Avian Genomics

Publications

A comparative analysis of host responses to avian influenza infection in ducks and chickens highlights a role for the interferon-induced transmembrane proteins in viral resistance

Jacqueline Smith, Nikki Smith, Le Yu, Ian R Paton, Maria Weronika Gutowska, Heather L Forrest, Angela F Danner, J Patrick Seiler, Paul Digard, Robert G Webster, David W Burt - 2015 - BMC Genomics Vol: 16

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Third Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2015

Jacqueline Smith, David W. Burt, Alan L. Archibald, Dirk-jan De Koning, Ian C. Dunn, Lel Eory, Valerie Garceau, Almas A. Gheyas, Alan Hart, David A. Hume, Pete Kaiser, Stephen Kemp, Richard Kuo, Heather A. Mccormack and 90 others - Aug 2015 - Cytogenetic and Genome Research Vol: 145 Pages: 78-179

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Characterization of the avian trojan gene family reveals contrasting evolutionary constraints

Petar Petrov, Riikka Syrjänen, Jacqueline Smith, Maria Weronika Gutowska, Tatsuya Uchida, Olli Vainio, David W Burt - 24 Mar 2015 - PLoS ONE Vol: 10 Pages: e0121672

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The development and maintenance of the mononuclear phagocyte system of the chick is controlled by signals from the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF1) receptor

Valerie Garceau, Adam Balic, Carla Garcia-Morales, Kristin A Sauter, Mike J McGrew, Jacqueline Smith, Lonneke Vervelde, Adrian Sherman, Troy E Fuller, Theodore Oliphant, John A Shelley, Raksha Tiwari, Thomas L Wilson, Cosmin Chintoan-Uta, Dave W Burt, Mark P Stevens, Helen M Sang, David A Hume - 19 Feb 2015 - BMC Biology Vol: 13 Pages: 121

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Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

David W Burt, Jacqueline Smith and 49 others - 12 Dec 2014 - Science Vol: 346 Pages: 1311-20

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Analysis of the early immune response to infection by Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) in chickens differing in their resistance to the disease

Jacqueline Smith, Jean-Remy Sadeyen, Colin Butter, Pete Kaiser, David W Burt - Mar 2015 - Journal of Virology Vol: 89 Pages: 2469-2482

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The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

Yinhua Huang, Dave Burt, Jacqueline Smith, Pete Kaiser and 46 others - 2013 - Nature Genetics Vol: 45 Pages: 776-U797

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Integration of the genetic and physical maps of the chicken macrochromosomes

Jacqueline Smith, I R Paton, C K Bruley, D W Burt, D Windsor, D Burke, F A Ponce de Leon - 2000 - Animal Genetics Vol: 31 Pages: 20-27

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Towards the selection of chickens resistant to Salmonella and Campylobacter infections

P. Kaiser, M.M. Howell, M. Fife, J.R. Sadeyen, N. Salmon, L. Rothwell, J. Young, T.Y. Poh, M. Stevens, Jacqueline Smith, D. Burt, C. Swaggerty, M. Kogut - 2009 - Bulletin et Memoires de l'Academie Royale de Medecine de Belgique Vol: 164 Pages: 17-25; discussion 25-6

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Integrated immunogenics in the chicken: deciphering the immune response to identify disease resistance genes

P. Kaiser, J. Howell, M. Fife, J.R. Sadeyan, N. Salmon, L. Rothwell, J. Young, P. Van Diemen, M. Stevens, T.Y. Poh, M. Jones, P. Barrow, C. Swaggerty, M. Kogut, Jacqueline Smith, D. Burt - 2008

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Systems analysis of immune responses in Marek's disease virus-infected chickens identifies a gene involved in susceptibility and highlights a possible novel pathogenicity mechanism

J. Smith, J.-R. Sadeyen, I.R. Paton, P.M. Hocking, N. Salmon, M. Fife, V. Nair, D.W. Burt, P. Kaiser - Nov 2011 - Journal of Virology Vol: 85 Pages: 11146-11158

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Molecular evolution of the vertebrate TLR1 gene family - a complex history of gene duplication, gene conversion, positive selection and co-evolution

Y.H. Huang, N.D. Temperley, L.M. Ren, Jacqueline Smith, N. Li, D.W. Burt - 2011 - BMC Evolutionary Biology Vol: 11 Pages: 1-17

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Pivotal Advance: Avian colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), interleukin-34 (IL-34), and CSF-1 receptor genes and gene products

Valerie Garceau, Jacqueline Smith, Ian R Paton, Megan Davey, Mario A Fares, David P Sester, David W Burt, David A Hume - May 2010 - Journal of Leukocyte Biology Vol: 87 Pages: 753-764

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Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

D. W. Burt, P. Kaiser, Sungwon Kim, Jacqueline Smith and 67 others - Sep 2010 - PLoS Biology Vol: 8

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