Publications

2026

Cerna MNM, Stroupe S, Kolb E, Jevit M, Li S, Raudsepp T, Davis BW. “Alpaca chromosome-level reference genome VicPac4 reveals a novel NOR-associated satellite specific to south American camelids” Genomics 118(2) 111212 doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2026.111212 (2026)

Kolb E, Mayra N. Mendoza Cernas MNM$, Davis BW, Stanyon RR, Raudsepp T. Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) and comparative chromosome painting with the domestic cat (Felis catus). Journal of Heredity, esag008, doi:10.1093/jhered/esag008 (2026)

2025

McIntyre JK, Curry CJ, Wolf LL, Maury HK, Numberi LA, Surbakti S, Davis BW “Investigation of free-living highland wild dogs near Grasberg Gold Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia” Australian Mammalogy 47(2) AM23047 doi:10.1071/AM23047 (2025)

Raudsepp T, Stroupe S, Hernández-Avilés C, Juras R, Kjöllerström HJ, Anderson H, Davis BW “Whole genome sequence-based analysis of Thoroughbred stallions with impaired acrosomal exocytosis and subfertility” Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 145(105317). doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105317 (2025)

2024

Genetic diversity of the major cat allergen, Fel d 1. Cleveland CW 3rd, Davis BW, Khatri K, Pomés A, Chapman MD, Brackett NF.PNAS Nexus. 2024 Nov 26;3(11):pgae447. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae447. eCollection 2024 Nov.PMID: 39600803

The origin and maintenance of supergenes contributing to ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring. Jamsandekar M, Ferreira MS, Pettersson ME, Farrell ED, Davis BW, Andersson L.Nat Commun. 2024 Oct 23;15(1):9136. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53079-7.PMID: 39443489

An intronic copy number variation in Syntaxin 17 determines speed of greying and melanoma incidence in Grey horses. Rubin CJ, Hodge M, Naboulsi R, Beckman M, Bellone RR, Kallenberg A, J’Usrey S, Ohmura H, Seki K, Furukawa R, Ohnuma A, Davis BW, Tozaki T, Lindgren G, Andersson L.Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 29;15(1):7510. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51898-2.PMID: 39209879

The Ruminant Telomere-to-Telomere (RT2T) Consortium. Kalbfleisch TS, McKay SD, Murdoch BM, Adelson DL, Almansa-Villa D, Becker G, Beckett LM, Benítez-Galeano MJ, Biase F, Casey T, Chuong E, Clark E, Clarke S, Cockett N, Couldrey C, Davis BW, Elsik CG, Faraut T, Gao Y, Genet C, Grady P, Green J, Green R, Guan D, Hagen D, Hartley GA, Heaton M, Hoyt SJ, Huang W, Jarvis E, Kalleberg J, Khatib H, Koepfi KP, Koltes J, Koren S, Kuehn C, Leeb T, Leonard A, Liu GE, Low WY, McConnell H, McRae K, Miga K, Mousel M, Neibergs H, Olagunju T, Pennell M, Petry B, Pewsner M, Phillippy AM, Pickett BD, Pineda P, Potapova T, Rachagani S, Rhie A, Rijnkels M, Robic A, Rodriguez Osorio N, Safonova Y, Schettini G, Schnabel RD, Sirpu Natesh N, Stegemiller M, Storer J, Stothard P, Stull C, Tosser-Klopp G, Traglia GM, Tuggle CK, Van Tassell CP, Watson C, Weikard R, Wimmers K, Xie S, Yang L, Smith TPL, O’Neill RJ, Rosen BD.Nat Genet. 2024 Aug;56(8):1566-1573. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01835-2. Epub 2024 Aug 5.PMID: 39103649 Review.

Naturally occurring horse model of miscarriage reveals temporal relationship between chromosomal aberration type and point of lethality. Lawson JM, Salem SE, Miller D, Kahler A, van den Boer WJ, Shilton CA, Sever T, Mouncey RR, Ward J, Hampshire DJ, Foote AK, Bryan JS, Juras R, Pynn OD, Davis BW, Bellone RR, Raudsepp T, de Mestre AM.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Aug 13;121(33):e2405636121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405636121. Epub 2024 Aug 5.PMID: 39102548

Proteomic analysis of sperm from fertile stallions and subfertile stallions due to impaired acrosomal exocytosis. Hernández-Avilés C, Ramírez-Agámez L, Weintraub ST, Scoggin CF, Davis BW, Raudsepp T, Varner DD, Love CC.Sci Rep. 2024 May 30;14(1):12446. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63410-3.PMID: 38816557

2023

Trio-binning of a hinny refines the comparative organization of the horse and donkey X chromosomes and reveals novel species-specific features. Jevit MJ, Castaneda C, Paria N, Das PJ, Miller D, Antczak DF, Kalbfleisch TS, Davis BW, Raudsepp T.Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 17;13(1):20180. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47583-x.PMID: 37978222

Author Correction: Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture. Meadows JRS, Kidd JM, Wang GD, Parker HG, Schall PZ, Bianchi M, Christmas MJ, Bougiouri K, Buckley RM, Hitte C, Nguyen AK, Wang C, Jagannathan V, Niskanen JE, Frantz LAF, Arumilli M, Hundi S, Lindblad-Toh K, Ginja C, Agustina KK, André C, Boyko AR, Davis BW, Drögemüller M, Feng XY, Gkagkavouzis K, Iliopoulos G, Harris AC, Hytönen MK, Kalthof DC, Liu YH, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N, Pires AE, Racimo F, Ramos-Almodovar F, Savolainen P, Venetsani S, Tammen I, Triantafyllidis A, vonHoldt B, Wayne RK, Larson G, Nicholas FW, Lohi H, Leeb T, Zhang YP, Ostrander EA.Genome Biol. 2023 Nov 7;24(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-03101-w.PMID: 37936157  No abstract available.

Single-haplotype comparative genomics provides insights into lineage-specific structural variation during cat evolution. Bredemeyer KR, Hillier L, Harris AJ, Hughes GM, Foley NM, Lawless C, Carroll RA, Storer JM, Batzer MA, Rice ES, Davis BW, Raudsepp T, O’Brien SJ, Lyons LA, Warren WC, Murphy WJ.Nat Genet. 2023 Nov;55(11):1953-1963. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01548-y. Epub 2023 Nov 2.PMID: 37919451

Centuries of genome instability and evolution in soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, bivalve transmissible neoplasia. Hart SFM, Yonemitsu MA, Giersch RM, Garrett FES, Beal BF, Arriagada G, Davis BW, Ostrander EA, Goff SP, Metzger MJ.Nat Cancer. 2023 Nov;4(11):1561-1574. doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00643-7. Epub 2023 Oct 2.PMID: 37783804

Genetic architecture and polygenic risk score prediction of degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) in the Peruvian Horse. Momen M, Brauer K, Patterson MM, Sample SJ, Binversie EE, Davis BW, Cothran EG, Rosa GJM, Brounts SH, Muir P.Front Genet. 2023 Aug 14;14:1201628. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1201628. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37645058

Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture. Meadows JRS, Kidd JM, Wang GD, Parker HG, Schall PZ, Bianchi M, Christmas MJ, Bougiouri K, Buckley RM, Hitte C, Nguyen AK, Wang C, Jagannathan V, Niskanen JE, Frantz LAF, Arumilli M, Hundi S, Lindblad-Toh K, Ginja C, Agustina KK, André C, Boyko AR, Davis BW, Drögemüller M, Feng XY, Gkagkavouzis K, Iliopoulos G, Harris AC, Hytönen MK, Kalthoff DC, Liu YH, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N, Pires AE, Racimo F, Ramos-Almodovar F, Savolainen P, Venetsani S, Tammen I, Triantafyllidis A, vonHoldt B, Wayne RK, Larson G, Nicholas FW, Lohi H, Leeb T, Zhang YP, Ostrander EA.Genome Biol. 2023 Aug 15;24(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-03023-7.PMID: 37582787

Chromosome-level reference genome for North American bison (Bison bison) and variant database aids in identifying albino mutation. Stroupe S, Martone C, McCann B, Juras R, Kjöllerström HJ, Raudsepp T, Beard D, Davis BW, Derr JN.G3 (Bethesda). 2023 Sep 30;13(10):jkad156. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad156.PMID: 37481261

Evolution of immunogenetic components encoding ultralong CDR H3. Ott JA, Mitchell C, Sheppard M, Deiss TC, Horton JMC, Haakenson JK, Huang R, Kelley AR, Davis BW, Derr JN, Smider VV, Criscitiello MF.Immunogenetics. 2023 Aug;75(4):323-339. doi: 10.1007/s00251-023-01305-9. Epub 2023 Apr 21.PMID: 37084012

Cellular Transcriptomics of Carboplatin Resistance in a Metastatic Canine Osteosarcoma Cell Line. Hodge MA, Miller T, Weinman MA, Wustefeld-Janssens B, Bracha S, Davis BW.Genes (Basel). 2023 Feb 23;14(3):558. doi: 10.3390/genes14030558.PMID: 36980828

2022

ABCG2 Polymorphisms and Predictive Fluoroquinolone Phototoxicity in Nondomestic Felids. Gochenauer AE, Dreger DL, Davis BW, Cook S, Barber KE, Ekenstedt KJ.Genes (Basel). 2022 Nov 22;13(12):2178. doi: 10.3390/genes13122178.PMID: 36553444

Across-breed genetic investigation of canine hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and anterior cruciate ligament rupture using whole-genome sequencing. Binversie EE, Momen M, Rosa GJM, Davis BW, Muir P.Front Genet. 2022 Dec 2;13:913354. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.913354. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36531249

Copy number variation of horse Y chromosome genes in normal equine populations and in horses with abnormal sex development and subfertility: relationship of copy number variations with Y haplogroups. Castaneda C, Radović L, Felkel S, Juras R, Davis BW, Cothran EG, Wallner B, Raudsepp T.G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Dec 1;12(12):jkac278. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac278.PMID: 36227030

Genomic Assessment of Cancer Susceptibility in the Threatened Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Hendricks SA, King JL, Duncan CL, Vickers W, Hohenlohe PA, Davis BW.Genes (Basel). 2022 Aug 22;13(8):1496. doi: 10.3390/genes13081496.PMID: 36011407

Selection signature analyses and genome-wide association reveal genomic hotspot regions that reflect differences between breeds of horse with contrasting risk of degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis. Momen M, Brounts SH, Binversie EE, Sample SJ, Rosa GJM, Davis BW, Muir P.G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Sep 30;12(10):jkac179. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac179.PMID: 35866615

Rapid adaptive radiation of Darwin’s finches depends on ancestral genetic modules. Rubin CJ, Enbody ED, Dobreva MP, Abzhanov A, Davis BW, Lamichhaney S, Pettersson M, Sendell-Price AT, Sprehn CG, Valle CA, Vasco K, Wallerman O, Grant BR, Grant PR, Andersson L.Sci Adv. 2022 Jul 8;8(27):eabm5982. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abm5982. Epub 2022 Jul 8.PMID: 35857449

Genomic evaluation of hybridization in historic and modern North American Bison (Bison bison). Stroupe S, Forgacs D, Harris A, Derr JN, Davis BW.Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 16;12(1):6397. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09828-z.PMID: 35430616

Evolutionary Biology and Gene Editing of Cat Allergen, Fel d 1. Brackett NF, Davis BW, Adli M, Pomés A, Chapman MD.CRISPR J. 2022 Apr;5(2):213-223. doi: 10.1089/crispr.2021.0101. Epub 2022 Mar 28.PMID: 35343817

Corrigendum to “The crest phenotype in domestic chicken is caused by a 195 bp duplication in the intron of HOXC10”. Li J, Lee MO, Davis BW, Wu P, Hsieh Li SM, Chuong CM, Andersson L.G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Feb 4;12(2):jkab425. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab425.PMID: 35100383  No abstract available.

Hmga2 deficiency is associated with allometric growth retardation, infertility, and behavioral abnormalities in mice. Lee MO, Li J, Davis BW, Upadhyay S, Al Muhisen HM, Suva LJ, Clement TM, Andersson L.G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Feb 4;12(2):jkab417. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab417.PMID: 34878116

2021

Cis-acting mutation affecting GJA5 transcription is underlying the Melanotic within-feather pigmentation pattern in chickens. Li J, Lee MO, Chen J, Davis BW, Dorshorst BJ, Siegel PB, Inaba M, Jiang TX, Chuong CM, Andersson L.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Oct 12;118(41):e2109363118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2109363118.PMID: 34607956

Copy number variation underlies complex phenotypes in domestic dog breeds and other canids. Serres-Armero A, Davis BW, Povolotskaya IS, Morcillo-Suarez C, Plassais J, Juan D, Ostrander EA, Marques-Bonet T.Genome Res. 2021 May;31(5):762-774. doi: 10.1101/gr.266049.120. Epub 2021 Apr 16.PMID: 33863806

Complete Whole Genome Sequences of Escherichia coli Surrogate Strains and Comparison of Sequence Methods with Application to the Food Industry. Therrien DA, Konganti K, Gill JJ, Davis BW, Hillhouse AE, Michalik J, Cross HR, Smith GC, Taylor TM, Riggs PK.Microorganisms. 2021 Mar 16;9(3):608. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030608.PMID: 33809423

Mining the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Consortium database implicates genes and variants for the Ticked locus in domestic cats (Felis catus). Lyons LA, Buckley RM, Harvey RJ; 99 Lives Cat Genome Consortium.Anim Genet. 2021 Jun;52(3):321-332. doi: 10.1111/age.13059. Epub 2021 Mar 29.PMID: 33780570

Reply to Dwyer and Minnegal: Genetics supersedes observational records regarding New Guinea canids. Cairns KM, Surbakti S, Parker HG, McIntyre JK, Maury HK, Selvig M, Pangau-Adam M, Safonpo A, Numberi L, Runtuboi DYP, Ostrander EA, Davis BW.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 23;118(12):e2022368118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2022368118.PMID: 33723060  No abstract available.

The crest phenotype in domestic chicken is caused by a 197 bp duplication in the intron of HOXC10. Li J, Lee MO, Davis BW, Wu P, Hsieh Li SM, Chuong CM, Andersson L.G3 (Bethesda). 2021 Feb 9;11(2):jkaa048. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaa048.PMID: 33704432

An 8.22 Mb Assembly and Annotation of the Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Y Chromosome. Jevit MJ, Davis BW, Castaneda C, Hillhouse A, Juras R, Trifonov VA, Tibary A, Pereira JC, Ferguson-Smith MA, Raudsepp T.Genes (Basel). 2021 Jan 16;12(1):105. doi: 10.3390/genes12010105.PMID: 33467186

2020

Ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring is associated with large shifts in allele frequencies at hundreds of loci. Han F, Jamsandekar M, Pettersson ME, Su L, Fuentes-Pardo AP, Davis BW, Bekkevold D, Berg F, Casini M, Dahle G, Farrell ED, Folkvord A, Andersson L.Elife. 2020 Dec 4;9:e61076. doi: 10.7554/eLife.61076.PMID: 33274714

Identifying Candidate Genetic Markers of CDV Cross-Species Pathogenicity in African Lions. Weckworth JK, Davis BW, Roelke-Parker ME, Wilkes RP, Packer C, Eblate E, Schwartz MK, Mills LS.Pathogens. 2020 Oct 23;9(11):872. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9110872.PMID: 33114123

A new domestic cat genome assembly based on long sequence reads empowers feline genomic medicine and identifies a novel gene for dwarfism. Buckley RM, Davis BW, Brashear WA, Farias FHG, Kuroki K, Graves T, Hillier LW, Kremitzki M, Li G, Middleton RP, Minx P, Tomlinson C, Lyons LA, Murphy WJ, Warren WC.PLoS Genet. 2020 Oct 22;16(10):e1008926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008926. eCollection 2020 Oct.PMID: 33090996

New Guinea highland wild dogs are the original New Guinea singing dogs. Surbakti S, Parker HG, McIntyre JK, Maury HK, Cairns KM, Selvig M, Pangau-Adam M, Safonpo A, Numberi L, Runtuboi DYP, Davis BW, Ostrander EA.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Sep 29;117(39):24369-24376. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007242117. Epub 2020 Aug 31.PMID: 32868416

Whole genome analysis reveals aneuploidies in early pregnancy loss in the horse. Shilton CA, Kahler A, Davis BW, Crabtree JR, Crowhurst J, McGladdery AJ, Wathes DC, Raudsepp T, de Mestre AM.Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 7;10(1):13314. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69967-z.PMID: 32769994

Spatiotemporal Genetic Diversity of Lions Reveals the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation across Africa. Curry CJ, Davis BW, Bertola LD, White PA, Murphy WJ, Derr JN.Mol Biol Evol. 2021 Jan 4;38(1):48-57. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaa174.PMID: 32667997

Spontaneous Tumor Regression in Tasmanian Devils Associated with RASL11A Activation.
Margres MJ, Ruiz-Aravena M, Hamede R, Chawla K, Patton AH, Lawrance MF, Fraik AK, Stahlke AR, Davis BW, Ostrander EA, Jones ME, McCallum H, Paddison PJ, Hohenlohe PA, Hockenbery D, Storfer A.Genetics. 2020 Aug;215(4):1143-1152. doi: 10.1534/genetics.120.303428. Epub 2020 Jun 18.PMID: 32554701

A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids. Allen R, Ryan H, Davis BW, King C, Frantz L, Irving-Pease E, Barnett R, Linderholm A, Loog L, Haile J, Lebrasseur O, White M, Kitchener AC, Murphy WJ, Larson G.Proc Biol Sci. 2020 Jun 10;287(1928):20200690. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0690. Epub 2020 Jun 3.PMID: 32486979

Mutations Upstream of the TBX5 and PITX1 Transcription Factor Genes Are Associated with Feathered Legs in the Domestic Chicken. Li J, Lee M, Davis BW, Lamichhaney S, Dorshorst BJ, Siegel PB, Andersson L.Mol Biol Evol. 2020 Sep 1;37(9):2477-2486. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaa093.PMID: 32344431

Cross-species transmission and evolutionary dynamics of canine distemper virus during a spillover in African lions of Serengeti National Park. Weckworth JK, Davis BW, Dubovi E, Fountain-Jones N, Packer C, Cleaveland S, Craft ME, Eblate E, Schwartz M, Mills LS, Roelke-Parker M.Mol Ecol. 2020 Nov;29(22):4308-4321. doi: 10.1111/mec.15449. Epub 2020 May 15.PMID: 32306443 Free article.

RNAseq expression patterns of canine invasive urothelial carcinoma reveal two distinct tumor clusters and shared regions of dysregulation with human bladder tumors. Parker HG, Dhawan D, Harris AC, Ramos-Vara JA, Davis BW, Knapp DW, Ostrander EA.BMC Cancer. 2020 Mar 24;20(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-06737-0.PMID: 32209086

Characterization of A Homozygous Deletion of Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis Genes in Horse Chromosome 29 as A Risk Factor for Disorders of Sex Development and Reproduction. Ghosh S, Davis BW, Rosengren M, Jevit MJ, Castaneda C, Arnold C, Jaxheimer J, Love CC, Varner DD, Lindgren G, Wade CM, Raudsepp T.Genes (Basel). 2020 Feb 27;11(3):251. doi: 10.3390/genes11030251.PMID: 32120906

2019

Dog10K: an international sequencing effort to advance studies of canine domestication, phenotypes and health. Ostrander EA, Wang GD, Larson G, vonHoldt BM, Davis BW, Jagannathan V, Hitte C, Wayne RK, Zhang YP; Dog10K Consortium.Natl Sci Rev. 2019 Jul;6(4):810-824. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz049. Epub 2019 Apr 10.PMID: 31598383

Characterization of the endogenous retrovirus insertion in CYP19A1 associated with henny feathering in chicken. Li J, Davis BW, Jern P, Dorshorst BJ, Siegel PB, Andersson L.Mob DNA. 2019 Aug 28;10:38. doi: 10.1186/s13100-019-0181-4. eCollection 2019.PMID: 31467598

Whole genome sequencing of canids reveals genomic regions under selection and variants influencing morphology. Plassais J, Kim J, Davis BW, Karyadi DM, Hogan AN, Harris AC, Decker B, Parker HG, Ostrander EA.Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 2;10(1):1489. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09373-w.PMID: 30940804

Author Correction: Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63 K DNA array. Gandolfi B, Alhaddad H, Abdi M, Bach LH, Creighton EK, Davis BW, Decker JE, Dodman NH, Ginns EI, Grahn JC, Grahn RA, Haase B, Haggstrom J, Hamilton MJ, Helps CR, Kurushima JD, Lohi H, Longeri M, Malik R, Meurs KM, Montague MJ, Mullikin JC, Murphy WJ, Nilson SM, Pedersen NC, Peterson CB, Rusbridge C, Saif R, Shelton GD, Warren WC, Wasim M, Lyons LA.Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 12;9(1):4664. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38073-6.PMID: 30858384

2018

First genome-wide CNV mapping in FELIS CATUS using next generation sequencing data. Genova F, Longeri M, Lyons LA, Bagnato A; 99Lives Consortium; Strillacci MG.BMC Genomics. 2018 Dec 10;19(1):895. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-5297-2.PMID: 30526495

The Genomic Basis of Tumor Regression in Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii). Margres MJ, Ruiz-Aravena M, Hamede R, Jones ME, Lawrance MF, Hendricks SA, Patton A, Davis BW, Ostrander EA, McCallum H, Hohenlohe PA, Storfer A.Genome Biol Evol. 2018 Nov 1;10(11):3012-3025. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evy229.PMID: 30321343

Horse Y chromosome assembly displays unique evolutionary features and putative stallion fertility genes. Janečka JE, Davis BW, Ghosh S, Paria N, Das PJ, Orlando L, Schubert M, Nielsen MK, Stout TAE, Brashear W, Li G, Johnson CD, Metz RP, Zadjali AMA, Love CC, Varner DD, Bellott DW, Murphy WJ, Chowdhary BP, Raudsepp T.Nat Commun. 2018 Jul 27;9(1):2945. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05290-6.PMID: 30054462

Genetic selection of athletic success in sport-hunting dogs. Kim J, Williams FJ, Dreger DL, Plassais J, Davis BW, Parker HG, Ostrander EA.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jul 24;115(30):E7212-E7221. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800455115. Epub 2018 Jul 3.PMID: 29970415

Author Correction: Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63K DNA array. Gandolfi B, Alhaddad H, Abdi M, Bach LH, Creighton EK, Davis BW, Decker JE, Dodman NH, Ginns EI, Grahn JC, Grahn RA, Haase B, Haggstrom J, Hamilton MJ, Helps CR, Kurushima JD, Lohi H, Longeri M, Malik R, Meurs KM, Montague MJ, Mullikin JC, Murphy WJ, Nilson SM, Pedersen NC, Peterson CB, Rusbridge C, Saif R, Shelton GD, Warren WC, Wasim M, Lyons LA.Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 4;8(1):8746. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26885-5.PMID: 29867197

Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63K DNA array. Gandolfi B, Alhaddad H, Abdi M, Bach LH, Creighton EK, Davis BW, Decker JE, Dodman NH, Ginns EI, Grahn JC, Grahn RA, Haase B, Haggstrom J, Hamilton MJ, Helps CR, Kurushima JD, Lohi H, Longeri M, Malik R, Meurs KM, Montague MJ, Mullikin JC, Murphy WJ, Nilson SM, Pedersen NC, Peterson CB, Rusbridge C, Saif R, Shelton GD, Warren WC, Wasim M, Lyons LA.Sci Rep. 2018 May 4;8(1):7024. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25438-0.PMID: 29728693

Genomic Structure and Tissue Expression of the NK-Lysin Gene Family in Bison. Lee MO, Dobson L, Davis BW, Skow L, Derr J, Womack JE.J Hered. 2018 Jun 27;109(5):598-603. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esy022.PMID: 29718298

2017

Demographic history, selection and functional diversity of the canine genome. Ostrander EA, Wayne RK, Freedman AH, Davis BW.Nat Rev Genet. 2017 Dec;18(12):705-720. doi: 10.1038/nrg.2017.67. Epub 2017 Sep 25.PMID: 28944780 Review.

Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, Davis BW, Mullen AB, Carpintero-Ramirez G, Ostrander EA.Cell Rep. 2017 Apr 25;19(4):697-708. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.079.PMID: 28445722

A Novel Approach to Estimating Nitrous Oxide Emissions during Wetting Events from Single-Timepoint Flux Measurements. Davis BW, Needelman BA, Cavigelli MA, Yarwood SA, Maul JE, Bagley GA, Mirsky SB.J Environ Qual. 2017 Mar;46(2):247-254. doi: 10.2134/jeq2016.02.0048.PMID: 28380563

Analysis of large versus small dogs reveals three genes on the canine X chromosome associated with body weight, muscling and back fat thickness. Plassais J, Rimbault M, Williams FJ, Davis BW, Schoenebeck JJ, Ostrander EA.PLoS Genet. 2017 Mar 3;13(3):e1006661. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006661. eCollection 2017 Mar.PMID: 28257443

iPSCs and fibroblast subclones from the same fibroblast population contain comparable levels of sequence variations. Kwon EM, Connelly JP, Hansen NF, Donovan FX, Winkler T, Davis BW, Alkadi H, Chandrasekharappa SC, Dunbar CE, Mullikin JC, Liu P.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Feb 21;114(8):1964-1969. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1616035114. Epub 2017 Feb 6.PMID: 28167771

The bald and the beautiful: hairlessness in domestic dog breeds. Parker HG, Harris A, Dreger DL, Davis BW, Ostrander EA.Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 Feb 5;372(1713):20150488. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0488.PMID: 27994129

2016

Whole-genome sequence, SNP chips and pedigree structure: building demographic profiles in domestic dog breeds to optimize genetic-trait mapping. Dreger DL, Rimbault M, Davis BW, Bhatnagar A, Parker HG, Ostrander EA.Dis Model Mech. 2016 Dec 1;9(12):1445-1460. doi: 10.1242/dmm.027037. Epub 2016 Nov 17.PMID: 27874836

Genome-wide association study to identify potential genetic modifiers in a canine model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Brinkmeyer-Langford C, Balog-Alvarez C, Cai JJ, Davis BW, Kornegay JN.BMC Genomics. 2016 Aug 22;17(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2948-z.PMID: 27549615

Commonalities in Development of Pure Breeds and Population Isolates Revealed in the Genome of the Sardinian Fonni’s Dog. Dreger DL, Davis BW, Cocco R, Sechi S, Di Cerbo A, Parker HG, Polli M, Marelli SP, Crepaldi P, Ostrander EA.Genetics. 2016 Oct;204(2):737-755. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.192427. Epub 2016 Aug 12.PMID: 27519604

Biallelic BRCA2 Mutations Shape the Somatic Mutational Landscape of Aggressive Prostate Tumors. Decker B, Karyadi DM, Davis BW, Karlins E, Tillmans LS, Stanford JL, Thibodeau SN, Ostrander EA.Am J Hum Genet. 2016 May 5;98(5):818-829. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.003. Epub 2016 Apr 14.PMID: 27087322

Demographically-Based Evaluation of Genomic Regions under Selection in Domestic Dogs. Freedman AH, Schweizer RM, Ortega-Del Vecchyo D, Han E, Davis BW, Gronau I, Silva PM, Galaverni M, Fan Z, Marx P, Lorente-Galdos B, Ramirez O, Hormozdiari F, Alkan C, Vilà C, Squire K, Geffen E, Kusak J, Boyko AR, Parker HG, Lee C, Tadigotla V, Siepel A, Bustamante CD, Harkins TT, Nelson SF, Marques-Bonet T, Ostrander EA, Wayne RK, Novembre J.PLoS Genet. 2016 Mar 4;12(3):e1005851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005851. eCollection 2016 Mar.PMID: 26943675

Transmissible Tumors: Breaking the Cancer Paradigm. Ostrander EA, Davis BW, Ostrander GK.Trends Genet. 2016 Jan;32(1):1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Dec 11.PMID: 26686413  Review.

Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae). Li G, Davis BW, Eizirik E, Murphy WJ.Genome Res. 2016 Jan;26(1):1-11. doi: 10.1101/gr.186668.114. Epub 2015 Oct 30.PMID: 26518481

2015 – 2007

Comparison against 186 canid whole-genome sequences reveals survival strategies of an ancient clonally transmissible canine tumor. Decker B, Davis BW, Rimbault M, Long AH, Karlins E, Jagannathan V, Reiman R, Parker HG, Drögemüller C, Corneveaux JJ, Chapman ES, Trent JM, Leeb T, Huentelman MJ, Wayne RK, Karyadi DM, Ostrander EA.Genome Res. 2015 Nov;25(11):1646-55. doi: 10.1101/gr.190314.115. Epub 2015 Jul 31.PMID: 26232412

Mechanisms Underlying Mammalian Hybrid Sterility in Two Feline Interspecies Models. Davis BW, Seabury CM, Brashear WA, Li G, Roelke-Parker M, Murphy WJ.Mol Biol Evol. 2015 Oct;32(10):2534-46. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msv124. Epub 2015 May 25.PMID: 26006188

Homologous Mutation to Human BRAF V600E Is Common in Naturally Occurring Canine Bladder Cancer–Evidence for a Relevant Model System and Urine-Based Diagnostic Test. Decker B, Parker HG, Dhawan D, Kwon EM, Karlins E, Davis BW, Ramos-Vara JA, Bonney PL, McNiel EA, Knapp DW, Ostrander EA.Mol Cancer Res. 2015 Jun;13(6):993-1002. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-14-0689. Epub 2015 Mar 12.PMID: 25767210

Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication. Montague MJ, Li G, Gandolfi B, Khan R, Aken BL, Searle SM, Minx P, Hillier LW, Koboldt DC, Davis BW, Driscoll CA, Barr CS, Blackistone K, Quilez J, Lorente-Galdos B, Marques-Bonet T, Alkan C, Thomas GW, Hahn MW, Menotti-Raymond M, O’Brien SJ, Wilson RK, Lyons LA, Murphy WJ, Warren WC.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Dec 2;111(48):17230-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410083111. Epub 2014 Nov 10.PMID: 25385592

Domestic dogs and cancer research: a breed-based genomics approach. Davis BW, Ostrander EA.ILAR J. 2014;55(1):59-68. doi: 10.1093/ilar/ilu017.PMID: 24936030  Review.

Comparative analysis of mammalian Y chromosomes illuminates ancestral structure and lineage-specific evolution. Li G, Davis BW, Raudsepp T, Pearks Wilkerson AJ, Mason VC, Ferguson-Smith M, O’Brien PC, Waters PD, Murphy WJ.Genome Res. 2013 Sep;23(9):1486-95. doi: 10.1101/gr.154286.112. Epub 2013 Jun 20.PMID: 23788650

Supermatrix and species tree methods resolve phylogenetic relationships within the big cats, Panthera (Carnivora: Felidae). Davis BW, Li G, Murphy WJ.Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2010 Jul;56(1):64-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.036. Epub 2010 Feb 4.PMID: 20138224

A high-resolution cat radiation hybrid and integrated FISH mapping resource for phylogenomic studies across Felidae. Davis BW, Raudsepp T, Pearks Wilkerson AJ, Agarwala R, Schäffer AA, Houck M, Chowdhary BP, Murphy WJ.Genomics. 2009 Apr;93(4):299-304. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2008.09.010. Epub 2008 Nov 5.PMID: 18951970

C-reactive protein (CRP) in neonates: comparing VITROS slide and high-sensitivity CRP methods. Bach PR, Davis BW, Loughmiller D, Oertli J, Taylor J.Clin Chem. 2007 Nov;53(11):1979-81. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.092437.PMID: 17954501 No abstract available.