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Jean-Nicolas Volff is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing on topics such as chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

The scientist's published work covers diverse aspects of molecular biology and genetics, with significant attention to genomics and chromatin dynamics, ichthyology and marine biology, as well as the genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities. Plant science also forms a notable part of their research scope.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Volff include:

  • Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates (2021, Nature)
  • Contrasting Gene Decay in Subterranean Vertebrates: Insights from Cavefishes and Fossorial Mammals (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Transposable element-derived sequences in vertebrate development (2021, Mobile DNA)
  • Clustering of Sex-Biased Genes and Transposable Elements in the Genome of the Medaka Fish Oryzias latipes (2021, Genome Biology and Evolution)
  • Coupling between Sequence-Mediated Nucleosome Organization and Genome Evolution (2021, Genes)

Volff frequently publishes in journals such as Genes, Nature, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Mobile DNA, and Genome Research. These venues reflect an emphasis on molecular biology and evolutionary genomics.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Corentin Dechaud
  • Magali Naville
  • Manfred Schartl
  • Susanne Kneitz
  • Frédéric Brunet

The scientist's work also intersects with various subfields including molecular biology, plant science, genetics, paleontology, and nature and landscape conservation. Their contributions advance understanding in chromosomal and genetic variations, genome evolution, and the functional implications of transposable elements.

Best Publications

  • Genome duplication in the teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis reveals the early vertebrate proto-karyotype

    Olivier Jaillon;Jean-Marc Aury;Frédéric Brunet;Jean-Louis Petit

  • The rainbow trout genome provides novel insights into evolution after whole-genome duplication in vertebrates

    Camille Berthelot;Frédéric Brunet;Domitille Chalopin;Amélie Juanchich

  • Whole-genome sequence of a flatfish provides insights into ZW sex chromosome evolution and adaptation to a benthic lifestyle

    Songlin Chen;Guojie Zhang;Changwei Shao;Quanfei Huang

  • The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

    Chris T. Amemiya;Chris T. Amemiya;Jessica Alfoldi;Alison P. Lee;Shaohua Fan

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

    Ingo Braasch;Andrew R Gehrke;Jeramiah J Smith;Kazuhiko Kawasaki

  • Turning junk into gold: domestication of transposable elements and the creation of new genes in eukaryotes.

    Jean-Nicolas Volff

  • Comparative analysis of transposable elements highlights mobilome diversity and evolution in vertebrates.

    Domitille Chalopin;Magali Naville;Floriane Plard;Delphine Galiana

  • Plasticity of Animal Genome Architecture Unmasked by Rapid Evolution of a Pelagic Tunicate

    Simon Henriet;Sutada Mungpakdee;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury

  • The genome of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus , provides insights into evolutionary adaptation and several complex traits

    Manfred Schartl;Ronald B. Walter;Yingjia Shen;Tzintzuni Garcia

  • Insights into Sex Chromosome Evolution and Aging from the Genome of a Short-Lived Fish.

    Kathrin Reichwald;Andreas Petzold;Philipp Koch;Bryan R Downie

  • Transposable elements as drivers of genomic and biological diversity in vertebrates

    Astrid Böhne;Frédéric Brunet;Delphine Galiana-Arnoux;Christina Schultheis

  • The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss

    Suzanne E. McGaugh;Suzanne E. McGaugh;Joshua B. Gross;Bronwen Aken;Maryline Blin

  • Variability of genetic sex determination in poeciliid fishes.

    J N Volff;M Schartl

  • Governing sex determination in fish: regulatory putsches and ephemeral dictators.

    J.-N. Volff;I. Nanda;M. Schmid;M. Schartl

  • Multiple Lineages of the Non-LTR Retrotransposon Rex1 with Varying Success in Invading Fish Genomes

    Jean-Nicolas Volff;Cornelia Körting;Manfred Schartl

  • Evolutionary dynamics of the DM domain gene family in metazoans.

    Jean Nicolas Volff;David Zarkower;Vivian J. Bardwell;Manfred Schartl

  • Diversity of retrotransposable elements in compact pufferfish genomes

    Jean-Nicolas Volff;Laurence Bouneau;Catherine Ozouf-Costaz;Cécile Fischer

  • The non-LTR retrotransposon Rex3 from the fish Xiphophorus is widespread among teleosts.

    J N Volff;C Körting;K Sweeney;M Schartl

  • Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates.

    Axel Meyer;Siegfried Schloissnig;Paolo Franchini;Kang Du

  • Subfunctionalization of Duplicate mitf Genes Associated With Differential Degeneration of Alternative Exons in Fish

    Joachim Altschmied;Jacqueline Delfgaauw;Brigitta Wilde;Jutta Duschl

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Schartl
Manfred Schartl University of Würzburg
Christoph Winkler
Christoph Winkler National University of Singapore
Olivier Jaillon
Olivier Jaillon University of Paris-Saclay
Yann Guiguen
Yann Guiguen INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Indrajit Nanda
Indrajit Nanda University of Würzburg
Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay
John H. Postlethwait
John H. Postlethwait University of Oregon

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