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Accuracy and power of statistical methods for detecting adaptive evolution in protein coding sequences and for identifying positively selected sites. Genetics (2004) 4.22

Evolutionary fate of retroposed gene copies in the human genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 4.03

A multitude of genes expressed solely in meiotic or postmeiotic spermatogenic cells offers a myriad of contraceptive targets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 3.40

Emergence of young human genes after a burst of retroposition in primates. PLoS Biol (2005) 3.08

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation. Science (2014) 3.01

A rapidly evolving MYB-related protein causes species isolation in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.89

Penetration of the stigma and style elicits a novel transcriptome in pollen tubes, pointing to genes critical for growth in a pistil. PLoS Genet (2009) 2.83

Selectionism and neutralism in molecular evolution. Mol Biol Evol (2005) 2.64

Evolution in the fast lane: rapidly evolving sex-related genes in Drosophila. Genetics (2007) 2.10

Sperm competitive ability in Drosophila melanogaster associated with variation in male reproductive proteins. Genetics (2004) 2.01

Local DNA hypomethylation activates genes in rice endosperm. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.99

Evolutionary expressed sequence tag analysis of Drosophila female reproductive tracts identifies genes subjected to positive selection. Genetics (2004) 1.98

The conserved plant sterility gene HAP2 functions after attachment of fusogenic membranes in Chlamydomonas and Plasmodium gametes. Genes Dev (2008) 1.95

Rapid evolution of an X-linked microRNA cluster in primates. Genome Res (2007) 1.91

Human germ cell differentiation from fetal- and adult-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.79

Quantifying adaptive evolution in the Drosophila immune system. PLoS Genet (2009) 1.74

Three members of the 6-cys protein family of Plasmodium play a role in gamete fertility. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.72

Cross-species comparison of Drosophila male accessory gland protein genes. Genetics (2005) 1.71

Evolutionary rate analyses of orthologs and paralogs from 12 Drosophila genomes. Genome Res (2007) 1.71

Inter-locus antagonistic coevolution as an engine of speciation: assessment with hemiclonal analysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.70

Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2007) 1.69

Distinct short-range ovule signals attract or repel Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tubes in vitro. BMC Plant Biol (2006) 1.69

Sperm chromatin proteomics identifies evolutionarily conserved fertility factors. Nature (2006) 1.68

Widespread adaptive evolution of Drosophila genes with sex-biased expression. Genetics (2006) 1.67

Cracking the egg: molecular dynamics and evolutionary aspects of the transition from the fully grown oocyte to embryo. Genes Dev (2006) 1.67

Comparative structural modeling and inference of conserved protein classes in Drosophila seminal fluid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.66

The Tre2 (USP6) oncogene is a hominoid-specific gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.62

The genetic basis of reproductive isolation: insights from Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.58

Speciation in birds: genes, geography, and sexual selection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.55

Understanding missense mutations in the BRCA1 gene: an evolutionary approach. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.55

Battle and ballet: molecular interactions between the sexes in Drosophila. J Hered (2009) 1.53

The evolutionary causes and consequences of sex-biased gene expression. Nat Rev Genet (2013) 1.50

Postcopulatory sexual selection: Darwin's omission and its consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.48

No accelerated rate of protein evolution in male-biased Drosophila pseudoobscura genes. Genetics (2006) 1.46

Convergent evolution of chicken Z and human X chromosomes by expansion and gene acquisition. Nature (2010) 1.46

Associations between sperm competition and natural variation in male reproductive genes on the third chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics (2007) 1.45

On the relation between promoter divergence and gene expression evolution. Mol Syst Biol (2008) 1.43

The Genome of the "Great Speciator" Provides Insights into Bird Diversification. Genome Biol Evol (2015) 1.43

The functional genomic distribution of protein divergence in two animal phyla: coevolution, genomic conflict, and constraint. Genome Res (2004) 1.41

Disentangling the relationship between sex-biased gene expression and X-linkage. Genome Res (2012) 1.40

Sensory exploitation and sexual conflict. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2006) 1.40

Reduced variation on the chicken Z chromosome. Genetics (2004) 1.39

Structural Basis of Egg Coat-Sperm Recognition at Fertilization. Cell (2017) 1.38

A walk though vertebrate and invertebrate protamines. Chromosoma (2003) 1.38

A species-specific cluster of defensin-like genes encodes diffusible pollen tube attractants in Arabidopsis. PLoS Biol (2012) 1.36

Mating, seminal fluid components, and sperm cause changes in vesicle release in the Drosophila female reproductive tract. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.34

Darwinian adaptation of proteorhodopsin to different light intensities in the marine environment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.34

Evolutionary conservation of meiotic DSB proteins: more than just Spo11. Genes Dev (2010) 1.33

Izumo is part of a multiprotein family whose members form large complexes on mammalian sperm. Mol Reprod Dev (2009) 1.33

Post-mating gene expression profiles of female Drosophila melanogaster in response to time and to four male accessory gland proteins. Genetics (2008) 1.33

Towards a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between sex-biased gene expression and rates of protein-coding sequence evolution. Mol Biol Evol (2011) 1.32

The power of phylogenetic comparison in revealing protein function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.31

Disruption of genetic interaction between two autosomal regions and the X chromosome causes reproductive isolation between mouse strains derived from different subspecies. Genetics (2006) 1.30

Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2010) 1.28

A genomic analysis of rat proteases and protease inhibitors. Genome Res (2004) 1.27

Ejaculate-female coevolution in Drosophila mojavensis. Proc Biol Sci (2003) 1.26

Positive selection in the egg receptor for abalone sperm lysin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.26

Plus and minus sexual agglutinins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell (2005) 1.26

Coevolution of interacting fertilization proteins. PLoS Genet (2009) 1.26

Positive selection on protein-length in the evolution of a primate sperm ion channel. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.26

Protein evolution on a human signaling network. BMC Syst Biol (2009) 1.25

Evolution of the sex-related locus and genomic features shared in microsporidia and fungi. PLoS One (2010) 1.23

The evolution of courtship behaviors through the origination of a new gene in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.23

Anopheles gambiae males produce and transfer the vitellogenic steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone to females during mating. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.22

The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: insights from avian microarray data. BMC Genomics (2008) 1.22

Genome-scale analysis of positionally relocated genes. Genome Res (2007) 1.21

Molecular population genetics of male accessory gland proteins in the Drosophila simulans complex. Genetics (2004) 1.21

Molecular population genetics of accessory gland protein genes and testis-expressed genes in Drosophila mojavensis and D. arizonae. Genetics (2005) 1.20

Rapid evolution of reproductive proteins in abalone and Drosophila. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2006) 1.19

Molecular evolution and population genetic analysis of candidate female reproductive genes in Drosophila. Genetics (2006) 1.19

Contrasting evolution of expression differences in the testis between species and subspecies of the house mouse. Genome Res (2006) 1.19

Contrasting patterns of polymorphism and divergence on the Z chromosome and autosomes in two Ficedula flycatcher species. Genetics (2005) 1.19

Ontogeny and phylogeny: molecular signatures of selection, constraint, and temporal pleiotropy in the development of Drosophila. BMC Biol (2009) 1.17

Rapidly evolving zona pellucida domain proteins are a major component of the vitelline envelope of abalone eggs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.16

Adaptive evolution in the SRZ chemoreceptor families of Caenorhabditis elegans and Caenorhabditis briggsae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.16

Detecting sexually antagonistic coevolution with population crosses. Proc Biol Sci (2003) 1.16

Evolution and functional divergence of NLRP genes in mammalian reproductive systems. BMC Evol Biol (2009) 1.14

Conservation of a Pumilio-Nanos complex from Drosophila germ plasm to human germ cells. Dev Genes Evol (2003) 1.14

Sperm proteomics reveals intensified selection on mouse sperm membrane and acrosome genes. Mol Biol Evol (2010) 1.14

Evolution of the hominoid semenogelin genes, the major proteins of ejaculated semen. J Mol Evol (2003) 1.14

Comparisons of pollen coat genes across Brassicaceae species reveal rapid evolution by repeat expansion and diversification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.13

Review. Specificity in pollination and consequences for postmating reproductive isolation in deceptive Mediterranean orchids. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2008) 1.13

Adaptive evolution of proteins secreted during sperm maturation: an analysis of the mouse epididymal transcriptome. Mol Biol Evol (2007) 1.13

Running with the Red Queen: the role of biotic conflicts in evolution. Proc Biol Sci (2014) 1.12

A murine specific expansion of the Rhox cluster involved in embryonic stem cell biology is under natural selection. BMC Genomics (2006) 1.12

An analysis of the gene complement of a marsupial, Monodelphis domestica: evolution of lineage-specific genes and giant chromosomes. Genome Res (2007) 1.11

Insights into the evolution of Darwin's finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence. BMC Genomics (2013) 1.09

The SPANX gene family of cancer/testis-specific antigens: rapid evolution and amplification in African great apes and hominids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.09

Faster fertilization rate in conspecific versus heterospecific matings in house mice. Evolution (2008) 1.08

Males with high genetic similarity to females sire more offspring in sperm competition in Peron's tree frog Litoria peronii. Proc Biol Sci (2008) 1.08

Multiple signatures of positive selection downstream of notch on the X chromosome in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics (2005) 1.08

Molecular correlates of genes exhibiting RNAi phenotypes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genome Res (2003) 1.08

A polycystin-1 controls postcopulatory reproductive selection in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.08

Zonadhesin is essential for species specificity of sperm adhesion to the egg zona pellucida. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.08

Gene expression during Drosophila melanogaster egg development before and after reproductive diapause. BMC Genomics (2009) 1.07

Adaptive diversification of vomeronasal receptor 1 genes in rodents. J Mol Evol (2005) 1.07

A novel testis ubiquitin-binding protein gene arose by exon shuffling in hominoids. Genome Res (2007) 1.07

Positive selection for indel substitutions in the rodent sperm protein catsper1. Mol Biol Evol (2005) 1.07

A novel requirement in mammalian spermatid differentiation for the DAZ-family protein Boule. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.06

Searching for candidate speciation genes using a proteomic approach: seminal proteins in field crickets. Proc Biol Sci (2008) 1.06

The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Science (2006) 6.41

Phylogeny of the TMEM16 protein family: some members are overexpressed in cancer. Int J Mol Med (2005) 1.46

Exploring the phylogenetic utility of ITS sequences for animals: a test case for abalone (Haliotis). J Mol Evol (2002) 1.34

Positive selection in the egg receptor for abalone sperm lysin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.26

Polycystin-2 associates with the polycystin-1 homolog, suREJ3, and localizes to the acrosomal region of sea urchin spermatozoa. Mol Reprod Dev (2004) 1.05

suREJ3, a polycystin-1 protein, is cleaved at the GPS domain and localizes to the acrosomal region of sea urchin sperm. J Biol Chem (2001) 1.05

Molecular characterization of a novel intracellular ADP-ribosyl cyclase. PLoS One (2007) 1.03

The molecular basis of sex: linking yeast to human. Mol Biol Evol (2011) 1.01

Full-length sequence of VERL, the egg vitelline envelope receptor for abalone sperm lysin. Gene (2002) 1.00

A flagellar K(+)-dependent Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger keeps Ca(2+) low in sea urchin spermatozoa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 0.97

Amassin, an olfactomedin protein, mediates the massive intercellular adhesion of sea urchin coelomocytes. J Cell Biol (2003) 0.97

Sp-tetraKCNG: A novel cyclic nucleotide gated K(+) channel. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.97

A soluble adenylyl cyclase from sea urchin spermatozoa. Gene (2005) 0.95

ZP domain proteins in the abalone egg coat include a paralog of VERL under positive selection that binds lysin and 18-kDa sperm proteins. Mol Biol Evol (2010) 0.95

A perforin-like protein from a marine mollusk. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 0.94

Ligands and receptors mediating signal transduction in sea urchin spermatozoa. Reproduction (2004) 0.92

Proteins associated with soluble adenylyl cyclase in sea urchin sperm flagella. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton (2006) 0.91

Particulate and soluble adenylyl cyclases participate in the sperm acrosome reaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.91

A functional genomic and proteomic perspective of sea urchin calcium signaling and egg activation. Dev Biol (2006) 0.89

The 10 sea urchin receptor for egg jelly proteins (SpREJ) are members of the polycystic kidney disease-1 (PKD1) family. BMC Genomics (2007) 0.89

Positive selection in the carbohydrate recognition domains of sea urchin sperm receptor for egg jelly (suREJ) proteins. Mol Biol Evol (2004) 0.88

Molecular characterization of a novel cell surface ADP-ribosyl cyclase from the sea urchin. Cell Signal (2008) 0.87

A third sea urchin sperm receptor for egg jelly module protein, suREJ2, concentrates in the plasma membrane over the sperm mitochondrion. Dev Growth Differ (2004) 0.86

Flagellasialin: a novel sulfated alpha2,9-linked polysialic acid glycoprotein of sea urchin sperm flagella. Glycobiology (2006) 0.86

Cyclic GMP-specific phosphodiesterase-5 regulates motility of sea urchin spermatozoa. Mol Biol Cell (2005) 0.83

Structural features and functional domains of amassin-1, a cell-binding olfactomedin protein. Biochem Cell Biol (2007) 0.82

A single residue in a novel ADP-ribosyl cyclase controls production of the calcium-mobilizing messengers cyclic ADP-ribose and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate. J Biol Chem (2010) 0.81

An ATP-binding cassette transporter is a major glycoprotein of sea urchin sperm membranes. J Biol Chem (2002) 0.81

Store-operated calcium channels trigger exocytosis of the sea urchin sperm acrosomal vesicle. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 0.81

A new hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated channel from sea urchin sperm flagella. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 0.81

Plasma membrane calcium ATPase is concentrated in the head of sea urchin spermatozoa. J Cell Physiol (2006) 0.80

High molecular mass egg fucose sulfate polymer is required for opening both Ca2+ channels involved in triggering the sea urchin sperm acrosome reaction. J Biol Chem (2001) 0.80

Structural requirements for species-specific induction of the sperm acrosome reaction by sea urchin egg sulfated fucan. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002) 0.80

Isolation of organelles and components from sea urchin eggs and embryos. Methods Cell Biol (2004) 0.79

Oyster sperm bindin is a combinatorial fucose lectin with remarkable intra-species diversity. Int J Dev Biol (2008) 0.79

Bindin genes of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Gene (2008) 0.79

Tandem mass spectrometry identifies proteins phosphorylated by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase when sea urchin sperm undergo the acrosome reaction. Dev Biol (2005) 0.79

A sodium bicarbonate transporter from sea urchin spermatozoa. Gene (2006) 0.79

Diversity of olfactomedin proteins in the sea urchin. Genomics (2007) 0.78

A sea urchin sperm flagellar adenylate kinase with triplicated catalytic domains. J Biol Chem (2006) 0.78

Sequence, annotation and developmental expression of the sea urchin Ca(2+) -ATPase family. Gene (2007) 0.78

Egg sialoglycans increase intracellular pH and potentiate the acrosome reaction of sea urchin sperm. J Biol Chem (2002) 0.78

Sea urchin gametes in the teaching laboratory: good experiments and good experiences. Methods Cell Biol (2004) 0.77

Evidence for a secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase in sea urchin spermatozoa. FEBS Lett (2006) 0.77

Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the olfactomedin domain from the sea urchin cell-adhesion protein amassin. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun (2005) 0.77

Isolation of sea urchin sperm plasma membranes. Methods Mol Biol (2004) 0.77

Egg fucose sulfate polymer, sialoglycan, and speract all trigger the sea urchin sperm acrosome reaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002) 0.77

Adenylate kinase in sea urchin embryonic cilia. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton (2007) 0.77

Recombinant sea urchin flagellar adenylate kinase. J Biochem (2007) 0.76

Cloning of a sea urchin sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 0.76

Ion channel activity of membrane vesicles released from sea urchin sperm during the acrosome reaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 0.75

Fertilization. Preface. Int J Dev Biol (2008) 0.75