Dr Laurent Frantz

Laurent Frantz
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics

2024

bullet iconAncient mitogenomes from Pre-Pottery Neolithic Central Anatolia and the effects of a Late Neolithic bottleneck in sheep (Ovis aries)
Sandoval-Castellanos E, Hare AJ, Lin AT, Dimopoulos EA, Daly KG, Geiger S, Mullin VE, Wiechmann I, Mattiangeli V, Lühken G, Zinovieva NA, Zidarov P, Çakırlar C, Stoddart S, Orton D, Bulatović J, Mashkour M, Sauer EW, Horwitz LK, Horejs B, et al.
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 10 (15) 
12-04-2024
bullet iconPatagonian partnerships: the extinct Dusicyon avus and its interaction with prehistoric human communities
Abbona CC, Lebrasseur O, Prevosti FJ, Peralta E, Venanzi LG, Frantz L, Larson G, Gil AF and Neme GA
Royal Society Open Science, The Royal Society vol. 11 (4) 
01-04-2024
bullet iconGenomic insights into the population history and adaptive traits of Latin American Criollo cattle
Ward JA, Ng'ang'a SI, Randhawa IAS, McHugo GP, O'Grady JF, Flórez JM, Browne JA, O’Brien AMP, Landaeta-Hernández AJ, Garcia JF, Sonstegard TS, Frantz LAF, Salter-Townshend M and MacHugh DE
Royal Society Open Science, The Royal Society vol. 11 (3) 
01-03-2024
bullet iconA compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues
Teng J, Gao Y, Yin H, Bai Z, Liu S, Zeng H, Bai L, Cai Z, Zhao B, Li X, Xu Z, Lin Q, Pan Z, Yang W, Yu X, Guan D, Hou Y, Keel BN, Rohrer GA, Lindholm-Perry AK, et al.
Nature Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 56 (1), 112-123.  
01-01-2024

2023

bullet iconAncient chicken remains reveal the origins of virulence in Marek’s disease virus
Fiddaman SR, Dimopoulos EA, Lebrasseur O, du Plessis L, Vrancken B, Charlton S, Haruda AF, Tabbada K, Flammer PG, Dascalu S, Marković N, Li H, Franklin G, Symmons R, Baron H, Daróczi-Szabó L, Shaymuratova DN, Askeyev IV, Putelat O, Sana M, et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 382 (6676), 1276-1281.  
14-12-2023
bullet iconThe history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge
Lin AT, Hammond-Kaarremaa L, Liu H-L, Stantis C, McKechnie I, Pavel M, Pavel SSM, Wyss SSÁ, Sparrow DQ, Carr K, Aninta SG, Perri A, Hartt J, Bergström A, Carmagnini A, Charlton S, Dalén L, Feuerborn TR, France CAM, Gopalakrishnan S, et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 382 (6676), 1303-1308.  
14-12-2023
bullet iconA pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants
Rice ES, Alberdi A, Alfieri J, Athrey G, Balacco JR, Bardou P, Blackmon H, Charles M, Cheng HH, Fedrigo O, Fiddaman SR, Formenti G, Frantz LAF, Gilbert MTP, Hearn CJ, Jarvis ED, Klopp C, Marcos S, Mason AS, Velez-Irizarry D, et al.
Bmc Biology, Springer Nature vol. 21 (1) 
22-11-2023
bullet iconAuthor Correction: Genome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture
Meadows JRS, Kidd JM, Wang G-D, Parker HG, Schall PZ, Bianchi M, Christmas MJ, Bougiouri K, Buckley RM, Hitte C, Nguyen AK, Wang C, Jagannathan V, Niskanen JE, Frantz LAF, Arumilli M, Hundi S, Lindblad-Toh K, Ginja C, Agustina KK, et al.
Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 24 (1) 
07-11-2023
Relevant PublicationGenetic swamping of the critically endangered Scottish wildcat was recent and accelerated by disease
Howard-McCombe J, Jamieson A, Carmagnini A, Russo I-RM, Ghazali M, Campbell R, Driscoll C, Murphy WJ, Nowak C, O'Connor T, Tomsett L, Lyons LA, Muñoz-Fuentes V, Bruford MW, Kitchener AC, Larson G, Frantz L, Senn H, Lawson DJ and Beaumont MA
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 33 (21), 4761-4769.e5.  
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationLimited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats
Jamieson A, Carmagnini A, Howard-McCombe J, Doherty S, Hirons A, Dimopoulos E, Lin AT, Allen R, Anderson-Whymark H, Barnett R, Batey C, Beglane F, Bowden W, Bratten J, De Cupere B, Drew E, Foley NM, Fowler T, Fox A, Geigl E-M, et al.
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 33 (21), 4751-4760.e14.  
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationGenome sequencing of 2000 canids by the Dog10K consortium advances the understanding of demography, genome function and architecture
Meadows JRS, Kidd JM, Wang G-D, Parker HG, Schall PZ, Bianchi M, Christmas MJ, Bougiouri K, Buckley RM, Hitte C, Nguyen AK, Wang C, Jagannathan V, Niskanen JE, Frantz LAF, Arumilli M, Hundi S, Lindblad-Toh K, Ginja C, Agustina KK, et al.
Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 24 (1) 
15-08-2023
Relevant PublicationThe extinct Sicilian wolf shows a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs
Ciucani MM, Ramos-Madrigal J, Hernández-Alonso G, Carmagnini A, Aninta SG, Sun X, Scharff-Olsen CH, Lanigan LT, Fracasso I, Clausen CG, Aspi J, Kojola I, Baltrūnaitė L, Balčiauskas L, Moore J, Åkesson M, Saarma U, Hindrikson M, Hulva P, Bolfíková BČ, et al.
Iscience, Elsevier vol. 26 (8) 
10-07-2023
Relevant PublicationHybrid origin of a primate, the gray snub-nosed monkey
Wu H, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Frantz L, Roos C, Irwin DM, Zhang C, Liu X, Wu D, Huang S, Gu T, Liu J and Yu L
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 380 (6648) 
02-06-2023
Relevant PublicationFourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022.
Smith J, Alfieri JM, Anthony N, Arensburger P, Athrey GN, Balacco J, Balic A, Bardou P, Barela P, Bigot Y, Blackmon H, Borodin PM, Carroll R, Casono MC, Charles M, Cheng H, Chiodi M, Cigan L, Coghill LM, Crooijmans R, et al.
Cytogenetics and Genome Research, Karger Publishers 
30-01-2023

2022

bullet iconifCNV: A novel isolation-forest-based package to detect copy-number variations from various targeted NGS datasets
Cabello-Aguilar S, Vendrell JA, Van Goethem C, Brousse M, Gozé C, Frantz L and Solassol J
Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids, Cell Press vol. 30, 174-183.  
13-12-2022
bullet iconSafeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism
Struebig MJ, Aninta SG, Beger M, Bani A, Barus H, Brace S, Davies ZG, De Brauwer M, Diele K, Djakiman C, Djamaluddin R, Drinkwater R, Dumbrell A, Evans D, Fusi M, Herrera-Alsina L, Iskandar DT, Jompa J, Juliandi B, Lancaster LT, et al.
Bioscience, Oxford University Press vol. 72 (11), 1118-1130.  
19-10-2022
bullet iconHAYSTAC: A Bayesian framework for robust and rapid species identification in high-throughput sequencing data
Dimopoulos EA, Carmagnini A, Velsko IM, Warinner C, Larson G, Frantz LAF and Irving-Pease EK
Plos Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, 2020.12.16.419085-2020.12.16.419085.  
30-09-2022
bullet iconThe genomic history and global expansion of domestic donkeys
Todd ET, Tonasso-Calvière L, Chauvey L, Schiavinato S, Fages A, Seguin-Orlando A, Clavel P, Khan N, Pardal LP, Rosa LP, Librado P, Ringbauer H, Verdugo M, Southon J, Aury JM, Perdereau A, Vila E, Marzullo M, Prato O, Tecchiati U, et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science vol. 377 (6611), 1172-1180.  
08-09-2022
bullet iconUncovering the enigmatic evolution of bears in greater depth: The hybrid origin of the Asiatic black bear
Zou T, Kuang W, Yin T, Frantz L, Zhang C, Liu J, Wu H and Yu L
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences vol. 119 (31) 
18-07-2022
bullet iconGenome-wide local ancestry and evidence for mitonuclear coadaptation in African hybrid cattle populations
Ward JA, McHugo GP, Dover MJ, Hall TJ, Ng'ang'a SI, Sonstegard TS, Bradley DG, Frantz LAF, Salter-Townshend M and MacHugh DE
Iscience, Cell Press vol. 25 (7) 
15-07-2022
bullet iconGrey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs
Bergström A, Stanton DWG, Taron UH, Frantz L, Sinding M-HS, Ersmark E, Pfrengle S, Cassatt-Johnstone M, Lebrasseur O, Girdland-Flink L, Fernandes DM, Ollivier M, Speidel L, Gopalakrishnan S, Westbury MV, Ramos-Madrigal J, Feuerborn TR, Reiter E, Gretzinger J, Münzel SC, et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 607 (7918), 313-320.  
29-06-2022
bullet iconThe biocultural origins and dispersal of domestic chickens
Peters J, Lebrasseur O, Irving-Pease EK, Paxinos PD, Best J, Smallman R, Callou C, Gardeisen A, Trixl S, Frantz L, Sykes N, Fuller DQ and Larson G
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences vol. 119 (24) 
06-06-2022
bullet iconNatural and human-driven selection of a single non-coding body size variant in ancient and modern canids
Plassais J, vonHoldt BM, Parker HG, Carmagnini A, Dubos N, Papa I, Bevant K, Derrien T, Hennelly LM, Whitaker DT, Harris AC, Hogan AN, Huson HJ, Zaibert VF, Linderholm A, Haile J, Fest T, Habib B, Sacks BN, Benecke N, et al.
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 32 (4), 889-897.e9.  
28-02-2022

2021

bullet iconAdaptation and Cryptic Pseudogenization in Penguin Toll-Like Receptors
Fiddaman SR, Vinkler M, Spiro SG, Levy H, Emerling CA, Boyd AC, Dimopoulos EA, Vianna JA, Cole TL, Pan H, Fang M, Zhang G, Hart T, Frantz LAF and Smith AL
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press vol. 39 (1) 
13-12-2021
bullet iconPopulation genomic, olfactory, dietary, and gut microbiota analyses demonstrate the unique evolutionary trajectory of feral pigs
Petrelli S, Buglione M, Maselli V, Troiano C, Larson G, Frantz L, Manin A, Ricca E, Baccigalupi L, Wright D, Pietri C and Fulgione D
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 31 (1), 220-237.  
31-10-2021
bullet iconKouprey (Bos sauveli) genomes unveil polytomic origin of wild Asian Bos
Sinding M-HS, Ciucani MM, Ramos-Madrigal J, Carmagnini A, Rasmussen JA, Feng S, Chen G, Vieira FG, Mattiangeli V, Ganjoo RK, Larson G, Sicheritz-Pontén T, Petersen B, Frantz L, Gilbert MTP and Bradley DG
Iscience, Elsevier vol. 24 (11) 
06-10-2021
bullet iconModern Siberian dog ancestry was shaped by several thousand years of Eurasian-wide trade and human dispersal
Feuerborn TR, Carmagnini A, Losey RJ, Nomokonova T, Askeyev A, Askeyev I, Askeyev O, Antipina EE, Appelt M, Bachura OP, Beglane F, Bradley DG, Daly KG, Gopalakrishnan S, Murphy Gregersen K, Guo C, Gusev AV, Jones C, Kosintsev PA, Kuzmin YV, et al.
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences vol. 118 (39) 
20-09-2021
bullet iconPleistocene origins, western ghost lineages, and the emerging phylogeographic history of the red wolf and coyote
Sacks BN, Mitchell KJ, Quinn CB, Hennelly LM, Sinding MS, Statham MJ, Preckler‐Quisquater S, Fain SR, Kistler L, Vanderzwan SL, Meachen JA, Ostrander EA and Frantz LAF
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 30 (17), 4292-4304.  
07-07-2021
bullet iconCapitalizing on the Potential of South African Indigenous Beef Cattle Breeds: A Review
Van Marle-Köster E, Visser C, Sealy J and Frantz L
Sustainability, Mdpi vol. 13 (8) 
15-04-2021
bullet iconA Zooarchaeological and Molecular Assessment of Ancient Chicken Remains from Russia
Lebrasseur O, Department of Archaeology CAE, Shaymuratova DN, Askeyev AO, Asylgaraeva GS, Frantz L, Larson G, Askeyev OV, Askeyev IV, Wealth TAOSIOPIEAM, Khalikov TAOSIOANAAK, University of Munich LM, University of London M and School of Archaeology UOO
Поволжская Археология, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences vol. 1 (35), 216-231.  
25-03-2021
bullet iconDog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas
Perri AR, Feuerborn TR, Frantz LAF, Larson G, Malhi RS, Meltzer DJ and Witt KE
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America vol. 118 (6) 
09-02-2021
bullet iconDire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage
Perri AR, Mitchell KJ, Mouton A, Álvarez-Carretero S, Hulme-Beaman A, Haile J, Jamieson A, Meachen J, Lin AT, Schubert BW, Ameen C, Antipina EE, Bover P, Brace S, Carmagnini A, Carøe C, Samaniego Castruita JA, Chatters JC, Dobney K, dos Reis M, et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 591 (7848), 87-91.  
13-01-2021
bullet iconGenomes reveal selective sweeps in kiang and donkey for high-altitude adaptation
Zeng L, Liu H-Q, Tu X-L, Ji C-M, Gou X, Esmailizadeh A, Wang S, Wang M-S, Wang M-C, Li X-L, Charati H, Adeola AC, Adedokun RAM, Oladipo O, Olaogun SC, Sanke OJ, F. MG, Ommeh SC, Agwanda B, Lichoti JK, et al.
动物学研究, Zoological Research vol. 42 (4), 450-460.  
01-01-2021
bullet iconReconsidering domestication from a process archaeology perspective
Bogaard A, Allaby R, Arbuckle BS, Bendrey R, Crowley S, Cucchi T, Denham T, Frantz L, Fuller D, Gilbert T, Karlsson E, Manin A, Marshall F, Mueller N, Peters J, Stépanoff C, Weide A and Larson G
World Archaeology, Taylor & Francis vol. 53 (1), 56-77.  
01-01-2021

2020

bullet iconGenetic Diversity, Inbreeding Level, and Genetic Load in Endangered Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus)
Kuang W, Hu J, Wu H, Fen X, Dai Q, Fu Q, Xiao W, Frantz L, Roos C, Nadler T, Irwin DM, Zhou L, Yang X and Yu L
Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers vol. 11 
15-12-2020
bullet iconAddendum: Genomic analysis on pygmy hog reveals extensive interbreeding during wild boar expansion
Liu L, Bosse M, Megens HJ, Frantz LAF, Lee YL, Irving-Pease EK, Narayan G, Groenen MAM and Madsen O
Nature Communications vol. 11 (1) 
01-12-2020
bullet iconGenetic origins and diversity of bushpigs from Madagascar (Potamochoerus larvatus, family Suidae)
Lee C, Day J, Goodman SM, Pedrono M, Besnard G, Frantz L, Taylor PJ, Herrera MJ and Gongora J
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
26-11-2020
bullet iconOrigins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs
Bergström A, Frantz L, Schmidt R, Ersmark E, Lebrasseur O, Girdland-Flink L, Lin AT, Storå J, Sjögren KG, Anthony D, Antipina E, Amiri S, Bar-Oz G, Bazaliiskii VI, Bulatović J, Brown D, Carmagnini A, Davy T, Fedorov S, Fiore I, et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.) vol. 370 (6516), 557-564.  
30-10-2020
bullet iconGenomes of Pleistocene Siberian Wolves Uncover Multiple Extinct Wolf Lineages
Ramos-Madrigal J, Sinding M-HS, Carøe C, Mak SST, Niemann J, Castruita JAS, Fedorov S, Kandyba A, Germonpré M, Bocherens H, Feuerborn TR, Pitulko VV, Pavlova EY, Nikolskiy PA, Kasparov AK, Ivanova VV, Larson G, Frantz LAF, Willerslev E, Meldgaard M, et al.
Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 31 (1), 198-206.e8.  
29-10-2020
bullet icon863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken
Wang MS, Thakur M, Peng MS, Jiang Y, Frantz LAF, Li M, Zhang JJ, Wang S, Peters J, Otecko NO, Suwannapoom C, Guo X, Zheng ZQ, Esmailizadeh A, Hirimuthugoda NY, Ashari H, Suladari S, Zein MSA, Kusza S, Sohrabi S, et al.
Cell Research, Springer Nature [Academic Journals On Nature.Com] vol. 30 (8), 693-701.  
01-08-2020
bullet iconArctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition
Sinding MHS, Gopalakrishnan S, Ramos-Madrigal J, de Manuel M, Pitulko VV, Kuderna L, Feuerborn TR, Frantz LAF, Vieira FG, Niemann J, Samaniego Castruita JA, Carøe C, Andersen-Ranberg EU, Jordan PD, Pavlova EY, Nikolskiy PA, Kasparov AK, Ivanova VV, Willerslev E, Skoglund P, et al.
Science, Aaas vol. 368 (6498), 1495-1499.  
26-06-2020
bullet iconA mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids
Allen R, Ryan H, Davis BW, King C, Frantz L, Irving-Pease E, Barnett R, Linderholm A, Loog L, Haile J, Lebrasseur O, White M, Kitchener AC, Murphy WJ and Larson G
Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Royal Society, The vol. 287 (1928), 20200690-20200690.  
03-06-2020
bullet iconAnimal domestication in the era of ancient genomics
Frantz LAF, Bradley DG, Larson G and Orlando L
Nature Reviews Genetics, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature) vol. 21 (8), 449-460.  
07-04-2020
bullet iconEvidence of pathogen-induced immunogenetic selection across the large geographic range of a wild seabird.
Levy H, Fiddaman SR, Vianna JA, Noll D, Clucas GV, Sidhu JKH, Polito MJ, Bost CA, Phillips RA, Crofts S, Miller GD, Pistorius P, Bonnadonna F, Bohec CL, Barbosa AA, Trathan P, Rey AR, Frantz LAF, Hart T and Smith AL
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
25-02-2020
bullet iconAncient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia
Loog L, Thalmann O, Sinding MHS, Schuenemann VJ, Perri A, Germonpré M, Bocherens H, Witt KE, Samaniego Castruita JA, Velasco MS, Lundstrøm IKC, Wales N, Sonet G, Frantz L, Schroeder H, Budd J, Jimenez EL, Fedorov S, Gasparyan B, Kandel AW, et al.
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 29 (9), 1596-1610.  
02-01-2020
bullet iconGenomic consequences of population decline in critically endangered pangolins and their demographic histories
Hu JY, Hao ZQ, Frantz L, Wu SF, Chen W, Jiang YF, Wu H, Kuang WM, Li H, Zhang YP and Yu L
National Science Review vol. 7 (4), 798-814.  
01-01-2020

2019

bullet iconSpecialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic
Ameen C, Feuerborn TR, Brown SK, Linderholm A, Hulme-Beaman A, Lebrasseur O, Sinding MHS, Lounsberry ZT, Lin AT, Appelt M, Bachmann L, Betts M, Britton K, Darwent J, Dietz R, Fredholm M, Gopalakrishnan S, Goriunova OI, Grønnow B, Haile J, et al.
Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Royal Society, The vol. 286 (1916) 
27-11-2019
bullet iconAncient pigs reveal a near-complete genomic turnover following their introduction to Europe
Frantz LAF, Haile J, Lin AT, Scheu A, Geörg C, Benecke N, Alexander M, Linderholm A, Mullin VE, Daly KG, Battista VM, Price M, Gron KJ, Alexandri P, Arbogast RM, Arbuckle B, Bǎlǎşescu A, Barnett R, Bartosiewicz L, Baryshnikov G, et al.
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, National Academy of Sciences vol. 116 (35), 17231-17238.  
27-08-2019
bullet iconMicrobial differences between dental plaque and historic dental calculus are related to oral biofilm maturation stage
Velsko IM, Fellows Yates JA, Aron F, Hagan RW, Frantz LAF, Loe L, Martinez JBR, Chaves E, Gosden C, Larson G and Warinner C
Microbiome, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1) 
06-07-2019
bullet iconGenomic analysis on pygmy hog reveals extensive interbreeding during wild boar expansion
Liu L, Bosse M, Megens H-J, Frantz LAF, Lee Y-L, Irving-Pease EK, Narayan G, Groenen MAM and Madsen O
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
30-04-2019
bullet iconDog10K: An international sequencing effort to advance studies of canine domestication, phenotypes and health
Ostrander EA, Wang GD, Larson G, Vonholdt BM, Davis BW, Jagannathan V, Hitte C, Wayne RK, Zhang YP, André C, Axelsson E, Boyko A, Forman O, Frantz L, Karlsson E, Kidd J, Leeb T, Lindblad-Toh K, Lohi H, Lohmueller KE, et al.
National Science Review, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 6 (4), 810-824.  
10-04-2019
bullet iconThe Origin and Population History of the Endangered Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
Kuang WM, Ming C, Li HP, Wu H, Frantz L, Roos C, Zhang YP, Zhang CL, Jia T, Yang JY and Yu L
Molecular Biology and Evolution vol. 36 (3), 487-499.  
01-03-2019

2018

bullet iconDogs accompanied humans during the Neolithic expansion into Europe
Ollivier M, Tresset A, Frantz LAF, Bréhard S, Bălăşescu A, Mashkour M, Boroneant A, Pionnier-Capitan M, Lebrasseur O, Arbogast RM, Bartosiewicz L, Debue K, Rabinovich R, Sablin MV, Larson G, Hänni C, Hitte C and Vigne JD
Biology Letters, Royal Society, The vol. 14 (10) 
17-10-2018
bullet iconPaleogenomics of Animal Domestication
FRANTZ LAF
 
11-10-2018
bullet iconABLE: blockwise site frequency spectra for inferring complex population histories and recombination
Beeravolu CR, Hickerson MJ, Frantz LAF and Lohse K
Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 19 (1) 
25-09-2018
bullet iconSelection of Appropriate Metagenome Taxonomic Classifiers for Ancient Microbiome Research
Velsko IM, Frantz LAF, Herbig A, Larson G and Warinner C
Msystems, American Society For Microbiology vol. 3 (4), 10.1128/msystems.000-10.1128/msystems.000.  
17-07-2018
bullet iconThe Evolutionary History of Dogs in the Americas
FRANTZ LAF
Science 
06-07-2018
bullet iconA genetic perspective on the domestication continuum
FRANTZ LAF and LARSON G
In Hybrid Communities: Biosocial Approaches to Domestication and Other Trans-Species Relationships, Taylor & Francis 
30-05-2018
bullet iconSynchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events
Frantz LAF, Rudzinski A, Nugraha AMS, Evin A, Burton J, Hulme-Beaman A, Linderholm A, Barnett R, Vega R, Irving-Pease EK, Haile J, Allen R, Leus K, Shephard J, Hillyer M, Gillemot S, van den Hurk J, Ogle S, Atofanei C, Thomas MG, et al.
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 285 (1876) 
11-04-2018
bullet iconRabbits and the Specious Origins of Domestication.
Irving-Pease EK, Frantz LAF, Sykes N, Callou C and Larson G
Trends Ecol Evol vol. 33 (3), 149-152.  
14-02-2018

2017

bullet iconThe dental calculus metabolome in modern and historic samples.
Velsko IM, Overmyer KA, Speller C, Klaus L, Collins MJ, Loe L, Frantz LAF, Sankaranarayanan K, Lewis CM, Martinez JBR, Chaves E, Coon JJ, Larson G and Warinner C
Metabolomics vol. 13 (11), 134-134.  
03-10-2017
bullet iconReconstructing Asian faunal introductions to eastern Africa from multi-proxy biomolecular and archaeological datasets
Prendergast ME, Buckley M, Crowther A, Frantz L, Eager H, Lebrasseur O, Hutterer R, Hulme-Beaman A, Van Neer W, Douka K, Veall M-A, Quintana Morales EM, Schuenemann VJ, Reiter E, Allen R, Dimopoulos EA, Helm RM, Shipton C, Mwebi O, Denys C, et al.
Plos One vol. 12 (8), e0182565-e0182565. Editors: Hoon Shin D. 
17-08-2017
bullet iconAnalysis of the genetic variation in mitochondrial DNA, Y-chromosome sequences, and MC1R sheds light on the ancestry of Nigerian indigenous pigs.
Adeola AC, Oluwole OO, Oladele BM, Olorungbounmi TO, Boladuro B, Olaogun SC, Nneji LM, Sanke OJ, Dawuda PM, Omitogun OG, Frantz L, Murphy RW, Xie H-B, Peng M-S and Zhang Y-P
Genet Sel Evol vol. 49 (1), 52-52.  
26-06-2017

2016

bullet iconA novel MC1R allele for black coat colour reveals the Polynesian ancestry and hybridization patterns of Hawaiian feral pigs
Linderholm A, Spencer D, Battista V, Frantz L, Barnett R, Fleischer RC, James HF, Duffy D, Sparks JP, Clements DR, Andersson L, Dobney K, Leonard JA and Larson G
Royal Society Open Science vol. 3 (9), 160304-160304.  
01-09-2016
bullet iconGenomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs.
Frantz LAF, Mullin VE, Pionnier-Capitan M, Lebrasseur O, Ollivier M, Perri A, Linderholm A, Mattiangeli V, Teasdale MD, Dimopoulos EA, Tresset A, Duffraisse M, McCormick F, Bartosiewicz L, Gál E, Nyerges ÉA, Sablin MV, Bréhard S, Mashkour M, Bălăşescu A, et al.
Science vol. 352 (6290), 1228-1231.  
03-06-2016

2015

bullet iconArtificial selection on introduced Asian haplotypes shaped the genetic architecture in European commercial pigs
Bosse M, Lopes MS, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Crooijmans RPMA, Frantz LAF, Harlizius B, Bastiaansen JWM and Groenen MAM
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 282 (1821) 
22-12-2015
bullet iconThe Evolution of Suidae
Frantz L, Meijaard E, Gongora J, Haile J, Groenen MAM and Larson G
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, Annual Reviews vol. 4 (1), 1-25.  
02-11-2015
bullet iconInferring Bottlenecks from Genome-Wide Samples of Short Sequence Blocks
Bunnefeld L, Frantz LAF and Lohse K
Genetics, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 201 (3), 1157-1169.  
03-09-2015
bullet iconEvidence of long-term gene flow and selection during domestication from analyses of Eurasian wild and domestic pig genomes
Frantz LAF, Schraiber JG, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Cagan A, Bosse M, Paudel Y, Crooijmans RPMA, Larson G and Groenen MAM
Nature Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 47 (10), 1141-1148.  
31-08-2015
bullet iconCopy number variation in the speciation of pigs: a possible prominent role for olfactory receptors
Paudel Y, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Frantz LAF, Bosse M, Crooijmans RPMA and Groenen MAM
Bmc Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 16 (1) 
22-04-2015
bullet iconEvolution of Tibetan wild boars
Frantz LAF, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Schraiber JG, Paudel Y, Bosse M, Crooijmans RPMA, Larson G and Groenen MAM
Nature Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 47 (3), 188-189.  
25-02-2015
bullet iconHybrid origin of European commercial pigs examined by an in-depth haplotype analysis on chromosome 1
Bosse M, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Frantz LAF, Paudel Y, Crooijmans RPMA and Groenen MAM
Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers vol. 5 
05-01-2015

2014

bullet iconTesting models of speciation from genome sequences: divergence and asymmetric admixture in Island South‐East Asian Sus species during the Plio‐Pleistocene climatic fluctuations
Frantz LAF, Madsen O, Megens H, Groenen MAM and Lohse K
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 23 (22), 5566-5574.  
01-11-2014
bullet iconGenomic analysis reveals selection for Asian genes in European pigs following human-mediated introgression
Bosse M, Megens H-J, Frantz LAF, Madsen O, Larson G, Paudel Y, Duijvesteijn N, Harlizius B, Hagemeijer Y, Crooijmans RPMA and Groenen MAM
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 5 (1) 
15-07-2014
bullet iconUntangling the hybrid nature of modern pig genomes: a mosaic derived from biogeographically distinct and highly divergent Sus scrofa populations
Bosse M, Megens H, Madsen O, Frantz LAF, Paudel Y, Crooijmans RPMA and Groenen MAM
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 23 (16), 4089-4102.  
16-06-2014
bullet iconThe genetics of indirect ecological effects—plant parasites and aphid herbivores
Rowntree JK, Zytynska SE, Frantz L, Hurst B, Johnson A and Preziosi RF
Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers vol. 5 
08-04-2014
bullet iconNeandertal Admixture in Eurasia Confirmed by Maximum-Likelihood Analysis of Three Genomes
Lohse K and Frantz LAF
Genetics, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 196 (4), 1241-1251.  
01-04-2014

2013

bullet iconHost‐plant genotypic diversity and community genetic interactions mediate aphid spatial distribution
Zytynska SE, Frantz L, Hurst B, Johnson A, Preziosi RF and Rowntree JK
Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 4 (2), 121-131.  
15-12-2013
bullet iconGenome sequencing reveals fine scale diversification and reticulation history during speciation in Sus
Frantz LA, Schraiber JG, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Bosse M, Paudel Y, Semiadi G, Meijaard E, Li N, Crooijmans RP, Archibald AL, Slatkin M, Schook LB, Larson G and Groenen MA
Genome Biology, Springer Nature vol. 14 (9) 
01-01-2013
bullet iconEvolutionary dynamics of copy number variation in pig genomes in the context of adaptation and domestication
Paudel Y, Madsen O, Megens H-J, Frantz LA, Bosse M, Bastiaansen JW, Crooijmans RP and Groenen MA
Bmc Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1) 
01-01-2013

2012

bullet iconPig Domestication and Human-Mediated Dispersal in Western Eurasia Revealed through Ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometrics
Ottoni C, Flink LG, Evin A, Geörg C, De Cupere B, Van Neer W, Bartosiewicz L, Linderholm A, Barnett R, Peters J, Decorte R, Waelkens M, Vanderheyden N, Ricaut F-X, Çakırlar C, Çevik Ö, Hoelzel AR, Mashkour M, Karimlu AFM, Seno SS, et al.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 30 (4), 824-832.  
22-11-2012
bullet iconA high density recombination map of the pig reveals a correlation between sex-specific recombination and GC content
Tortereau F, Servin B, Frantz L, Megens H-J, Milan D, Rohrer G, Wiedmann R, Beever J, Archibald AL, Schook LB and Groenen MA
Bmc Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 13 (1) 
15-11-2012
bullet iconAnalyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution
Groenen MAM, Archibald AL, Uenishi H, Tuggle CK, Takeuchi Y, Rothschild MF, Rogel-Gaillard C, Park C, Milan D, Megens H-J, Li S, Larkin DM, Kim H, Frantz LAF, Caccamo M, Ahn H, Aken BL, Anselmo A, Anthon C, Auvil L, et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 491 (7424), 393-398.  
14-11-2012
bullet iconRegions of Homozygosity in the Porcine Genome: Consequence of Demography and the Recombination Landscape
Bosse M, Megens H-J, Madsen O, Paudel Y, Frantz LAF, Schook LB, Crooijmans RPMA and Groenen MAM
Plos Genetics, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 8 (11) 
01-01-2012

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics
solid heart iconLinking livestock genetic diversity with three thousands years of agricultural crises and resilience
Laurent Frantz
£731,804 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
01-04-2020 - 31-03-2025


solid heart iconAfrican cattle genomics - SilverStreet Capital
Laurent Frantz
£95,000 SilverStreet Capital LLP
01-01-2021 - 31-12-2023
solid heart iconBiodiversity, environmental change and land-use policy in Sulawesi and Maluku
Stephen Rossiter and Laurent Frantz
£196,494 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
15-11-2018 - 31-03-2022
solid heart iconThe Consequences of Gene Flow between Wild and Domestic Populations during Livestock Evolution
Laurent Frantz
£190,197 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
01-10-2018 - 31-12-2022