W. E. Browne

Phylogenetic and protein structure analyses provide insight into the evolution and diversification of the CD36 domain 'apex' among scavenger receptor class B proteins across Eukarya

The paper analyzes SR-B homologs across 165 eukaryotic species to show conserved beta barrel structure and lineage-specific sequence expansions in the CD36 apex region, suggesting evolutionary divergence in ligand sensing.

Flow cytometry methods for targeted isolation of ctenophore cells

The paper presents standardized flow cytometry methods for identifying and isolating ctenophore phagocytes, enabling detailed analysis of cellular processes in this early-diverging metazoan group.

Base-substitution mutation rate across the nuclear genome of Alpheus snapping shrimp and the timing of isolation by the Isthmus of Panama

The paper estimates the genomewide neutral mutation rate in Alpheus snapping shrimp using GBS data and calibrates it with the closure of the Central American Seaway 3 million years ago.

Extracellular DNA traps in a ctenophore demonstrate conserved immune cell behaviors in a non-bilaterian

The paper shows that ctenophores and oysters, non-bilaterian animals, have immune cells capable of forming extracellular DNA traps (ETosis) in response to microbes and chemical agents.