Martin, William F.

The tree of one percent.

Dagan, T., & Martin, W. F. (2006) · Genome biology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 355

Early bioenergetic evolution

Sousa, F. L., Thiergart, T., Landan, G., Nelson-Sathi, S., Pereira, I. A. C., Allen, J. F., Lane, N., & Martin, W. F. (2013) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 286

A hydrogen dependent geochemical analogue of primordial carbon and energy metabolism

Preiner, M., Igarashi, K., Muchowska, K. B., Yu, M., Varma, S. J., Kleinermanns, K., Nobu, M. K., Kamagata, Y., Tüysüz, H., Moran, J., et al. (2019) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Cited by 272

A hydrogen-dependent geochemical analogue of primordial carbon and energy metabolism

Preiner, M., Igarashi, K., Muchowska, K. B., Yu, M., Varma, S. J., Kleinermanns, K., Nobu, M. K., Kamagata, Y., Tüysüz, H., Moran, J., et al. (2020) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Cited by 272

Genomes of stigonematalean cyanobacteria (subsection V) and the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis from prokaryotes to plastids

Dagan, T., Roettger, M., Stucken, K., Landan, G., Koch, R., Major, P., Gould, S. B., Goremykin, V. V., Rippka, R., Tandeau de Marsac, N., et al. (2013) · Genome Biology and Evolution

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 255

The evolution of the Calvin cycle from prokaryotic to eukaryotic chromosomes: a case study of functional redundancy in ancient pathways through endosymbiosis

Martin, W., & Schnarrenberger, C. (1997) · Current Genetics

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 254

Autocatalytic chemical networks at the origin of metabolism

Xavier, J. C., Hordijk, W., Kauffman, S., Steel, M., & Martin, W. F. (2020) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 196

The last universal common ancestor between ancient Earth chemistry and the onset of genetics

Weiss, M. C., Preiner, M., Xavier, J. C., Zimorski, V., & Martin, W. F. (2018) · PLOS Genetics

Origins and Evolution of LifeGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 186

Energy at life's origin

Martin, W. F., Sousa, F. L., & Lane, N. (2014) · Science

Origins and Evolution of LifePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Cited by 160

On the Origin of Heterotrophy

Schönheit, P., Buckel, W., & Martin, W. F. (2016) · Trends in Microbiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeMicrobial metabolism and enzyme function

Cited by 156

Older than genes: the acetyl CoA pathway and origins

Martin, W. F. (2020) · Frontiers in Microbiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeMicrobial metabolism and enzyme function

Cited by 132

Early Microbial Evolution: The Age of Anaerobes

Martin, W. F., & Sousa, F. L. (2016) · Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Origins and Evolution of LifeProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 129

Acetate formation in the energy metabolism of parasitic helminths and protists

Tielens, A. G. M., van Grinsven, K. W. A., Henze, K., van Hellemond, J. J., & Martin, W. (2010) · International Journal for Parasitology

Helminth infection and controlTrypanosoma species research and implications

Cited by 129

How many genes in Arabidopsis come from cyanobacteria? An estimate from 386 protein phylogenies

Rujan, T., & Martin, W. (2001) · Trends in Genetics

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 117

Hydrogen, metals, bifurcating electrons, and proton gradients: The early evolution of biological energy conservation

Martin, W. F. (2012) · FEBS Letters

Origins and Evolution of LifeMicrobial metabolism and enzyme function

Cited by 108

Biochemical fossils of the ancient transition from geoenergetics to bioenergetics in prokaryotic one carbon compound metabolism

Sousa, F. L., & Martin, W. F. (2014) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

Microbial metabolism and enzyme functionOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 100

Phylogeny of 33 ribosomal and six other proteins encoded in an ancient gene cluster that is conserved across prokaryotic genomes: influence of excluding poorly alignable sites from analysis.

Hansmann, S., & Martin, W. (2000) · International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 99

Serpentinization: connecting geochemistry, ancient metabolism and industrial hydrogenation

Preiner, M., Xavier, J. C., Sousa, F. L., Zimorski, V., Neubeck, A., Lang, S. Q., Greenwell, H. C., Kleinermanns, K., Tüysüz, H., McCollom, T. M., et al. (2018) · Life

Origins and Evolution of LifeGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Cited by 97

Chlorophyll Biosynthesis Gene Evolution Indicates Photosystem Gene Duplication, Not Photosystem Merger, at the Origin of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Sousa, F. L., Shavit-Grievink, L., Allen, J. F., & Martin, W. F. (2013) · Genome Biology and Evolution

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins

Cited by 95

Energy metabolism among eukaryotic anaerobes in light of Proterozoic ocean chemistry

Mentel, M., & Martin, W. (2008) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Protist diversity and phylogenyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Cited by 92

The origin of mitochondria in light of a fluid prokaryotic chromosome model

Esser, C., Martin, W., & Dagan, T. (2007) · Biology Letters

Protist diversity and phylogenyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 92

Genome Networks Root the Tree of Life between Prokaryotic Domains

Dagan, T., Roettger, M., Bryant, D., & Martin, W. (2010) · Genome Biology and Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 87

Mitochondrial trans-2-Enoyl-CoA Reductase of Wax Ester Fermentation from Euglena gracilis Defines a New Family of Enzymes Involved in Lipid Synthesis

Hoffmeister, M., Piotrowski, M., Nowitzki, U., & Martin, W. (2005) · Journal of Biological Chemistry

Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisCancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Cited by 84

The ambivalent role of water at the origins of life

do Nascimento Vieira, A., Kleinermanns, K., Martin, W. F., & Preiner, M. (2020) · FEBS Letters

Origins and Evolution of LifeChemical and Physical Studies

Cited by 73