Wolf, Yuri I.

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, C. F. G. R., Lander, E. S., Linton, L. M., Birren, B., Nusbaum, C., Zody, M. C., Baldwin, J., Devon, K., Dewar, K., et al. (2001) · Nature

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 24,216

Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria.

Makarova, K., Slesarev, A., Wolf, Y., Sorokin, A., Mirkin, B., Koonin, E., Pavlov, A., Pavlova, N., Karamychev, V., Polouchine, N., et al. (2006) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Probiotics and Fermented FoodsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 1,391

A putative RNA-interference-based immune system in prokaryotes: computational analysis of the predicted enzymatic machinery, functional analogies with eukaryotic RNAi, and hypothetical mechanisms of action

Makarova, K. S., Grishin, N. V., Shabalina, S. A., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2006) · Biology Direct

CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 1,199

Classification and evolution of P-loop GTPases and related ATPases

Leipe, D. D., Wolf, Y. I., Koonin, E. V., & Aravind, L. (2002) · Journal of Molecular Biology

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 1,148

Remarkable Interkingdom Conservation of Intron Positions and Massive, Lineage-Specific Intron Loss and Gain in Eukaryotic Evolution

Rogozin, I. B., Wolf, Y. I., Sorokin, A. V., Mirkin, B. G., & Koonin, E. V. (2003) · Current Biology

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 445

Evolution of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases—Analysis of Unique Domain Architectures and Phylogenetic Trees Reveals a Complex History of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events

Wolf, Y. I., Aravind, L., Grishin, N. V., & Koonin, E. V. (1999) · Genome Research

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 410

Small Proteins Can No Longer Be Ignored

Storz, G., Wolf, Y. I., & Ramamurthi, K. S. (2014) · Annual Review of Biochemistry

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 359

A universal trend of amino acid gain and loss in protein evolution

Jordan, I. K., Kondrashov, F. A., Adzhubei, I. A., Wolf, Y. I., Koonin, E. V., Kondrashov, A. S., & Sunyaev, S. (2005) · Nature

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 297

A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea

Elkins, J. G., Podar, M., Graham, D. E., Makarova, K. S., Wolf, Y., Randau, L., Hedlund, B. P., Brochier-Armanet, C., Kunin, V., Anderson, I., et al. (2008) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Cited by 296

The origins of phagocytosis and eukaryogenesis

Yutin, N., Wolf, M. Y., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2009) · Biology Direct

Protist diversity and phylogenyCellular transport and secretion

Cited by 247

On the origin of the translation system and the genetic code in the RNA world by means of natural selection, exaptation, and subfunctionalization

Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2007) · Biology Direct

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 235

Genomes in turmoil: quantification of genome dynamics in prokaryote supergenomes

Puigbò, P., Lobkovsky, A. E., Kristensen, D. M., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2014) · BMC Biology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 232

Distribution of Protein Folds in the Three Superkingdoms of Life

Wolf, Y. I., Brenner, S. E., Bash, P. A., & Koonin, E. V. (1999) · Genome Research

Protein Structure and DynamicsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 183

The Tree and Net Components of Prokaryote Evolution

Puigbò, P., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2010) · Genome Biology and Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 181

Evolutionary primacy of sodium bioenergetics

Mulkidjanian, A. Y., Galperin, M. Y., Makarova, K. S., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2008) · Biology Direct

ATP Synthase and ATPases ResearchIon Transport and Channel Regulation

Cited by 163

Evolution of the genetic code: partial optimization of a random code for robustness to translation error in a rugged fitness landscape

Novozhilov, A. S., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2007) · Biology Direct

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 122

Inevitability of Genetic Parasites

Iranzo, J., Puigbò, P., Lobkovsky, A. E., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2016) · Genome Biology and Evolution

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 90

Inevitability of the emergence and persistence of genetic parasites caused by evolutionary instability of parasite-free states

Koonin, E. V., Wolf, Y. I., & Katsnelson, M. I. (2017) · Biology Direct

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 74

Diversity, Origin and Evolution of the ESCRT Systems

Makarova, K. S., Tobiasson, V., Wolf, Y. I., Lu, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Krupovic, M., Li, M., & Koonin, E. V. (2024) · mBio

Cellular transport and secretionUbiquitin and proteasome pathways

Cited by 36

Diversity, origin, and evolution of the ESCRT systems

Makarova, K. S., Tobiasson, V., Wolf, Y. I., Lu, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Krupovic, M., Li, M., & Koonin, E. V. (2024) · mBio

Cellular transport and secretionUbiquitin and proteasome pathways

Cited by 36

The common ancestry of life

Koonin, E. V., & Wolf, Y. I. (2010) · Biology Direct

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 28

In silico evolution of globular protein folds from random sequences

Sahakyan, H., Babajanyan, S. G., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2025) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Protein Structure and DynamicsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 15

In silico evolution of globular protein folds from random sequences

Sahakyan, H., Babajanyan, S. G., Wolf, Y. I., & Koonin, E. V. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Protein Structure and DynamicsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 15

DNA polymerase swapping in Caudoviricetes bacteriophages

Yutin, N., Tolstoy, I., Mutz, P., Wolf, Y. I., Krupovic, M., & Koonin, E. V. (2024) · Virology Journal

Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 8