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Derek J. Taylor

University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkORCID 0000-0002-2524-0559Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Dominic Tringali· 1 shared Max H. BarnhartiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedOct 21, 2026

A domesticated totivirus-like tandem array undergoes interspecific transfer and asymmetric evolution

Derek J. Taylor, Dominic Tringali

The paper shows a domesticated totivirus-like gene array in yeasts evolves faster than its exogenous relatives and undergoes interspecific transfer and asymmetric evolution.

DOI 10.1093/molbev/msag269

yeastDNA methylation

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Evolutionary BiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedSep 3, 2024

Genomic transfers help to decipher the ancient evolution of filoviruses and interactions with vertebrate hosts

Derek J. Taylor, Max H. Barnhart

This paper resolves conflicts in filovirus evolution by analyzing paleoviral records, protein structures, and genomic transfers, revealing widespread functional co-option in vertebrate hosts.

7 citations

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