Rokas, Antonis

Genome-scale approaches to resolving incongruence in molecular phylogenies.

Rokas, A., Williams, B. L., King, N., & Carroll, S. B. (2003) · Nature

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Cited by 1,512

The genome of the choanoflagellate Monosiga brevicollis and the origin of metazoans

King, N., Westbrook, M. J., Young, S. L., Kuo, A., Abedin, M., Chapman, J., Fairclough, S., Hellsten, U., Isogai, Y., Letunic, I., et al. (2008) · Nature

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 1,139

Tempo and Mode of Genome Evolution in the Budding Yeast Subphylum

Shen, X.-X., Opulente, D. A., Kominek, J., Zhou, X., Steenwyk, J. L., Buh, K. V., Haase, M. A. B., Wisecaver, J. H., Wang, M., Doering, D. T., et al. (2018) · Cell

Yeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesFungal and yeast genetics research

Cited by 619

Inferring ancient divergences requires genes with strong phylogenetic signals

Salichos, L., & Rokas, A. (2013) · Nature

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 616

Contentious relationships in phylogenomic studies can be driven by a handful of genes

Shen, X.-X., Hittinger, C. T., & Rokas, A. (2017) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 520

Repeated morphological evolution through cis-regulatory changes in a pleiotropic gene

Prud'homme, B., Gompel, N., Rokas, A., Kassner, V. A., Williams, T. M., Yeh, S.-D., True, J. R., & Carroll, S. B. (2006) · Nature

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 507

Bushes in the tree of life

Rokas, A., & Carroll, S. B. (2006) · PLoS Biology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEvolution and Paleontology Studies

Cited by 315

The influence of evolutionary history on human health and disease

Benton, M. L., Abraham, A., LaBella, A. L., Abbot, P., Rokas, A., & Capra, J. A. (2021) · Nature Reviews Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 291

Evaluating fast maximum likelihood-based phylogenetic programs using empirical phylogenomic data sets

Zhou, X., Shen, X.-X., Hittinger, C. T., & Rokas, A. (2018) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 164

Extensive loss of cell-cycle and DNA repair genes in an ancient lineage of bipolar budding yeasts

Steenwyk, J. L., Opulente, D. A., Kominek, J., Shen, X.-X., Zhou, X., Labella, A. L., Bradley, N. P., Eichman, B. F., Čadež, N., Libkind, D., et al. (2019) · PLoS Biology

Fungal and yeast genetics researchYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Cited by 162

Gene Essentiality Analyzed by In Vivo Transposon Mutagenesis and Machine Learning in a Stable Haploid Isolate of Candida albicans

Segal, E. S., Gritsenko, V., Levitan, A., Yadav, B., Dror, N., Steenwyk, J. L., Silberberg, Y., Mielich, K., Rokas, A., Gow, N. A. R., et al. (2018) · mBio

Fungal and yeast genetics researchAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Cited by 150

Rooting the Animal Tree of Life

Li, Y., Shen, X.-X., Evans, B., Dunn, C. W., & Rokas, A. (2021) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 146

Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts

Opulente, D. A., LaBella, A. L., Harrison, M.-C., Wolters, J. F., Liu, C., Li, Y., Kominek, J., Steenwyk, J. L., Stoneman, H. R., VanDenAvond, J., et al. (2024) · Science

Fungal and yeast genetics researchYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Cited by 121

An LaeA- and BrlA-Dependent Cellular Network Governs Tissue-Specific Secondary Metabolism in the Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Lind, A. L., Lim, F. Y., Soukup, A. A., Keller, N. P., & Rokas, A. (2018) · mSphere

Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisFungal and yeast genetics research

Cited by 64

Functional Characterization of Clinical Isolates of the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus nidulans

Bastos, R. W., Valero, C., Silva, L. P., Schoen, T., Drott, M., Brauer, V., Silva-Rocha, R., Lind, A., Steenwyk, J. L., Rokas, A., et al. (2020) · mSphere

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal and yeast genetics research

Cited by 60

MybA, a transcription factor involved in conidiation and conidial viability of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Valsecchi, I., Sarikaya‐Bayram, Ö., Wong Sak Hoi, J., Muszkieta, L., Gibbons, J., Prevost, M., Mallet, A., Krijnse‐Locker, J., Ibrahim‐Granet, O., Mouyna, I., et al. (2017) · Molecular Microbiology

Fungal and yeast genetics researchAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Cited by 35

The Role of Metabolism in Shaping Enzyme Structures Over 400 Million Years of Evolution

Lemke, O., Heineike, B. M., Viknander, S., Cohen, N., Steenwyk, J. L., Spranger, L., Li, F., Agostini, F., Lee, C. T., Aulakh, S. K., et al. (2024) · Nature

Protein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and Function

Cited by 28

Signatures of Recent Positive Selection in Enhancers Across 41 Human Tissues

Moon, J. M., Capra, J. A., Abbot, P., & Rokas, A. (2019) · G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 24

Mitochondrial genome diversity across the subphylum Saccharomycotina

Wolters, J. F., LaBella, A. L., Opulente, D. A., Rokas, A., & Hittinger, C. T. (2023) · Frontiers in Microbiology

Fungal and yeast genetics researchGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 17

Specialization restricts the evolutionary paths available to yeast sugar transporters

Crandall, J. G., Zhou, X., Rokas, A., & Hittinger, C. T. (2024) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsFungal and yeast genetics research

Cited by 7

Specialization Restricts the Evolutionary Paths Available to Yeast Sugar Transporters

Crandall, J. G., Zhou, X., Rokas, A., & Hittinger, C. T. (2024) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsFungal and yeast genetics research

Cited by 7

Stable hypermutators revealed by the genomic landscape of genes involved in genome stability among yeast species

Gonçalves, C., Steenwyk, J. L., Rinker, D. C., Opulente, D. A., LaBella, A. L., Harrison, M.-C., Wolters, J. F., Zhou, X., Shen, X.-X., Covo, S., et al. (2025) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Fungal and yeast genetics researchEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 4