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55. Corso A, Desvignes T, McDowell JR, Cheng CC, Biesack EE, Steinberg Dk, Hilton EJ. (2024) Akarotaxis gouldae, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501 (2): 265–290

54. Cumplido N, Arratia G, Desvignes T, Muñoz-Sánchez S, Postlethwait JH, Allende ML. (2024) Hox genes control homocercal caudal fin development and evolution. Science Advances. 10(3):eadj5991.

53. Desvignes T, Le François NR, Streeter M, Grondin J, Singer E, Postlethwait JH, Detrich HW. (2024) Hybridization barriers between the congeneric Antarctic notothenioid fish Notothenia coriiceps and Notothenia rossii. Polar Biology.

52. Desvignes T, Bista I, Herrera K, Landes A, Postlethwait JH. (2023) Cold-driven hemoglobin evolution in Antarctic notothenioid fishes prior to hemoglobin gene loss in white-blooded icefishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(11):msad236

51. Bista I, Wood JMD, Desvignes T, McCarthy SA, Matschiner M, Ning Z, Tracey A, Torrance J, Sims Y, Chow W, Smith M, Oliver K, Haggerty L, Salzburger W, Postlethwait JH, Howe K, Clark MS, Detrich HW, Cheng CHC, Miska EA, Durbin R. (2023) Genomics of cold adaptations in the Antarctic notothenioid fish radiation. Nature Communications 14:3412

50. Parey E, Louis A, Montfort J, Bouchez O, Roques C, Iampietro C, Lluch J, Castinel A, Donnadieu C, Desvignes T, Bucao CF, Jouanno E, Wen M, Mejri S, Dirks R, Jansen H, Henkel C, Chen WJ, Zahm M, Cabau C, Klopp C, Thompson AW, Robinson-Rechavi M, Braasch I, Lecointre G, Bobe J, Postlethwait JH, Berthelot C, Roest Crollius H, Guiguen Y. (2023) Genome structures resolve the early diversification of teleost fishes. Science 379(6632):572-575

Research highlight: Domingues V. (2023) Old fish debate settled. Nature Ecology & Evolution.

49. O’Brien KM, Crockett EL, Adams BJ, Amsler CD, Appiah-Madson HJ, Collins A, Desvignes T, Detrich HW, Distel DL, Eppley SM, Frable BW, Franz NM, Grim JM, Kocot KM, Mahon AR, Mayfield-Meyer TJ, Mikucki JA, Moser WE, Schmull M, Seid CA, Smith CR, Todgham AE, Watkins-Colwell GJ. (2022) The Time is Right for an Antarctic Biorepository Network. PNAS. 119(50):e2212800119

48. Desvignes T, Lauridsen H, Valdivieso A, Fontenele R, Kraberger S, Murray KN, Le François NR, Detrich HW, Kent M, Varsani A, Postlethwait, JH. (2022) A parasite outbreak in notothenioid fish in an Antarctic fjord. iScience. 25(7):104588

Complemented by a short outreach scientific graphic novel: DaMommio C, Postlethwait JH, Desvignes T. (2022) A mysterious disease in Antarctic fish.

47. Hotaling S, Desvignes T, Sproul JS, Lins LSF, Kelley JL. Pathways to polar adaptation in fishes revealed by long-read sequencing. Molecular Ecology. 32(6):1381-1397

46. Desvignes T, Robbins AE, Carey AZ, Bailon-Zambrano R, Nichols JT, Postlethwait JH, Stankunas K. (2022) Coordinated patterning of zebrafish caudal fin symmetry by a central and two peripheral organizers. Developmental Dynamics. 251(8):1306-1321

45. Wen M, Pan Q, Jouanno E, Montfort J, Zahm M, Cabau C, Klopp C, Iampietro C, Roques C, Bouchez O, Castinel A, Donnadieu C, Parrinello H, Poncet C, Belmonte E, Gautier V, Avarre JC, Dugue R, Gustiano R, Hà TTT, Campet M, Sriphairoj K, Ribolli J, de Almeida FL, Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Bucao CF, Robinson-Rechavi M, Bobe J, Herpin A, Guiguen Y. (2022) An ancient truncated duplication of the anti-Müllerian hormone receptor type 2 gene is a potential conserved master sex determinant in the Pangasiidae catfish family. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(6):2411-2428

44.   Desvignes T, Bardou P, Montford J, Sydes J, Guyomar C, George S, Postlethwait JH, Bobe J. FishmiRNA: An evolutionarily supported microRNA annotation and expression database for ray-finned fishes. (2022) Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(2):msac004

43.   Novillo M, Desvignes T, Moreira E, Barrera-Oro E. Egg predation in Antarctic fish: the ingestion by Notothenia coriiceps of an entire Trematomus bernacchii spawn identified by molecular techniques. (2022) Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 266:107742

42.   Ashique AM, Atake OJ, Ovens K, Guo R, Pratt IV, Detrich HW, Cooper DML, Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Eames BF. (2022) Bone microstructure and bone mineral density are not systematically different in Antarctic icefishes (Channichthyidae) compared to related Antarctic notothenioids. Journal of Anatomy. 240:34-49 (Journal Cover)

41.   Kraberger S, Austin C, Farkas K, Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Bradley RW, Warzybok P, Van Doorslaer K, Davison W, Buck CB, Varsani A. (2022) Discovery of novel fish papillomaviruses: From the Antarctic to the commercial fish market. Virology. 565:65-72

40.   Cardona E, Guyomar C, Desvignes T, Montford J, Guendouz S, Postlethwait JH, Skiba-Cassy S, Bobe J. (2021) Circulating miRNA repertoire as a biomarker of metabolic and reproductive states in rainbow trout. BMC Biology. 19:235

39.   Beck EA, Healey HM, Small CM, Currey MC, Desvignes T, Cresko WA, Postlethwait JH. Advancing human disease research with fish evolutionary mutant models. Trends in Genetics. 38(1):22-44

38.   Hotaling S, Borowiec ML, Lins LSF, Desvignes T, Kelley JL. (2021) The biogeographic history of eelpouts and related fishes: linking phylogeny, environmental changes, and patterns of dispersal in a globally distributed fish group. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(8):3308-3331

37.  Caccavo JA, Christiansen H, Constable A, Ghigliotti L, Treblico R, Brooks C, Cotte C, Desvignes T, Dornan T, Jones CD, Koubbi P, Saunders R, Strobel A, Vacchi M, van de Putte A, Walters A, Waluda CM, Woods B, Xavier J. (2021) Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO): Productivity and change in fish and squid in the Southern Ocean. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9:624918

36. Desvignes T, Sydes J, Montfort J, Bobe J, Postlethwait JH. (2021) Evolution after whole genome duplication: teleost microRNAs. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(8):3308-3331

 35. Feron R, Pan Q, Wen M, Imarazene B, Jouanno E, Anderson J, Herpin A, Journot L, Parrinello H, Klopp C, Kottler VA, Santacruz Roco A, Du K, Kneitz S, Adolfi M, Wilson C, McCluskey B, Amores A, Desvignes T, Goetz FW, Kawaguchi M, Detrich HW, Oliveira M, Nobrega R, Sakamoto T, Nakamoto M, Wargelius A, Karlsen Ø, Wang Z, Stöck M, Waterhouse RM, Braasch I, Postlethwait JH, Schart M, Guiguen Y. (2021) RADSex: a computational workflow to analyze Restriction Site-Associated DNA Sequencing data for studying sex determination. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(5):1715-1731

34. Yan YL, Titus T, Desvignes T, Bremiller R, Batzel P, Sydes J, Farnsworth D, Dillon D, Wegner J, Phillips JB, Peirce J, Dowd J, Buck CL, Miller A, Westerfield M, Postlethwait JH. (2021) A fish with no sex: Partitioning of gonadal and adrenal functions in zebrafish NR5A1 co-orthologs. Genetics. 217(2):iyaa030

33. Kelley JL, Desvignes T, McGowan KL, Perez M, Rodriguez LA, Brown AP, Culumber Z, Tobler M. (2021) microRNA expression variation in a natural system as a potential molecular mechanism contributing to adaptation to hydrogen sulfide. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(6):977-988 (On the Journal Cover)

32. Le François NR, Desvignes T*, Sheehan E*, Belzile C, Savoie A, Beirão J, Postlethwaith JH, Detrich III HW (2020) Determination of spermatozoa concentration and evaluation of short- and long-term preservation of the semen of the blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus (Löonberg 1906). Polar Biology. 43:1583-1593

31. Bista I, McCarthy SA, Wood J, Ning Z, Detrich HW III, Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Chow W, Howe K, Torrance J, Smith M, Oliver K, Vertebrate Genomes Project Consortium, Miska EA, Durbin R (2020) The genome sequence of the channel bull blenny, Cottoperca gobio (Günther, 1861). Wellcome Open Res. 5:148

30. Desvignes T, Postlethwait JH, Konstantinidis P (2020) Biogeography of the Antarctic dragonfishes Acanthodraco dewitti and Psilodraco breviceps with re-description of Acanthodraco dewitti larvae (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae). Polar Biology. 43:565-572

29. Desvignes T, Loher P, Eilbeck K, Ma J, Urgese G, Fromm B, Sydes J, Aparicio-Puerta E, Barrera V, Espín R, Londin E, Telonis AG, Ficarra E, Friedländer MR, Postlethwait JH, Rigoutsos I, Hackenberg M, Vlachos IS, Halushka MK, Pantano-Rubino L (2020) Unification of miRNA and isomiR research: the mirGFF3 format and the mirtop API. Bioinformatics. 36(3):698-703

28. Damsgaard C, Lauridsen H, Funder A, Thomsen JS, Desvignes T, Crossley DA, Møller PR, Huong DTT, Phuong NT, Detrich HW, Brüel A, Wilkens H, Warrant E, Wang T, Nyengaard JR, Berenbrink M, Bayley M (2019) Retinal oxygen supply shaped the functional evolution of the vertebrate eye. eLife. 8:e52153

27. Yan Y, Batzel P, Titus T, Sydes J, Desvignes T, BreMiller R, Draper B, Postlethwait JH (2019) A hormone that lost its receptor: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in zebrafish gonad development and sex determination. Genetics. 213(2):529-553

26. Cytrynbaum E, Small C, Kwon R, Hung B, Kent D, Yan Y, Knope M, Bremiller R, Desvignes T, Kimmel C (2019) Developmental tuning of mineralization drives morphological diversity of gill cover bones in sculpins and their relatives. Evolution Letters. 3-4:374-391

25. Desvignes T*, Le François NR*, Goetz LC, Smith SS, Shusdock KA, Parker SK, Postlethwait JH, Detrich HW (2019) Interspecific hybrids inform reproductive isolating barriers in the Antarctic icefishes radiation. Scientific reports. 9:5989

24. Desvignes T*, Batzel P*, Sydes J*, Eames BF, Postlethwait JH (2019) miRNA analysis with Prost! reveals evolutionary conservation of organ-enriched expression and post-transcriptional modifications in three-spined stickleback and zebrafish. Scientific reports. 9:3913

23. Kim BM, Amores A, Kang S, Ahn DH, Kim JH, Kim IC, Lee JH, Lee SG, Lee H, Lee J, Kim HW, Desvignes T, Batzel P, Sydes J, Titus T, Wilson C, Catchen J, Warren W, Schartl M, Detrich HW, Postlethwait JH, Park H (2019) Antarctic blackfin icefish genome reveals adaptations to extreme environments. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3:469–478

Highlighted by several news outlets, including The New York Times

Commentary in Journal of Experimental Biology: Borowiec B.G.; Genes of the world’s coolest fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(9)

22. Berthelot C, Clarke J, Desvignes T, Detrich HW, Flicek P, Peck LS, Peters M, Postlethwait JH, Clark MS (2019) Adaptation of proteins to the cold in Antarctic fish: A role for Methionine? Genome Biology and Evolution. 11(1):220-231 (Journal Cover) 

21. Bourjon P, Desvignes T (2018) Asexual reproduction in a population of Holothuria difficilis (Echinodermata; Holothuroidae) on Reunion Island. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin. 38:37-44

20. Desvignes T, Carey A, Postlethwait JH (2018) Evolution of caudal fin ray development and caudal fin hypural diastema complex in spotted gar, teleosts, and other neopterygian fishes. Developmental Dynamics. 247:832-853

19. Desvignes T, Carey A, Braasch I, Enright T, Postlethwait JH (2018) Skeletal development in the heterocercal caudal fin of spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) and other Lepisosteiformes. Developmental Dynamics. 247:724-740

18. Desvignes T, Bourjon P, Chanet B (2018) Reproductive behavior of the green birdmouth wrasse Gomphosus caeruleus on a Reunion Island reef: mode of reproduction, environmental factors and reproductive strategy alternation. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 341:43-60 (Journal Cover) 

17. Connolly DM, Desvignes T, Williamson JE (2017) Influence of body size on tube feet morphology and attachment capacity in the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens (Temnopleuridae). Marine Biology. 164:223 

16. Yan Y, Desvignes T, BreMiller R, Wilson C, Dillon D, High S, Draper B, Buck L, Postlethwait JH (2017) Gonadal soma controls ovarian follicle proliferation through Gsdf in Zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics. 246:925-945

15. Zala D, Schlattner U, Desvignes T, Bobe J, Roux A, Chavrier P, Boissan M (2017) The advantage of channeling nucleotides for very processive functions. F1000Research. 6:724

14. Le François NR, Sheehan E*, Desvignes T*, Belzile C, Postlethwait JH, Detrich III HW (2017) Characterization and husbandry of wild broodstock of the blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus (Lönnberg 1906) from the Palmer Archipelago (Southern Ocean) for breeding purposes. Polar Biology. 40:2499-2516

13. Postlethwait JH, Yan Y, Desvignes T, Allard C, Titus T, Le Francois NR, Detrich III HW (2016) Embryogenesis and Early Skeletogenesis in the Antarctic Bullhead Notothen Notothenia coriiceps. Developmental Dynamics. 245:11, 1066-1080

12. Desvignes T, Detrich HW III, Postlethwait JH (2016) Genomic conservation of erythropoietic microRNAs (erythromiRs) in white-blooded Antarctic icefish. Marine Genomics. 30:27-34

11. Braasch I, Gehrke AR, Smith JJ, Kawasaki K, Manousaki T, Pasquier J, Amores A, Desvignes T, Batzel P, Catchen J, Berlin AM, Campbell MS, Barrell D, Martin KJ, Mulley JF, Ravi V, Lee AP, Nakamura T, Chalopin D, Fan S, Wcisel D, Cañestro C, Sydes J, Beaudry FEG, Sun Y, Hertel J, Beam MJ, Fasold M, Ishiyama M, Johnson J, Kehr S, Lara M, Letaw JH, Litman GW, Litman RT, Mikami M, Ota T, Saha NR, Williams L, Stadler PF, Wang H, Taylor JS, Fontenot Q, Ferrara A, Searle SMJ, Aken B, Yandell M, Schneider I, Yoder JA, Volff JN, Meyer A, Amemiya CT, Venkatesh B, Holland PWH, Guiguen Y, Bobe J, Shubin NH, Di Palma F, Alföldi J, Lindblad-Toh K, Postlethwait JH (2016) The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons. Nature Genetics. 48:427-437

Highlighted by several news outlets and News and Views in Nature Genetics: Parichy DM (2016) The gar is a fish… is a bird… is a mammal? Nature Genetics. 48:344-345

10. Desvignes T, Batzel P, Berezikov E, Eilbeck K, Eppig JT, McAndrews MS, Singer A, Postlethwait JH (2015) microRNA nomenclature: A view incorporating genetic origins, biosynthetic pathways, and sequence variants. Trends in Genetics. 31:11, 613-626

9. Desvignes T, Nguyen T, Chesnel F, Bouleau A, Fauvel C, Bobe J (2015) X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa 2 Is a Novel Maternal-effect Gene Required for Left-Right Asymmetry in Zebrafish. Biology of Reproduction. 93:2, 42:1-11

8. Braasch I, Peterson S, Desvignes T, McCluskey B, Batzel P, Postlethwait JH (2014) A New Model Army: Emerging fish models to study the genomics of vertebrate Evo-Devo. Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B – Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 9999B:1-26 (Journal Cover) 

7. Bouleau A, Desvignes T*, Traverso JM*, Nguyen T, Chesnel F, Fauvel C, Bobe J (2014) Maternally-inherited npm2 mRNA is crucial for egg developmental competence in zebrafish. Biology of Reproduction. 91(2): 43

6. Desvignes T, Beam MJ, Batzel P, Sydes J, Postlethwait JH (2014) Expanding the annotation of zebrafish microRNAs based on smallRNA sequencing. Gene. 546:2, 386-389

5. Desvignes T, Contreras A, Postlethwait JH (2014) Evolution of the miR199-214 cluster and vertebrate skeletal development. RNA Biology. 11:4, 281-294 (Journal Cover)

4. Desvignes T, Fostier A, Fauvel C, Bobe J (2013) Nme gene family in fish. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 39:53-58

3. Desvignes T, Fauvel C, Bobe J (2011) The nme gene family in zebrafish oogenesis and early development. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. 384(4-5):439-49

2. Desvignes T, Pontarotti P, Bobe J (2010) Nme gene family evolutionary history reveals pre-Metazoan origins and high conservation between humans and the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. PLoS One. 5:11

1. Desvignes T, Pontarotti P, Fauvel C, Bobe J (2009) Nme protein family evolutionary history, a vertebrate perspective. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9:256