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Paul A. Saunders

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-6282-0472Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Genetics· 2

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Carles Ferre-OrtegaiD· 2 shared Christopher Paul BurridgeiD· 2 shared Erik WapstraiD· 2 shared Frédéric VeyrunesiD· 2 shared Peta HilliD· 2 shared Tariq EzaziD· 2 shared Alberto VieraiD· 1 shared Ana Gil-FernándeziD· 1 shared

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Thermally driven sex reversal reveals divergent sex determination dynamics in wild viviparous reptile populations

Carles Ferre-Ortega, Paul A. Saunders, Shane A. Richards, Christopher Paul Burridge, Luisa J. Fitzpatrick, Peta Hill, George D. Cunningham, Geoffrey M. While, Tariq Ezaz, Erik Wapstra

The paper shows sex reversal in wild viviparous reptiles under thermal stress, revealing climate impacts on sex determination.

bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Influence of gonadal and chromosomal sex on the brain transcriptome in a mouse species with natural sex reversal

Louise D. Heitzmann, Paul A. Saunders, Julie Pérez, Pierre Boursot, Frédéric Veyrunes

The paper compares brain transcriptomes of four sexual genotypes in African pygmy mice to show that both gonadal and chromosomal sex influence gene expression, with X*Y females showing unique patterns linked to sex-linked genes.

Molecular Biology and Evolution · Aug 28, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Using a handful of transcriptomes to detect sex-linked markers in a lizard with homomorphic sex chromosomes

Paul A. Saunders, Carles Ferre-Ortega, Peta Hill, Oleg Simakov, Tariq Ezaz, Christopher Paul Burridge, Erik Wapstra

The paper identifies sex-linked markers in a lizard with homomorphic sex chromosomes using transcriptomes from 3 males and 3 females, enabling PCR-based sexing and comparative analysis of sex determination systems.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2023 · PreprintGenetics

Meiosis reveals the early steps in the evolution of a neo-XY sex chromosome pair in the African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides

Ana Gil-Fernández, Paul A. Saunders, Marta Martín‐Ruíz, Marta Ribagorda, Pablo López‐Jiménez, Daniel L. Jeffries, María Teresa Parra, Alberto Viera, Julio S. Rufas, Nicolas Perrin, Frédéric Veyrunes, Jesús Page

This paper studies meiosis in the African pygmy mouse to reveal early steps in neo-XY sex chromosome differentiation, showing delayed synapsis, suppressed recombination, and unique metaphase-I associations in the neo-PAR.

PLoS Genetics · Nov 12, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics