Nikolaos Vakirlis

Synteny-based analyses indicate that sequence divergence is not the main source of orphan genes

Nikolaos Vakirlis, Anne‐Ruxandra Carvunis, Aoife McLysaght · eLife · 2020 · 166 citations · Full text

De novo emergence of adaptive membrane proteins from thymine-rich genomic sequences

Nikolaos Vakirlis, Omer Acar, Brian Hsu et al. · Nature Communications · 2020 · 152 citations · Full text

A Molecular Portrait of De Novo Genes in Yeasts

Nikolaos Vakirlis, Alex S. Hebert, Dana A. Opulente et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2017 · 150 citations · Full text

Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Genomics +16

Reconstruction of ancestral chromosome architecture and gene repertoire reveals principles of genome evolution in a model yeast genus

Nikolaos Vakirlis, Véronique Sarilar, Guénola Drillon et al. · Genome Research · 2016 · 108 citations · Full text

Genome History, Comparative Genomics, Genetics +22

De novo birth of functional microproteins in the human lineage

Nikolaos Vakirlis, Zoe Vance, Kate M. Duggan et al. · Cell Reports · 2022 · 101 citations · Full text

Genetics, Human Lineage, Genomic Mechanism +24