Jeffrey M Good
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
    Genetics 179:2213-28. 2008
    ..musculus X chromosome involved in hybrid male sterility. Only a handful of spermatogenic genes are within this region, including one of the most rapidly evolving genes on the mouse X chromosome...
  10. ncbi The mitochondrial genome: mutation, selection and recombination
    J W Ballard
    Department of Biological Sciences University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    Curr Opin Genet Dev 11:667-72. 2001
    ..Experimentally disrupting naturally occurring combinations of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes should provide insights into the coevolutionary dynamics among genomes...
  11. ncbi Linking phylogenetics with population genetics to reconstruct the geographic origin of a species
    Matthew D Dean
    University of Iowa, 202 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 32:998-1009. 2004
    ..We find that the Madagascar population has elevated genetic polymorphism relative to non-Madagascar sequences. These data are corroborated by mitochondrial DNA sequence data...
  12. ncbi Linkage disequilibrium in wild mice
    Cathy C Laurie
    Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
    PLoS Genet 3:e144. 2007
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Research Grants1

  1. EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS OF MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS IN MUS
    MATTHEW DEAN; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..These studies will help uncover the genetic basis of male reproductive fitness in a natural population of house mice. ..