Juan C. Opazo

About Juan C. Opazo

Juan C. Opazo, With an exceptional h-index of 38 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universidad Austral de Chile, specializes in the field of genome evolution, gene family evolution, molecular evolution, comparative genomics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Extreme high-elevation mammal surveys reveal unexpectedly high upper range limits of Andean mice

Evolution of ion channels in cetaceans a natural experiment in the tree of life

Genomic and radiocarbon insights into the mystery of mouse mummies on the summits of> 6000 m Andean volcanoes

Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction

How many sirtuin genes are out there? evolution of sirtuin genes in vertebrates with a description of a new family member

Discovery of BbX transcription factor in the patagonian blennie: Exploring expression changes following combined bacterial and thermal stress exposure

Genomic insights into the mystery of mouse mummies on the summits of Atacama volcanoes

Evolution of the DAN gene family in vertebrates

Juan C. Opazo Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

4880

Citations(since 2020)

1971

Cited By

3805

hIndex(all)

38

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

69

i10Index(since 2020)

50

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University Profile Page

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Juan C. Opazo Skills & Research Interests

genome evolution

gene family evolution

molecular evolution

comparative genomics

Top articles of Juan C. Opazo

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Journal

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Publication Date

Extreme high-elevation mammal surveys reveal unexpectedly high upper range limits of Andean mice

The American Naturalist

Jay F Storz

Marcial Quiroga-Carmona

Schuyler Liphardt

Nathanael D Herrera

Naim M Bautista

...

2024/6/1

Evolution of ion channels in cetaceans a natural experiment in the tree of life

bioRxiv

Cristóbal Uribe

Mariana F Nery

Kattina Zavala

Gonzalo A Mardones

Gonzalo Riadi

...

2023/6/15

Genomic and radiocarbon insights into the mystery of mouse mummies on the summits of> 6000 m Andean volcanoes

BioRxiv

Jay F Storz

Schuyler Liphardt

Marcial Quiroga-Carmona

Naim M Bautista

Juan C Opazo

...

2023/4/23

Evolution of lysine-specific demethylase 1 and REST corepressor gene families and their molecular interaction

Communications Biology

Montserrat Olivares-Costa

Gianluca Merello Oyarzún

Daniel Verbel-Vergara

Marcela P González

Duxan Arancibia

...

2023/12/14

How many sirtuin genes are out there? evolution of sirtuin genes in vertebrates with a description of a new family member

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Juan C Opazo

Michael W Vandewege

Federico G Hoffmann

Kattina Zavala

Catalina Meléndez

...

2023/2/1

Discovery of BbX transcription factor in the patagonian blennie: Exploring expression changes following combined bacterial and thermal stress exposure

Developmental & Comparative Immunology

Danixa Martínez

Daniela Nualart

Carlos Loncoman

Juan C Opazo

Kattina Zabala

...

2023/12/1

Genomic insights into the mystery of mouse mummies on the summits of Atacama volcanoes

Current Biology

Jay F Storz

Schuyler Liphardt

Marcial Quiroga-Carmona

Naim M Bautista

Juan C Opazo

...

2023/10/23

Evolution of the DAN gene family in vertebrates

Developmental biology

Juan C Opazo

Federico G Hoffmann

Kattina Zavala

Scott V Edwards

2022/2/1

Sequence and structural conservation reveal fingerprint residues in TRP channels

Elife

Deny Cabezas-Bratesco

Francisco A Mcgee

Charlotte K Colenso

Kattina Zavala

Daniele Granata

...

2022/6/10

Identification of multiple TAR DNA binding protein retropseudogene lineages during the evolution of primates

Scientific Reports

Juan C Opazo

Kattina Zavala

Luis Vargas-Chacoff

Francisco J Morera

Gonzalo A Mardones

2022/3/9

Tumour suppressor genes fasta files for orthologous groups and hierarchical orthologous groups

Daniela Tejada-Martinez

João Pedro de Magalhães

Juan C Opazo

2021/2/9

Evolutionary history of the vertebrate Piwi gene family

PeerJ

Javier Gutierrez

Roy Platt

Juan C Opazo

David A Ray

Federico Hoffmann

...

2021/11/5

Sequence conservation and structural features that are common within TRP channels

bioRxiv

Deny Cabezas-Bratesco

Charlotte K Colenso

Katina Zavala

Danielle Granata

Vincenzo Carnevale

...

2021/9/6

Independent duplications of the Golgi phosphoprotein 3 oncogene in birds

Scientific Reports

Juan C Opazo

Michael W Vandewege

Javier Gutierrez

Kattina Zavala

Luis Vargas-Chacoff

...

2021/6/14

Positive selection and gene duplications in tumour suppressor genes reveal clues about how cetaceans resist cancer

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Daniela Tejada-Martinez

João Pedro De Magalhães

Juan C Opazo

2021/2/24

Positive selection and fast turnover rate in tumor suppressor genes reveal how cetaceans resist cancer

bioRxiv

Daniela Tejada-Martinez

JP Magalhaes

Juan C Opazo

2020

Phylogenetic diversification of sirtuin genes with a description of a new family member

bioRxiv

Juan C Opazo

Kattina Zavala

Michael W Vandewege

Federico G Hoffmann

2020

The globin gene family in arthropods: evolution and functional diversity

Frontiers in genetics

Andreas Prothmann

Federico G Hoffmann

Juan C Opazo

Peter Herbener

Jay F Storz

...

2020/8/13

Discovery of the world’s highest-dwelling mammal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Jay F Storz

Marcial Quiroga-Carmona

Juan C Opazo

Thomas Bowen

Matthew Farson

...

2020/8/4

Evolutionary analyses reveal independent origins of gene repertoires and structural motifs associated to fast inactivation in calcium-selective TRPV channels

Scientific Reports

Lisandra Flores-Aldama

Michael W Vandewege

Kattina Zavala

Charlotte K Colenso

Wendy Gonzalez

...

2020/5/26

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