Carl-Johan Rubin
Researcher at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Genetics and Genomics; Carl-Johan Rubin
- E-mail:
- carl-johan.rubin@imbim.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC
Husargatan 3
752 37 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Box 582
751 23 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Carl-Johan has a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University. His research is focused on exploring genomes, genetic- and epigenetic variation in relation to trait variation and evolutionary processes. Ongoing projects included experimental work in cells / animal models and computational work / bioinformatics screens.
Keywords
- epigenetics
- population genetics
- genetics
- dna sequencing
- genome assembly
- genome editing
- functional genomics

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
- DOI for An intronic copy number variation in Syntaxin 17 determines speed of greying and melanoma incidence in Grey horses
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Complex genetic architecture of the chicken Growth1 QTL region
Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Complex genetic architecture of the chicken Growth1 QTL region
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Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations
Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024
Part of Poultry Science, 2024
- DOI for Whole-genome selective sweep analyses identifies the region and candidate gene associated with white earlobe color in Mediterranean chickens
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Part of Molecular Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Orthopteran Neo-Sex Chromosomes Reveal Dynamics of Recombination Suppression and Evolution of Supergenes
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All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
- DOI for An intronic copy number variation in Syntaxin 17 determines speed of greying and melanoma incidence in Grey horses
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Complex genetic architecture of the chicken Growth1 QTL region
Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
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Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations
Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024
Part of Poultry Science, 2024
- DOI for Whole-genome selective sweep analyses identifies the region and candidate gene associated with white earlobe color in Mediterranean chickens
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Part of Molecular Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Orthopteran Neo-Sex Chromosomes Reveal Dynamics of Recombination Suppression and Evolution of Supergenes
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Long-read whole-genome analysis of human single cells
Part of Nature Communications, 2023
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Community-wide genome sequencing reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution
Part of Science, p. 1427-+, 2023
A frame-shift mutation in COMTD1 is associated with impaired pheomelanin pigmentation in chicken
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2023
- DOI for A frame-shift mutation in COMTD1 is associated with impaired pheomelanin pigmentation in chicken
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Rapid adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches depends on ancestral genetic modules
Part of Science Advances, 2022
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Spatiotemporal variations in retrovirus-host interactions among Darwin’s finches
Part of Nature Communications, 2022
- DOI for Spatiotemporal variations in retrovirus-host interactions among Darwin’s finches
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Heterochiasmy and the establishment of gsdf as a novel sex determining gene in Atlantic halibut
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2022
- DOI for Heterochiasmy and the establishment of gsdf as a novel sex determining gene in Atlantic halibut
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Part of Genomics, p. 3842-3850, 2021
A multispecies BCO2 beak color polymorphism in the Darwin's finch radiation
Part of Current Biology, p. 5597-56040000000, 2021
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Part of Cell Death and Disease, 2021
- DOI for The polarity protein Par3 coordinates positively self-renewal and negatively invasiveness in glioblastoma
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Ultralow amounts of DNA from long-term archived serum samples produce high-quality methylomes
Part of Clinical Epigenetics, 2021
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The Human Adenovirus 2 Transcriptome: An Amazing Complexity of Alternatively Spliced mRNAs
Part of Journal of Virology, 2021
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Part of Evolutionary Applications, p. 446-461, 2021
Reconstruction of the birth of a male sex chromosome present in Atlantic herring
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 24359-24368, 2020
- DOI for Reconstruction of the birth of a male sex chromosome present in Atlantic herring
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 1918-1928, 2020
Part of BMC Genomics, 2020
- DOI for Whole-genome genotyping and resequencing reveal the association of a deletion in the complex interferon alpha gene cluster with hypothyroidism in dogs
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Exploring a Pool-seq-only approach for gaining population genomic insights in nonmodel species
Part of Ecology and Evolution, p. 11448-11463, 2019
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The horse Y chromosome as an informative marker for tracing sire lines
Part of Scientific Reports, 2019
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Identification and validation of genetic variants predictive of gait in standardbred horses
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2019
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Genetics of adaptation in modern chicken
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2019
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Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 5633-5642, 2019
Elevated proportions of deleterious genetic variation in domestic animals and plants
Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 276-290, 2018
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A genomic map of clinal variation across the European rabbit hybrid zone
Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 1457-1478, 2018
Analysis of porcine body size variation using re-sequencing data of miniature and large pigs
Part of BMC Genomics, 2018
- DOI for Analysis of porcine body size variation using re-sequencing data of miniature and large pigs
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Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 11012-11017, 2018
- DOI for Whole-genome comparison of endogenous retrovirus segregation across wild and domestic host species populations
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Changes in brain architecture are consistent with altered fear processing in domestic rabbits
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 7380-7385, 2018
Asian horses deepen the MSY phylogeny
Part of Animal Genetics, p. 90-93, 2018
Part of Genetics, p. 955-965, 2017
Moderate nucleotide diversity in the Atlantic herring is associated with a low mutation rate
Part of eLIFE, 2017
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The evolutionary history of the DMRT3 'Gait keeper' haplotype
Part of Animal Genetics, p. 551-559, 2017
Y Chromosome Uncovers the Recent Oriental Origin of Modern Stallions
Part of Current Biology, p. 2029-2035, 2017
Part of G3, p. 2213-2223, 2016
- DOI for Large Deletions at the SHOX Locus in the Pseudoautosomal Region Are Associated with Skeletal Atavism in Shetland Ponies
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The genetic basis for ecological adaptation of the Atlantic herring revealed by genome sequencing
Part of eLIFE, 2016
- DOI for The genetic basis for ecological adaptation of the Atlantic herring revealed by genome sequencing
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Part of BMC Genomics, 2016
- DOI for Atlantic salmon populations reveal adaptive divergence of immune related genes - a duplicated genome under selection
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Part of Nature Genetics, p. 152-158, 2016
Part of Bone, p. 181-188, 2016
Part of Bone, p. 11-18, 2016
Evolution of Darwin's finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing
Part of Nature, 2015
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2015
- DOI for A Genomic Duplication is Associated with Ectopic Eomesodermin Expression in the Embryonic Chicken Comb and Two Duplex-comb Phenotypes
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Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1042-1050, 2015
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2015
- DOI for The vgll3 Locus Controls Age at Maturity in Wild and Domesticated Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Males
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2015
- DOI for Dominant Red Coat Color in Holstein Cattle Is Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Coatomer Protein Complex, Subunit Alpha (COPA) Gene
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Global miRNA expression and correlation with mRNA levels in primary human bone cells
Part of RNA, p. 1433-1443, 2015
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Part of Animal Genetics, p. 418-425, 2015
Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 2275-2286, 2014
A cis-Regulatory Mutation of PDSS2 Causes Silky-Feather in Chickens
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2014
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Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication
Part of Science, p. 1074-1079, 2014
ZBED6 Modulates the Transcription of Myogenic Genes in Mouse Myoblast Cells
Part of PLOS ONE, 2014
- DOI for ZBED6 Modulates the Transcription of Myogenic Genes in Mouse Myoblast Cells
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Part of Current Microbiology, p. 634-639, 2014
Prehistoric genomes reveal the genetic foundation and cost of horse domestication
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014
Part of International Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 1333-1343, 2013
- DOI for Allele Dependent Silencing of Collagen Type I Using Small Interfering RNAs Targeting 3'UTR Indels: a Novel Therapeutic Approach in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse
Part of Nature, p. 74-+, 2013
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 59, 2012
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 19345-19350, 2012
Part of Reproduction in domestic animals, p. 31-36, 2012
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2012
- DOI for The Rose-comb Mutation in Chickens Constitutes a Structural Rearrangement Causing Both Altered Comb Morphology and Defective Sperm Motility
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Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 19529-19536, 2012
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2012
- DOI for A Sexual Ornament in Chickens Is Affected by Pleiotropic Alleles at HAO1 and BMP2, Selected during Domestication
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Part of Bone, 2012
Mutations in DMRT3 affect locomotion in horses and spinal circuit function in mice
Part of Nature, p. 642-646, 2012
COL1 C-Propeptide Cleavage Site Mutations Cause High Bone Mass Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Part of Human Mutation, p. 598-609, 2011
Allele-specific gene silencing in osteogenesis imperfecta
Part of Endocrine Development, p. 85-90, 2011
Part of PLoS Genetics, 2011
Whole genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication
Part of Nature, p. 587-591, 2010
ZBED6: the birth of a new transcription factor in the common ancestor of placental mammals
Part of Transcription, p. 144-148, 2010
The genetic architecture of domestication in the chicken: effects of pleiotropy and linkage
Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 5140-5156, 2010
Heterozygosity for a coding SNP in COL1A2 confers a lower BMD and an increased stroke risk
Part of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC, p. 501-505, 2009
Copy number variation in intron 1 of SOX5 causes the Pea-comb phenotype in chickens
Part of PLoS Genetics, 2009
Allele dependent silencing of COL1A2 using small interfering RNAs
Part of International Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 361-365, 2008
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 208, 2007
Part of Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, p. 375-384, 2007
Part of Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, p. 2039-49, 2005
Part of Journal of Clinical Microbiology, p. 1909-14, 2004
Part of J Clin Microbiol, p. 1641-7, 2004
Articles, review/survey
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
Allele-Specific Gene Silencing in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Part of Cartilage and Bone Development and Its Disorders, p. 85-90, 2011