Ronda T. Litman

The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

Ingo Braasch, Andrew R. Gehrke, Jeramiah J. Smith et al. · Nature Genetics · 2016 · 671 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +13

α, β, γ, and δ T Cell Antigen Receptor Genes Arose Early in Vertebrate Phylogeny

Jonathan P. Rast, Michele K. Anderson, Scott J. Strong et al. · Immunity · 1997 · 288 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +12

Diverse organization of immunoglobulin VH gene loci in a primitive vertebrate.

F. Kokubu, Ronda T. Litman, Michael J. Shamblott et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1988 · 180 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +16

Immune-type receptor genes in zebrafish share genetic and functional properties with genes encoded by the mammalian leukocyte receptor cluster

Jeffrey A. Yoder, M. Gail Mueller, Sheng Wei et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 127 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Immunology +16

Somatic variation precedes extensive diversification of germline sequences and combinatorial joining in the evolution of immunoglobulin heavy chain diversity.

K R Hinds-Frey, H. Nishikata, Ronda T. Litman et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1993 · 127 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +15