Christopher Wills

Title(s)Emeritus Professor, Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
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    USING MICROSATELLITES TO ANALYZE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS STRAINS
    NIH/NIAID R03AI041370Jun 1, 1997 - May 31, 2000
    Role: Principal Investigator
    MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND YEAST METABOLISM REGULATION
    NIH/NIGMS R01GM031962Jul 1, 1983 - Mar 31, 1987
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Interactions between all pairs of neighboring trees in 16 forests worldwide reveal details of unique ecological processes in each forest, and provide windows into their evolutionary histories. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 04; 17(4):e1008853. Wills C, Wang B, Fang S, Wang Y, Jin Y, Lutz J, Thompson J, Harms KE, Pulla S, Pasion B, Germain S, Liu H, Smokey J, Su SH, Butt N, Chu C, Chuyong G, Chang-Yang CH, Dattaraja HS, Davies S, Ediriweera S, Esufali S, Fletcher CD, Gunatilleke N, Gunatilleke S, Hsieh CF, He F, Hubbell S, Hao Z, Itoh A, Kenfack D, Li B, Li X, Ma K, Morecroft M, Mi X, Malhi Y, Ong P, Rodriguez LJ, Suresh HS, Sun IF, Sukumar R, Tan S, Thomas D, Uriarte M, Wang X, Wang X, Yao TL, Zimmermann J. PMID: 33914731; PMCID: PMC8084225.
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    2. Persistence of Neighborhood Demographic Influences over Long Phylogenetic Distances May Help Drive Post-Speciation Adaptation in Tropical Forests. PLoS One. 2016; 11(6):e0156913. Wills C, Harms KE, Wiegand T, Punchi-Manage R, Gilbert GS, Erickson D, Kress WJ, Hubbell SP, Gunatilleke CV, Gunatilleke IA. PMID: 27305092; PMCID: PMC4909291.
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    3. Genetic and phenotypic consequences of introgression between humans and Neanderthals. Adv Genet. 2011; 76:27-54. Wills C. PMID: 22099691.
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    4. Rapid recent human evolution and the accumulation of balanced genetic polymorphisms. High Alt Med Biol. 2011; 12(2):149-55. Wills C. PMID: 21718163.
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    5. Sm/Lsm genes provide a glimpse into the early evolution of the spliceosome. PLoS Comput Biol. 2009 Mar; 5(3):e1000315. Veretnik S, Wills C, Youkharibache P, Valas RE, Bourne PE. PMID: 19282982; PMCID: PMC2650416.
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    6. Nonrandom processes maintain diversity in tropical forests. Science. 2006 Jan 27; 311(5760):527-31. Wills C, Harms KE, Condit R, King D, Thompson J, He F, Muller-Landau HC, Ashton P, Losos E, Comita L, Hubbell S, Lafrankie J, Bunyavejchewin S, Dattaraja HS, Davies S, Esufali S, Foster R, Gunatilleke N, Gunatilleke S, Hall P, Itoh A, John R, Kiratiprayoon S, de Lao SL, Massa M, Nath C, Noor MN, Kassim AR, Sukumar R, Suresh HS, Sun IF, Tan S, Yamakura T, Zimmerman J. PMID: 16439661.
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    7. Fatal Saccharomyces cerevisiae aortic graft infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul; 40(7):2691-2. Smith D, Metzgar D, Wills C, Fierer J. PMID: 12089311; PMCID: PMC120603.
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    8. Domain-level differences in microsatellite distribution and content result from different relative rates of insertion and deletion mutations. Genome Res. 2002 Mar; 12(3):408-13. Metzgar D, Liu L, Hansen C, Dybvig K, Wills C. PMID: 11875028; PMCID: PMC155286.
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    9. Microsatellites in the eukaryotic DNA mismatch repair genes as modulators of evolutionary mutation rate. Genome Res. 2001 Jul; 11(7):1145-6. Chang DK, Metzgar D, Wills C, Boland CR. PMID: 11435395.
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    10. The microsatellites of Escherichia coli: rapidly evolving repetitive DNAs in a non-pathogenic prokaryote. Mol Microbiol. 2001 Jan; 39(1):183-90. Metzgar D, Thomas E, Davis C, Field D, Wills C. PMID: 11123700.
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    11. Evolutionary changes in mutation rates and spectra and their influence on the adaptation of pathogens. Microbes Infect. 2000 Oct; 2(12):1513-22. Metzgar D, Wills C. PMID: 11099938.
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    12. Evidence for the adaptive evolution of mutation rates. Cell. 2000 Jun 09; 101(6):581-4. Metzgar D, Wills C. PMID: 10892644.
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    13. Selection against frameshift mutations limits microsatellite expansion in coding DNA. Genome Res. 2000 Jan; 10(1):72-80. Metzgar D, Bytof J, Wills C. PMID: 10645952; PMCID: PMC310501.
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    14. Numerous length polymorphisms at short tandem repeats in human cytomegalovirus. J Virol. 1999 Aug; 73(8):6265-70. Davis CL, Field D, Metzgar D, Saiz R, Morin PA, Smith IL, Spector SA, Wills C. PMID: 10400717; PMCID: PMC112704.
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    15. Similar non-random processes maintain diversity in two tropical rainforests. Proc Biol Sci. 1999 Jul 22; 266(1427):1445-52. Wills C, Condit R. PMID: 10457617; PMCID: PMC1690088.
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    16. Contingency loci, mutator alleles, and their interactions. Synergistic strategies for microbial evolution and adaptation in pathogenesis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 May 18; 870:378-82. Field D, Magnasco MO, Moxon ER, Metzgar D, Tanaka MM, Wills C, Thaler DS. PMID: 10415502.
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    17. Mitochondrial sequences show diverse evolutionary histories of African hominoids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Apr 27; 96(9):5077-82. Gagneux P, Wills C, Gerloff U, Tautz D, Morin PA, Boesch C, Fruth B, Hohmann G, Ryder OA, Woodruff DS. PMID: 10220421; PMCID: PMC21819.
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    18. Random amplification of polymorphic DNA and microsatellite genotyping of pre- and posttreatment isolates of Candida spp. from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients on different fluconazole regimens. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Aug; 36(8):2308-13. Metzgar D, van Belkum A, Field D, Haubrich R, Wills C. PMID: 9666011; PMCID: PMC105037.
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    19. Abundant microsatellite polymorphism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the different distributions of microsatellites in eight prokaryotes and S. cerevisiae, result from strong mutation pressures and a variety of selective forces. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Feb 17; 95(4):1647-52. Field D, Wills C. PMID: 9465070; PMCID: PMC19132.
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    20. Sequence analysis of a compound coding-region microsatellite in Candida albicans resolves homoplasies and provides a high-resolution tool for genotyping. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1998 Feb; 20(2):103-9. Metzgar D, Field D, Haubrich R, Wills C. PMID: 9544777.
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    21. Mismatch repair and the accumulation of deleterious mutations influence the competitive advantage of MAT (mating type) heterozygosity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genet Res. 1998 Feb; 71(1):1-10. Selk E, Wills C. PMID: 9674378.
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    22. Strong density- and diversity-related effects help to maintain tree species diversity in a neotropical forest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Feb 18; 94(4):1252-7. Wills C, Condit R, Foster RB, Hubbell SP. PMID: 11038601; PMCID: PMC19777.
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    23. Another nail in the coffin of the multiple-origins theory? Bioessays. 1996 Dec; 18(12):1017-20. Wills C. PMID: 8976159.
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    24. Rapid sequon evolution in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 relative to human immunodeficiency virus type 2. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Sep 20; 12(14):1383-4. Wills C, Farmer A, Myers G. PMID: 8891118.
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    25. Use of polymorphic short and clustered coding-region microsatellites to distinguish strains of Candida albicans. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1996 Sep; 15(2-3):73-9. Field D, Eggert L, Metzgar D, Rose R, Wills C. PMID: 8880131.
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    26. Some puzzles about carbon catabolite repression in yeast. Res Microbiol. 1996 Jul-Sep; 147(6-7):566-72. Wills C. PMID: 9084771.
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    27. TOPIARY PRUNING AND WEIGHTING REINFORCE AN AFRICAN ORIGIN FOR THE HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA TREE. Evolution. 1996 Jun; 50(3):977-989. Wills C. PMID: 28565262.
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    28. Improving the analysis of phylogenetic data. Comput Chem. 1996 Mar; 20(1):61-6. Wills C. PMID: 8867842.
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    29. Long, polymorphic microsatellites in simple organisms. Proc Biol Sci. 1996 Feb 22; 263(1367):209-15. Field D, Wills C. PMID: 8728984.
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    30. Significant competitive advantage conferred by meiosis and syngamy in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jan 23; 93(2):908-12. Birdsell J, Wills C. PMID: 8570658; PMCID: PMC40157.
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    31. Topiary pruning of the HIV and SIV phylogenetic tree. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1995 Nov; 11(11):1417-9. Wills C. PMID: 8573401.
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    32. WHEN DID EVE LIVE? AN EVOLUTIONARY DETECTIVE STORY. Evolution. 1995 Aug; 49(4):593-607. Wills C. PMID: 28565132.
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    33. A genetic herd-immunity model for the maintenance of MHC polymorphism. Immunol Rev. 1995 Feb; 143:263-92. Wills C, Green DR. PMID: 7558080.
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    34. Use of denaturing gradient electrophoresis to determine the distributions of polymorphisms in entire genes in natural populations. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1995 Jan 25; 1260(2):123-31. Mickey G, Sim J, Durand J, Wills C. PMID: 7841188.
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    35. Similarity landscapes: a way to detect many structural and sequence motifs in both introns and exons. J Mol Evol. 1994 Feb; 38(2):188-203. Hultner M, Smith DW, Wills C. PMID: 8169961.
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    36. Pleiotropic effects of heterozygosity at the mating-type locus of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on repair, recombination and transformation. Mutat Res. 1993 Dec; 290(2):239-47. Durand J, Birdsell J, Wills C. PMID: 7694115.
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    37. Maintenance of multiallelic polymorphism at the MHC region. Immunol Rev. 1991 Dec; 124:165-220. Wills C. PMID: 1804778.
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    38. The role of molecular biology in human evolutionary studies: current status and future prospects. Mol Genet Med. 1991; 1:169-232. Wills C. PMID: 1842572.
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    39. Regulation of sugar and ethanol metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 1990; 25(4):245-80. Wills C. PMID: 2171877.
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    40. MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA AND ALLOZYME DIVERGENCE PATTERNS ARE CORRELATED AMONG ISLAND DEER MICE. Evolution. 1989 May; 43(3):646-650. Ashley MV, Wills C. PMID: 28568394.
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    41. An efficient selection producing structural gene mutants of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase resistant to pyrazole. Genetics. 1988 Aug; 119(4):791-5. Wills C, Hom D. PMID: 3044924; PMCID: PMC1203465.
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    42. Conditional overdominance at an alcohol dehydrogenase locus in yeast. Genetics. 1987 Nov; 117(3):421-7. Hall JG, Wills C. PMID: 3319769; PMCID: PMC1203218.
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    43. ANALYSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA POLYMORPHISMS AMONG CHANNEL ISLAND DEER MICE. Evolution. 1987 Jul; 41(4):854-863. Ashley M, Wills C. PMID: 28564361.
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    44. Rank-order selection is capable of maintaining all genetic polymorphisms. Genetics. 1978 Jun; 89(2):403-17. Wills C. PMID: 17248841; PMCID: PMC1213845.
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