The evolution of lineage-specific regulatory activities in the human embryonic limb J Cotney, J Leng, J Yin, SK Reilly, LE DeMare, D Emera, AE Ayoub, ... Cell 154 (1), 185-196, 2013 | 187 | 2013 |
Evolutionary changes in promoter and enhancer activity during human corticogenesis SK Reilly, J Yin, AE Ayoub, D Emera, J Leng, J Cotney, R Sarro, P Rakic, ... Science 347 (6226), 1155-1159, 2015 | 161 | 2015 |
Ancient transposable elements transformed the uterine regulatory landscape and transcriptome during the evolution of mammalian pregnancy VJ Lynch, MC Nnamani, A Kapusta, K Brayer, SL Plaza, EC Mazur, ... Cell reports 10 (4), 551-561, 2015 | 151 | 2015 |
The evolution of menstruation: a new model for genetic assimilation: explaining molecular origins of maternal responses to fetal invasiveness D Emera, R Romero, G Wagner Bioessays 34 (1), 26-35, 2012 | 116 | 2012 |
Adaptive changes in the transcription factor HoxA-11 are essential for the evolution of pregnancy in mammals VJ Lynch, A Tanzer, Y Wang, FC Leung, B Gellersen, D Emera, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (39), 14928-14933, 2008 | 108 | 2008 |
Convergent evolution of endometrial prolactin expression in primates, mice, and elephants through the independent recruitment of transposable elements D Emera, C Casola, VJ Lynch, DE Wildman, D Agnew, GP Wagner Molecular biology and evolution 29 (1), 239-247, 2012 | 86 | 2012 |
Forty keratin‐associated β‐proteins (β‐keratins) form the hard layers of scales, claws, and adhesive pads in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis L Dalla Valle, A Nardi, G Bonazza, C Zuccal, D Emera, L Alibardi Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2010 | 64 | 2010 |
Beta‐keratins of turtle shell are glycine‐proline‐tyrosine rich proteins similar to those of crocodilians and birds L Dalla Valle, A Nardi, M Toni, D Emera, L Alibardi Journal of Anatomy 214 (2), 284-300, 2009 | 58 | 2009 |
Origin and evolution of developmental enhancers in the mammalian neocortex D Emera, J Yin, SK Reilly, J Gockley, JP Noonan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (19), E2617-E2626, 2016 | 57 | 2016 |
Transposable element recruitments in the mammalian placenta: impacts and mechanisms D Emera, GP Wagner Briefings in functional genomics 11 (4), 267-276, 2012 | 53 | 2012 |
Transformation of a transposon into a derived prolactin promoter with function during human pregnancy D Emera, GP Wagner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (28), 11246-11251, 2012 | 51 | 2012 |
β‐keratins of the crocodilian epidermis: composition, structure, and phylogenetic relationships L Dalla Valle, A Nardi, C Gelmi, M Toni, D Emera, L Alibardi Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2009 | 49 | 2009 |
The transcriptomic evolution of mammalian pregnancy: gene expression innovations in endometrial stromal fibroblasts K Kin, J Maziarz, AR Chavan, M Kamat, S Vasudevan, A Birt, D Emera, ... Genome biology and evolution 8 (8), 2459-2473, 2016 | 27 | 2016 |
An evolutionary test of the isoform switching hypothesis of functional progesterone withdrawal for parturition: humans have a weaker repressive effect of PR-A than mice GP Wagner, Y Tong, D Emera, R Romero Journal of perinatal medicine 40 (4), 345-351, 2012 | 15 | 2012 |
Disrupting the three-dimensional regulatory topology of the Pitx1 locus results in overtly normal development R Sarro, AA Kocher, D Emera, S Uebbing, EV Dutrow, SD Weatherbee, ... Development 145 (7), 2018 | 6 | 2018 |
Massively parallel disruption of enhancers active during human corticogenesis E Geller, J Gockley, D Emera, S Uebbing, J Cotney, JP Noonan bioRxiv, 852673, 2019 | 3 | 2019 |
The Human Accelerated Region HACNS1 modifies developmental gene expression in humanized mice EV Dutrow, D Emera, K Yim, S Uebbing, AA Kocher, M Krenzer, T Nottoli, ... bioRxiv, 2019 | 1 | 2019 |
YW Loke, Life’s Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta D Emera Evolution, medicine, and public health 2014 (1), 30-31, 2014 | | 2014 |
Transposable elements and host evolution: A case of transposon-mediated regulatory innovation during the evolution of pregnancy D Emera Yale University, 2012 | | 2012 |
Convergent evolution of endometrial prolactin expression in the human and elephant lineage through the independent recruitment of transposable elements D Emera, C Casola, VJ Lynch, D Wildman, D Agnew, GP Wagner INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 51, E40-E40, 2011 | | 2011 |