supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB411600);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30621092,30623007);the Bureau of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province (O803481101)
Extant genes can be modified, or 'tinkered with', to provide new roles or new characteristics of these genes. At the genetic level, this often involves gene duplication and specialization of the resulting genes into p...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB411600);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30621092 and 30623007);Bureau of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province
Motilin and ghrelin,members of a structure-function-related hormone family,play important roles in gastrointestinal function,regulation of energy homeostasis and growth hormone secretion.We observed episodic evolution...
a CAS-Max Planck Society Fellowship, an award (No. 30325016);the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC),two NSFC key grants (No. 30430400 and 30623007);the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)(No. 2007CB815703-5);W.W., and a NSFC grant(No.30500283)for junior researchers to S.Y.
The inherent interest on the origin of genetic novelties can be traced back to Darwin. But it was not until recently that we were allowed to investigate the fundamental process of origin of new genes by the studies on...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30270719 and 30623007).
Gibbons have experienced extensive karyotype rearrangements during evolution and represent an ideal model for studying the underlying molecular mechanism of evolutionary chromosomal rearrangements. It is anticipated t...