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K. Shearwin

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A. J. Psaltis· 1 shared A. Major· 1 shared A. Stuart· 1 shared C. Smith· 1 shared D. Adelson· 1 shared F. Grützner· 1 shared G. Bouras· 1 shared G. Houtak· 1 shared

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AMHY and sex determination in egg-laying mammals

L. Shearwin-Whyatt, J. Fenelon, H. Yu, A. Major, Z. Qu, Y. Zhou, K. Shearwin, J. Galbraith, A. Stuart, D. Adelson, G. Zhang, M. Pyne, S. Johnston, C. Smith, M. B. Renfree, F. Grützner

This study identifies AMHY as the primary male sex determination gene in monotremes by analyzing its expression and function during sexual differentiation.

Genome Biology · May 27, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Prophage acquisition by Staphylococcus aureus contributes to the expansion of Staphylococcal immune evasion

R. Nepal, G. Houtak, G. Bouras, M. Ramezanpour, S. Feizi, G. Shaghayegh, K. Shearwin, A. J. Psaltis, P.-J. Wormald, S. Vreugde

This study shows that acquisition of the {phi}Sa3int prophage by S. aureus alters its exoproteome, enhancing immune evasion and chronic infection potential.

bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2023Microbiology