Postlethwait, John H.

The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome.

Howe, K., Clark, M. D., Torroja, C. F., Torrance, J., Berthelot, C., Muffato, M., Collins, J. E., Humphray, S., McLaren, K., Matthews, L., et al. (2013) · Nature

Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 5,100

Preservation of Duplicate Genes by Complementary, Degenerative Mutations

Force, A., Lynch, M., Pickett, F. B., Amores, A., Yan, Y.-L., & Postlethwait, J. (1999) · Genetics

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 3,529

Structure of the zebrafish snail1 gene and its expression in wild-type, spadetail and no tail mutant embryos

Thisse, C., Thisse, B., Schilling, T. F., & Postlethwait, J. H. (1993) · Development

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

Cited by 877

Zebrafish Comparative Genomics and the Origins of Vertebrate Chromosomes

Postlethwait, J. H., Woods, I. G., Ngo-Hazelett, P., Yan, Y.-L., Kelly, P. D., Chu, F., Huang, H., Hill-Force, A., & Talbot, W. S. (2000) · Genome Research

Genome Rearrangement AlgorithmsChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 688

A homeobox gene essential for zebrafish notochord development

Talbot, W. S., Trevarrow, B., Halpern, M. E., Melby, A. E., Farr, G., Postlethwait, J. H., Jowett, T., Kimmel, C. B., & Kimelman, D. (1995) · Nature

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

Cited by 465

Effect of Genetic Diagnosis on Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Disease

Splinter, K., Adams, D. R., Bacino, C. A., Bellen, H. J., Bernstein, J. A., Cheatle-Jarvela, A. M., Eng, C. M., Esteves, C., Gahl, W. A., Hamid, R., et al. (2018) · New England Journal of Medicine

Genomics and Rare DiseasesMetabolism and Genetic Disorders

Cited by 359

Plasticity of animal genome architecture unmasked by rapid evolution of a pelagic tunicate

Denoeud, F., Henriet, S., Mungpakdee, S., Aury, J.-M., Da Silva, C., Brinkmann, H., Mikhaleva, J., Olsen, L. C., Jubin, C., Cañestro, C., et al. (2010) · Science

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 285

Cell-autonomous shift from axial to paraxial mesodermal development in zebrafish floating head mutants

Halpern, M. E., Thisse, C., Ho, R. K., Thisse, B., Riggleman, B., Trevarrow, B., Weinberg, E. S., Postlethwait, J. H., & Kimmel, C. B. (1995) · Development

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

Cited by 178

A new model army: Emerging fish models to study the genomics of vertebrate Evo-Devo.

Braasch, I., Peterson, S. M., Desvignes, T., McCluskey, B. M., Batzel, P., & Postlethwait, J. H. (2015) · Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Cited by 122

Phylogeny of Zebrafish, a “Model Species,” within Danio, a “Model Genus”

McCluskey, B. M., & Postlethwait, J. H. (2015) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Cited by 90

Genome structures resolve the early diversification of teleost fishes

Parey, E., Louis, A., Montfort, J., Bouchez, O., Roques, C., Iampietro, C., Lluch, J., Castinel, A., Donnadieu, C., Desvignes, T., et al. (2023) · Science

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Cited by 87

Lipid droplet biology and evolution illuminated by the characterization of a novel perilipin in teleost fish

Granneman, J. G., Kimler, V. A., Zhang, H., Ye, X., Luo, X., Postlethwait, J. H., & Thummel, R. (2017) · eLife

Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisLipid metabolism and disorders

Cited by 77

Characterization of retinoid-X receptor genes rxra, rxrba, rxrbb and rxrg during zebrafish development

Tallafuss, A., Hale, L. A., Yan, Y.-L., Dudley, L., Eisen, J. S., & Postlethwait, J. H. (2006) · Gene Expression Patterns

Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processesDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Cited by 55

The teleost agouti-related protein 2 gene is an ohnolog gone missing from the tetrapod genome

Braasch, I., & Postlethwait, J. H. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Cited by 36

A complex genetic architecture in zebrafish relatives Danio quagga and D. kyathit underlies development of stripes and spots

McCluskey, B. M., Uji, S., Mancusi, J. L., Postlethwait, J. H., & Parichy, D. M. (2021) · PLOS Genetics

melanin and skin pigmentationZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

Cited by 19

VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1

Ugur, B., Schueder, F., Shin, J., Hanna, M. G., Wu, Y., Leonzino, M., Su, M., McAdow, A. R., Wilson, C., Postlethwait, J., et al. (2024) · Journal of Cell Biology

Cellular transport and secretionLipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Cited by 18

The hybrid history of zebrafish

McCluskey, B. M., Batzel, P., & Postlethwait, J. H. (2025) · G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 5

Genomic and genetic insights into speciation and pigment pattern diversification in Danio fishes

Lu, J., Podobnik, M., Huang, J., McCluskey, B. M., McCarthy, S. A., Wood, J., Collins, J., Torrance, J., Sims, Y., Gao, D., et al. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

Cited by 4