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Jose M. eirin-Lopez

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PEER REVIEWED PAPERS

2013

Civetta A., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Kulathinal R., and J. Marshall. The evolution of sex-related traits and genes 2012. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology vol. 2013, Article ID 590769. Mar. 2013. [PDF]

Suarez-Ulloa V., Fernandez-Tajes J., Aguiar-Pulido V., Rivera-Casas C., Gonzalez-Romero R., Ausio J., Mendez J., Dorado J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. The CHROMEVALOA database: a resource for the evaluation of okadaic acid contamination in the marine environment based on the chromatin-associated transcriptome of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Marine Drugs 11:830-841. Mar. 2013. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M. A computer lab exploring evolutionary aspects of chromatin structure and dynamics for an undergraduate chromatin course. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 41:95-102. Feb. 2013. [PDF]

2012

Finn R.M., Ellard K., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. Vertebrate nucleoplasmin and NASP: egg histone storage proteins with multiple chaperone activity. FASEB Journal 26:4788-4804. Dec. 2012. [PDF]

Talbert, P. B., K. Ahmad, G. Almouzni, J. Ausió, F. Berger, P.L. Bhalla, W.M. Bonner, W.Z. Cande , B.P. Chadwick, S.W.L. Chan, G.A.M. Cross, L. Cui, S.I. Dimitrov, D. Doenecke, J.M. Eirin-López, M.A. Gorovsky, S.B. Hake , B.A. Hamkalo, S. Holec, S.E. Jacobsen, K. Kamieniarz, S. Khochbin, A.G. Ladurner, D. Landsman, J.A. Latham, B. Loppin, H.S. Malik, W.F. Marzluff, J.R. Pehrson, J. Postberg, M. B Singh, R. Schneider, M.M. Smith, E. Thompson , M.E. Torres-Padilla, D.J. Tremethick, B.M. Turner, J.H. Waterborg , H. Wollmann, R. Yelagandula, B. Zhu and S. Henikoff. A unified phylogeny-based nomenclature for histone variants. Epigenetics Chromatin. 5:7. May. 2012. [PDF]

Gonzalez-Romero R., Rivera-Casas C., Fernandez-Tajes J., Ausio J., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Chromatin specialization in bivalve molluscs: a leap forward for the evaluation of okadaic acid genotoxicity in the marine environment. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 155:175-181. Mar. 2012. [PDF]

Gonzalez-Romero R., Rivera-Casas C., Frehlick L.J., Mendez J., Ausio J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Histone H2A (H2A.X and H2A.Z) variants in molluscs: molecular characterization and potential implications for chromatin dynamics. PLoS ONE 7(1):e30006. Jan. 2012. [PDF]

2011

Gonzalez-Romero R., Ausio J., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. El papel clave de las histonas. Investigacion y Ciencia (Scientific American, Spanish edition). Dec. 2011. [PDF]

Civetta A., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Kulathinal R., and J. Marshall. The evolution of sex-related traits and genes. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology vol. 2011, Article ID 807218. Sep. 2011. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M. and J. Ausio. Boule and the evolutionary origin of metazoan gametogenesis: a grandpa’s tale. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology vol. 2011, Article ID 972457. Aug. 2011. [PDF]

Kasinsky H., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. Protamines: structural complexity, evolution and chromatin patterning. Protein and Peptide Letters 18:755-771. Aug. 2011. [PDF]

2010

Gonzalez-Romero R., Rivera-Casas C., Ausio J., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Birth-and-death long-term evolution promotes histone H2B variant diversification in the male germinal line. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27:1802-1812. Aug. 2010. [PDF]

Sarno F., Ruiz M.F., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Perondini A., Selivon D., and L. Sanchez. The gene transformer-2 of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its evolution in insects. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:140. May. 2010. [PDF]

Freire R., Arias A., Insua A., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Evolutionary dynamics of the 5S rDNA gene family in the mussel Mytilus: mixed effects of birth-and-death and concerted evolution. Journal of Molecular Evolution 70:413-426. Apr. 2010. [PDF]

Ishibashi T., Li A., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Zhao M., Missiaen K., Abbott D.W., Meistrich M., Hendzel M.J., Hunt D.F. and J. Ausio. H2A.Bbd: an X-chromosome-encoded histone involved in mammalian spermiogenesis.  Nucleic Acids Research 38:1780-1789. Mar. 2010. [PDF]

2009

Dryhurst D., Ishibashi T., Rose K.L., Eirin-Lopez J.M., McDonald D., Silva-Moreno B., Veldhoen N., Helbing C.C., Hendzel M.J., Shabanowitz J., and J. Ausio. Characterization of H2A.Z-1 and H2A.Z-2 isoforms in vertebrates. BMC Biology 7:86. Dec. 2009. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. Origin and evolution of chromosomal sperm proteins. Bioessays 31:1062-1070. Oct. 2009. [PDF]

Gonzalez-Romero R., Ausio J., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Histone genes of the razor clam Solen marginatus unveil new aspects of linker histone evolution in protostomes. Genome 52:597-607. Jul. 2009. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Gonzalez-Romero R., Dryhurst D., Ishibashi T., and J. Ausio. The evolutionary differentiation of two histone H2A.Z variants in chordates (H2A.Z-1 and H2A.Z-2) is mediated by a stepwise mutation process that affects three amino acid residues. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9:31.   Feb. 2009. [PDF]

2008

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Frehlick L.J., Chiva M., Saperas N., and J. Ausio. The sperm proteins from amphioxus mirror its basal position among chordates and redefine the origin of vertebrate protamines. Molecular Biology and Evolution 25:1705-1713. Aug. 2008. [PDF]

Gonzalez-Romero R., Ausio J., Mendez J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Early evolution of histone genes: prevalence of an 'orphon' H1 lineage in protostomes and birth-and-death process in the H2A family. Journal of Molecular Evolution 66:505-518. May. 2008. [PDF]

Gonzalez-Romero R., Mendez J., Ausio J., and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. Quickly evolving histones, nucleosome stability and chromatin folding: all about histone H2A.Bbd. Gene 413:1-7. Apr. 2008. [PDF]

Abbott D.W., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and A. Boraston. Insight into ligand diversity and novel biological roles for family 32 carbohydrate binding molecules. Molecular Biology and Evolution 25:155-167. Jan. 2008. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Ishibashi T., and J. Ausio. H2A.Bbd: a quickly evolving hypervariable mammalian histone that destabilizes nucleosomes in an acetylation-independent way. FASEB Journal 22:316-326. Jan. 2008. [PDF]

2007

Ruiz M.F., Milano A., Salvemini N., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Perondini A.L., Selivon D., Polito C., Saccone G., and L. Sanchez. The gene transformer of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its evolution in insects. PLoS ONE 2:e1239. Nov. 2007. [PDF]

Ruiz M.F., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Stefani R.N., Perondini A.L., Selivon D., and L. Sanchez. The gene doublesex of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its evolution in insects. Development, Genes and Evolution 217:725-731. Oct. 2007. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. Evolutions and revolutions of nuclear chaperones in chromatin remodeling: the nucleophosmin-nucleoplasmin family. Biochemistry and Cell Biology 85:527-527. Aug. 2007.

Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. H2A.Z-mediated genome-wide chromatin specialization. Current Genomics 8:59-66. Mar. 2007. [PDF]

Frehlick L.J., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. New insights into the nucleophosmin/nucleoplasmin family of nuclear chaperones. Bioessays 29:49-59. Jan. 2007. [PDF]

2006

Saperas N., Chiva M., Casas M.T., Campos J.L., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Frehlick L.J., Prieto C., Subirana J.A., and J. Ausio. A unique histone H1-related protamine-like results in an unusual sperm chromatin organization. FEBS Journal 273:4548-4561. Oct. 2006. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. Histone H1 function and distribution in chromatin: what does molecular evolution tell us about it?. Biochemistry and Cell Biology 84:658-658. Aug. 2006.

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Frehlick L.J., and J. Ausio. Long-term evolution and functional diversification in the members of the nucleophosmin/nucleoplasmin family of nuclear chaperones. Genetics 173:1835-1850. Aug. 2006. [PDF]

Frehlick L.J., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Field E.D., Hunt D.F., and J. Ausio. The characterization of amphibian nucleoplasmins yields new insight into their role in sperm chromatin remodeling. BMC Genomics 7:99. Apr. 2006. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Lewis J.D., Howe L.A., and J. Ausio. Common phylogenetic origin of protamine-like (PL) proteins and histone H1: evidence from bivalve PL genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23:1304-1317. Jun. 2006. [PDF]

Frehlick L.J., Eirin-Lopez J.M., Prado A., Su H.W., Kasinsky H.E., and J. Ausio. Presence of protamines in the sperm of two closely related species of Scorpaeniform fish with internal (Sebastes maliger) and external (Sebastolobus sp.) sexual reproduction. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Comparative Experimental Biology 305:277-287. Mar. 2006. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Frehlick L.J., and J. Ausio. Protamines, in the footsteps of linker histone evolution. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281:1-4. Jan. 2006. [PDF]

2005

Li A., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and J. Ausio. H2AX: tailoring histone H2A for chromatin dependent genomic integrity. Biochemistry and Cell Biology 83:505-515. Aug. 2005. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Ruiz M.F., Gonzalez-Tizon A.M., Martinez A., Ausio J., Sanchez L., and J. Mendez. Common evolutionary origin and birth-and-death process in the replication independent histone H1 isoforms from vertebrate and invertebrate genomes. Journal of Molecular Evolution 61:398-407. Sept. 2005. [PDF]

2004

Serna E., Gorab E., Ruiz M.F., Goday C., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and L. Sanchez. The gene sex-lethal of the Sciaridae family (Order Diptera, Suborder Nematocera) and its phylogeny in dipteran insects. Genetics 168:907-921. Oct. 2004. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Gonzalez-Tizon A.M., Martinez A., and J. Mendez. Birth-and-death evolution with strong purifying selection in the histone H1 multigene family and the origin of ‘orphon’ H1 genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 21:1992-2003. Oct. 2004. [PDF]

Eirin-Lopez J. M., Ruiz M.F., Gonzalez-Tizon A. M., Martinez A., Sanchez L. and J. Mendez. Molecular evolutionary analysis of the mussel Mytilus histone multigene family: first record of a tandemly repeated unit of five histone genes containing an H1 subtype with “orphon” features. Journal of Molecular Evolution 58:131-144. Feb. 2004. [PDF]

2002

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Gonzalez-Tizon A.M., Martinez A., and J. Mendez. Molecular and evolutionary analysis of mussel histone genes (Mytilus spp.): possible evidence of an “orphon” origin for H1 histone genes. Journal of Molecular Evolution 55:272-283. Sept. 2002. [PDF]

BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS

2013

Eirin-Lopez J.M. 2013. About Evolution: keys to understand how our genetic material evolves. University of A Coruna Press, Spain. [PDF]

2012

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Rebordinos L., Rooney A.P. and J. Rozas. 2012. The birth-and-death evolution of multigene families revisited, pp. 170-196 in Genome Dynamics vol. 7: Repetitive DNA, edited by M.A. Garrido-Ramos. Karger, Switzerland. [PDF]

Rivera-Casas C., Mendez J. and J.M. Eirin-Lopez. 2012. Insights into the Study of Chromatin in Molluscs: Structure and Molecular Evolution of Histones in Pectinids. EAE Press, Spain.

2009

Eirin-Lopez J.M., Gonzalez-Romero R., Dryhurst D.,  Mendez J., and J. Ausio. 2009. Long-term evolution  of histone families: old notions and new insights into their mechanisms of diversification across eukaryotes, pp. 139-162 in Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling and Application, edited by P. Pontarotti. Springer, Germany. [PDF]

2007

Ausio J., Eirin-Lopez J.M., and L.J. Frehlick. 2007. Evolution of vertebrate chromosomal sperm proteins: implications for fertility and sperm competition, pp. 63-79 in Spermatology, edited by E. R. S. Roldan and M. Gomendio. Nottingham University Press, United Kingdom. ISBN: 1904761488 [PDF]

2000

Eirin-Lopez J.M. 2000. Molecular, phylogenetic and evolutionary study of histone H1 and H3 genes: molecular markers in marine biology and aquaculture, pp. 55-62 in 5th Meeting of Young Researchers. Xunta de Galicia.