Anush Kosakyan

Dr. Anush Kosakyan

Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 May 2017 in Molecular Biology and Evolution
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SKSeungho Kang
Seungho Kang
ATAlexander K Tice
Alexander K Tice
FSFrederick W Spiegel
Frederick W Spiegel
JSJeffrey D Silberman
Jeffrey D Silberman
TPTomáš Pánek
Tomáš Pánek
MBMatthew W Brown
Matthew W Brown
Amoebozoa is the eukaryotic supergroup sister to Obazoa, the lineage that contains the animals and Fungi, as well as their protistan relatives, and the breviate and apusomonad flagellates. Amoebozoa is extraordinarily diverse, encompassing important model organisms and significant pathogens. Although amoebozoans are integral to global nutrient cycles and present in nearly all environments, they remain vastly understudied. We present a robust phylogeny of Amoebozoa based on broad representative set of taxa in a phylogenomic framework (325 genes). By sampling 61 taxa using culture-based and single-cell transcriptomics, our analyses show two major clades of Amoebozoa, Discosea, and Tevosa. This phylogeny refutes previous studies in major respects. Our results support the hypothesis that the last common ancestor of Amoebozoa was sexual and flagellated, it also may have had the ability to disperse propagules from a sporocarp-type fruiting body. Overall, the main macroevolutionary patterns in Amoebozoa appear to result from the parallel losses of homologous characters of a multiphase life cycle that included flagella, sex, and sporocarps rather than independent acquisition of convergent features.

1 May 2012 in Protist
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Anush KosakyanAnush Kosakyan
Anush Kosakyan
THThierry J. Heger
Thierry J. Heger
BLBrian S. Leander
Brian S. Leander
MTMilcho Todorov
Milcho Todorov
EMEdward A.D. Mitchell
Edward A.D. Mitchell
ELEnrique Lara
Enrique Lara

1 September 2016 in European Journal of Protistology
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Anush KosakyanAnush Kosakyan
Anush Kosakyan
FGFatma Gomaa
Fatma Gomaa
ELEnrique Lara
Enrique Lara
DLDaniel J.G. Lahr
Daniel J.G. Lahr

1 March 2019 in Current Biology
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DLDaniel J.G. Lahr
Daniel J.G. Lahr
Anush KosakyanAnush Kosakyan
Anush Kosakyan
ELEnrique Lara
Enrique Lara
EMEdward A.D. Mitchell
Edward A.D. Mitchell
LMLuana Morais
Luana Morais
MBMatthew W. Brown
Matthew W. Brown

25 March 2018 in Ecology
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DSDavid Singer
David Singer
Anush KosakyanAnush Kosakyan
Anush Kosakyan
CSChristophe V. W. Seppey
Christophe V. W. Seppey
APAmandine Pillonel
Amandine Pillonel
LEONARDO D. FERNANDEZLEONARDO D. FERNANDEZ
LEONARDO D. FERNANDEZ
ELEnrique Lara
Enrique Lara

4 May 2019 in Molecular Ecology
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DSDavid Singer
David Singer
EMEdward A. D. Mitchell
Edward A. D. Mitchell
RPRichard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne
QBQuentin Blandenier
Quentin Blandenier
CDClément Duckert
Clément Duckert
ELEnrique Lara
Enrique Lara