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Publication list

Refereed scientific publications:

  1. Post J, Burt, DW, Cornelissen JB, Broks V, van Zoelen D, Peeters B, Rebel JM. Systemic virus distribution and host responses in brain and intestine of chickens infected with low pathogenic or high pathogenic avian influenza virus. Virology Journal 2012 9(1) 61.
  2. Cabrera CP, Dunn IC, Fell M, Wilson PW, Burt DW, Waddington D, Talbot R, Hocking PM, Law A, Knott S, Haley CS, de Koning  DJ. Complex traits analysis of chicken growth using targeted genetical genomics. Animal Genetics 2012 43(2) 163-171.
  3. Smith J, Sadeyen JR, Paton IR, Hocking PM, Salmon N, Fife M, Nair V, Burt DW,
    Kaiser P. Systems Analysis of Immune Responses in Marek's Disease Virus Infected Chickens Identifies a Gene Involved in Susceptibility and Highlights a Possible Novel Pathogenicity Mechanism. Journal of Virology 2011 E-pub 26 Aug.
  4. Ali M, Hocking PM, McKibbin M, Finnegan S, Shires M, Poulter JA, Prescott K, Booth A, Raashid Y, Jafri H, Ruddle JB, Mackey DA, Jacobson SG, Toomes C, Lester DH, Burt DW, Curry WJ, Inglehearn CF. Mpdz Null Allele in an Avian Model of Retinal Degeneration and Mutations in Human LCA and RP. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011 52 (10) 7432-7440.
  5. Dunn IC, Paton IR, Clelland AK, Sebastian S, Johnson EJ, McTeir L, Windsor D., Sherman A, Sang H, Burt DW, Tickle C, Davey MG. The chicken polydactyly (Po) locus causes allelic imbalance and ectopic expression of Shh during limb development. Developmental Dynamics 2011 240(5): 1163-1172.
  6. Huang, Y. H., Temperley, N. D., Ren, L. M., Smith, J. Li, N., Burt, D. W. Molecular evolution of the vertebrate TLR1 gene family - a complex history of gene duplication, gene conversion, positive selection and co-evolution. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011 11(149) 17pp.
  7. Mou C, Pitel F, Gourichon D, Vignoles F, Tzika A, Tato P, Yu L, Burt DW, Bed'hom B, Tixier-Boichard M, Painter KJ, Headon DJ. Cryptic Patterning of Avian Skin Confers a Developmental Facility for Loss of Neck Feathering. PLoS Biology. 9(3): e1001028. Published online 2011 March 15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001028. PMCID: PMC3057954
  8. Podisi BK, Knott SA, Dunn IC, Law AS, Burt DW, Hocking PM. Overlap of quantitative trait loci for early growth rate, and for body weight and age at onset of sexual maturity in chickens. Reproduction. 2011 Mar;141(3):381-9. Epub 2010 Dec 22. PubMed PMID: 21177954.
  9. Baron EE, Moura AS, Ledur MC, Pinto LF, Boschiero C, Ruy DC, Nones K, Zanella EL, Rosário MF, Burt DW, Coutinho LL. QTL for percentage of carcass and carcass parts in a broiler x layer cross. Animal Genetics. 2011 42(2) 117-124 
  10. Dalloul RA, Long JA, Zimin AV, Aslam L, Beal K, Ann Blomberg L, Bouffard P, Burt DW, Crasta O, Crooijmans RP, Cooper K, Coulombe RA, De S, Delany ME, Dodgson JB, Dong JJ, Evans C, Frederickson KM, Flicek P, Florea L, Folkerts O, Groenen MA, Harkins TT, Herrero J, Hoffmann S, Megens HJ, Jiang A, de Jong P, Kaiser P, Kim H, Kim KW, Kim S, Langenberger D, Lee MK, Lee T, Mane S, Marcais G, Marz M, McElroy AP, Modise T, Nefedov M, Notredame C, Paton IR, Payne WS, Pertea G, Prickett D, Puiu D, Qioa D, Raineri E, Ruffier M, Salzberg SL, Schatz MC, Scheuring C, Schmidt CJ, Schroeder S, Searle SM, Smith EJ, Smith J, Sonstegard TS, Stadler PF, Tafer H, Tu ZJ, Van Tassell CP, Vilella AJ, Williams KP, Yorke JA, Zhang L, Zhang HB, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Reed KM. Multi-platform next-generation sequencing of the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): genome assembly and analysis. PLoS Biol. 2010 Sep 7;8(9). pii: e1000475. PubMed PMID: 20838655; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2935454.
  11. Bangs F, Welten M, Davey MG, Fisher M, Yin Y, Downie H, Paton B, Baldock R, Burt DW, Tickle C. Identification of genes downstream of the Shh signalling in the developing chick wing and syn-expressed with Hoxd13 using microarray and 3D computational analysis. Mech Dev. 2010 Sep-Dec;127(9-12):428-41. Epub 2010 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 20708683.
  12. Dupré S, Miedzinska K, Duval C, Yu L, Goodman R, Lincoln G, Davis J, McNeilly A, Burt DW, Loudon A. Identification of Eya3 and TAC1 as long-day signals in the sheep pituitary. Current Biology. Published on 2010 April 29. 20(9), 829-35. PMID:20434341
  13. Balakrishnan CN, Ekblom R, Völker M, Westerdahl H, Godinez R, Kotkiewicz H, Burt DW, Graves T, Griffin DK, Warren WC, Edwards SV. Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex. BMC Biol. 2010 Apr 1;8:29. PubMed PMID: 20359332; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2907588.
  14. Garceau V, Smith J, Paton IR, Davey M, Fares MA, Sester DP, Burt DW, Hume DA. Pivotal Advance: Avian colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), interleukin-34 (IL-34), and CSF-1 receptor genes and gene products. J Leukoc Biol. 2010 May;87(5):753-64. Epub 2010 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 20051473.
  15. Warren WC, Clayton DF, Ellegren H, Arnold AP, Hillier LW, Kunstner A, Searle S,
    White S, Vilella AJ, Fairley S, Heger A, Kong LS, Ponting CP, Jarvis ED, Mello CV, Minx P, Lovell P, Velho TAF, Ferris M, Balakrishnan CN, Sinha S, Blatti C, London, SE, Li Y, Lin YC, George J, Sweedler J, Southey B, Gunaratne P, Watson M, Nam K, Backstrom N, Smeds L, Nabholz B, Itoh Y, Whitney O, Pfenning AR, Howard J, Voelker M, Skinner BM, Griffin DK, Ye L, McLaren WM Flicek P, Quesada V, Velasco G, Lopez-Otin C, Puente XS, Olender T, Lancet D, Smit AFA, Hubley R, Konkel MK,
    Chen L, Cheng Z, Eichler EE, Stapley J, Slate J, Ekblom R, Birkhead, T, Burke T,
    Burt D. et al. The genome of a songbird. Nature 2010 464(7289): 757-762.
  16. Burt DW, Carrë W, Fell M, Law AS, Antin PB, Maglott DR, Weber JA, Schmidt CJ, Burgess SC, McCarthy FM. The Chicken Gene Nomenclature Committee report. BMC Genomics. 2009 Jul 14;10 Suppl 2:S5. PubMed PMID: 19607656; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2966335.
  17. Campos RL, Nones K, Ledur MC, Moura AS, Pinto LF, Ambo M, Boschiero C, Ruy DC, Baron EE, Ninov K, Altenhofen CA, Silva RA, Rosário MF, Burt DW, Coutinho LL. Quantitative trait loci associated with fatness in a broiler-layer cross. Anim Genet. 2009 Oct;40(5):729-36. Epub 2009 May 16. PubMed PMID: 19466938.
  18. Tercic D, Holcman A, Dovc P, Morrice DR, Burt DW, Hocking PM, Horvat S. Identification of chromosomal regions associated with growth and carcass traits in an F(3) full sib intercross line originating from a cross of chicken lines divergently selected on body weight. Anim Genet. 2009 Oct;40(5):743-8. Epub 2009 May 16. PubMed PMID: 19466935.
  19. Burt DW. The cattle genome reveals its secrets. J Biol. 2009;8(4):36. Epub 2009 Apr 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 19439025; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2688908.
  20. Ambo M, Moura AS, Ledur MC, Pinto LF, Baron EE, Ruy DC, Nones K, Campos RL, Boschiero C, Burt DW, Coutinho LL. Quantitative trait loci for performance traits in a broiler x layer cross. Anim Genet. 2009 Apr;40(2):200-8. Epub 2008 Jan 20. PubMed PMID: 19170675.
  21. Yin Y, Bangs F, Paton IR, Prescott A, James J, Davey MG, Whitley P, Genikhovich G, Technau U, Burt DW, Tickle C. The Talpid3 gene (KIAA0586) encodes a centrosomal protein that is essential for primary cilia formation. Development. 2009 Feb;136(4):655-664. Epub 2009 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 19144723; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2741201.
  22. Welten M, Bangs F, Yin YL, Pavlovska G, Talbot R, Baldock R, Burt D, Tickle C. 3D analysis of gene expression during limb development in the Chick. Mechanisms of Development 2009 126(Supplement 1): S289, abstract 18-P015.
  23. Wong F, Bain AA, Davey MG, Burt DW. ChickATLAS: A three-dimensional atlas of gene expression during chick development. Mechanisms of Development 2009 126(Supplement 1): S288-S289 abstract 18-P014.
     
  24. P. Kaiser, J. Howell, M. Fife, J.-R. Sadeyen, N. Salmon, L. Rothwell, J. Young, P. van Diemen, M. Stevens, T.-Y. Poh, M. Jones, P. Barrow, P. Wigley, H. He, C. Swaggerty, M. Kogut, J. Smith, D. Burt. Integrated Immunogenomics in the Chicken: Deciphering the Immune Response to Identify Disease Resistance Genes. Animal Genomics for Animal Health. Dev Biol (Basel). Basel, Karger (2008) vol 132, p 57-66. Pinard M-H, Gay C, Pastoret P-P, Dodet B (Eds)
  25. Dupré SM, Burt DW, Talbot R, Downing A, Mouzaki D, Waddington D, Malpaux B, Davis JR, Lincoln GA, Loudon AS. Identification of melatonin-regulated genes in the ovine pituitary pars tuberalis, a target site for seasonal hormone control. Endocrinology. 2008 149 (11): 5527-5539
  26. Yamakawa Y, Pennelegion C, Willcocks S, Stalker A, Triantafilou K, Triantafilou M,  Coffey TJ, MacHugh N, Burt DW, Werling D. Identification and functional characterization of a bovine orthologue to DC-SIGN. J Leukoc Biol. 2008 Jun;83(6):1396-403.
  27. Griffin DK, Robertson LB, Tempest HG, Vignal A, Fillon V, Crooijmans RPMA, Groenen MAM, Deryusheva S, Gaginskaya E, Carré W, Waddington D, Talbot R, Völker M, Masabanda JS, Burt DW. Whole genome comparative studies between chicken and turkey and their implications for avian genome evolution. BMC Genomics. 2008 Apr 14;9:168
  28. Temperley ND, Berlin S, Paton B, Griffin DK, Burt DW. Evolution of the chicken Toll-like receptor gene family: a story of gene gain and gene loss. BMC Genomics. 2008 Feb 1;9:62.
  29. Huang, Y. H., Li, N., Burt, D. W., Wu, F. Genomic research and applications in the duck (Anas platyrhynchos). World's Poultry Science Journal 2008 64: 329-341.
  30. Anderson CA, Maclean A, Dunnigan MG, Pelosi AJ, Murray V, McKee I, McDonald G, Burt DW, Morrice DR, Muir WJ, Visscher PM, Blackwood DHR. A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2008 Apr 5;147B(3):356-362.
  31. Hocking PM, Robertson GW, Morrice DM, Law, AS, Burt DW, Wei WH. An epistatic QTL pair affects ovarian follicular numbers at the onset of lay in broiler breeders. British Poultry Abstracts 2008 4: 24-25.
  32. Reed KM, Chaves LD, Knutson TP, Krueth SB, Ashwell CM, Burt DW. (2006). Integration of microsatellite-based genetic maps for the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Genome 49, 1308-1318.
  33. Dunn IC, Fleming RH, McCormack HA, Morrice DR, Burt DW, Preisinger R, Whitehead CC. (2007). A QTL for osteoporosis detected in a F2 population derived from White leghorn chicken lines divergently selected for bone index. Animal Genetics 38: 45-49.
  34. Davey MG, James J, Paton IR, Burt DW, Tickle C. (2007). Analysis of talpid (3) and wild-type chicken embryos reveals roles for Hedgehog signalling in development of the limb bud vasculature. Developmental Biology 301, 155-165.
  35. Sharman PWA, Morrice DR. Law AS, Burt DW, Hocking PM. (2007). Quantitative trait loci for body dimensions, bone weight, size and quality generally co-locate with those for growth in a F2 broiler x layer cross. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 117, 296-304.
  36. Tummala H, Ali M, Getty P, Hocking PM, Burt DW, Inglehearn CF, Lester DH. (2006). A mutation in the guanine nucleotide-binding protein beta-3 causes retinal degeneration and embryonic mortality in chckens. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 47, 4714-4718.
  37. Boswell T, Dunn IC, Wilson PW, Joseph N, Burt DW, Sharp PJ. (2006). Identification of a non-mammalian leptin-like gene: Characterization and expression in the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 146, 157-166.
  38. Nones K, Ledur MC, Ruy DC, Baron EE, Melo CMR, Moura ASAMT, Zanella EL, Burt DW, Coutinho LL. (2006). Mapping QTLs on chicken chromosome 1 for performance and carcass traits in a broiler x layer cross. Animal Genetics 37, 95-100.
  39. Smith J, Speed D, Hocking PM, Talbot RT, Degen WGJ, Schijns VEJC, Glass EJ, Burt DW. (2006). Development of a Chicken 5K Immune Microarray. BMC Genomics 7, 49.
  40. Winfried G.J. Degen, Jacqueline Smith, Bartjan Simmelink, Elizabeth J. Glass, Dave W. Burt and Virgil E.J.C. Schijns. (2006). Molecular immunophenotyping of lungs and spleens in naive and vaccinated chickens early after pulmonary avian influenza A (H9N2) virus infection. Vaccine 24, 6096-6109.
  41. Shavlakadze T, Boswell JM, Burt DW, Asante EA, Tomas FM, Davies MJ, White JD, Grounds MD, Goddard C. (2006). Rskalpha-actin/hIGF-1 transgenic mice with increased IGF-I in skeletal muscle and blood: Impact on regeneration, denervation and muscular dystrophy. Growth Hormone IGF Res. 16, 157-173.
  42. Davey MG, Paton IR, Yin Y, Morrice DR, Shmidt M, Gordon T, Smith T, Buxton P, Stamataki D, Tanaka M, Münsterberg AE, Briscoe J, Tickle C, Burt DW. (2006). The Chicken talpid3 Gene Encodes a Novel Protein Essential for Hedgehog Signaling. Genes and Development 20, 1365-1377.
  43. Rowe SJ, Windsor D, Haley CS, Burt DW, Hocking PM, Griffin H, Vincent J, De Koning DJ. (2006). QTL analysis of bodyweight and conformation score in commercial broiler chickens comparing variance component and half-sib methods. Animal Genetics 37, 269-272.
  44. Navarro P, Visscher PM, Knott SA, Burt DW, Hocking PM, Haley CS. (2005). Mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting organ weights and blood variables in a broiler layer cross. British Poultry Sci. 46, 430-342.
  45. Burnside J, Neiman P, Tang J, Bascom R, Aronszajn M, Talbot R, Burt DW, Delro J. (2005). Development of a cDNA array for chicken gene expression analysis. BMC Genomics 6.13.
  46. Axelsson E, Webster MT, Smith NGC, Burt DW, Ellegren H. (2004). Comparison of the chicken and turkey genomes reveals a higher rate of nucleotide divergence on microchromosomes than macrochromosomes. Genome Research 15, 120-125.
  47. Wang J, He X, Dai M, Ruan J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Ye C, Shengting Li S, Cong L, Fang L, Li S, Wang J, Burt DW, Wong G, Yu J, Yang H, Wang J. (2005). ChickVD: a sequence variation database in the chicken genome. Nucleic Acids Research 33, Database Issue; D438-441.
  48. Wong GK, Liu B, Wang J, Zhang Y, Yang X, Zhang Z, Meng Q, Zhou J, Li D, Zhang J, Ni P, Li S, Ran L, Li H, Zhang J, Li R, Li S, Zheng H, Lin W, Li G, Wang X, Zhao W, Li J, Ye C, Dai M, Ruan J, Zhou Y, Li Y, He X, Zhang Y, Wang J, Huang X, Tong W, Chen J, Ye J, Chen C, Wei N, Li G, Dong L, Lan F, Sun Y, Zhang Z, Yang Z, Yu Y, Huang Y, He D, Xi Y, Wei D, Qi Q, Li W, Shi J, Wang M, Xie F, Wang J, Zhang X, Wang P, Zhao Y, Li N, Yang N, Dong W, Hu S, Zeng C, Zheng W, Hao B, Hillier LW, Yang SP, Warren WC, Wilson RK, Brandstrom M, Ellegren H, Crooijmans RP, van der Poel JJ, Bovenhuis H, Groenen MA, Ovcharenko I, Gordon L, Stubbs L, Lucas S, Glavina T, Aerts A, Kaiser P, Rothwell L, Young JR, Rogers S, Walker BA, van Hateren A, Kaufman J, Bumstead N, Lamont SJ, Zhou H, Hocking PM, Morrice D, de Koning DJ, Law A, Bartley N, Burt DW, Hunt H, Cheng HH, Gunnarsson U, Wahlberg P, Andersson L, Kindlund E, Tammi MT, Andersson B, Webber C, Ponting CP, Overton IM, Boardman PE, Tang H, Hubbard SJ, Wilson SA, Yu J, Wang J, Yang H. International Chicken Polymorphism Map Consortium. (2004). A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Nature 432, 717-722.
  49. Hillier LW, Miller W, Birney E, Warren W, Hardison RC, Ponting CP, Bork P, Burt DW, Groenen MA, Delany ME, Dodgson JB, Chinwalla AT, Cliften PF, Clifton SW, Delehaunty KD, Fronick C, Fulton RS, Graves TA, Kremitzki C, Layman D, Magrini V, McPherson JD, Miner TL, Minx P, Nash WE, Nhan MN, Nelson JO, Oddy LG, Pohl CS, Randall-Maher J, Smith SM, Wallis JW, Yang SP, Romanov MN, Rondelli CM, Paton B, Smith J, Morrice D, Daniels L, Tempest HG, Robertson L, Masabanda JS, Griffin DK, Vignal A, Fillon V, Jacobbson L, Kerje S, Andersson L, Crooijmans RP, Aerts J, van der Poel JJ, Ellegren H, Caldwell RB, Hubbard SJ, Grafham DV, Kierzek AM, McLaren SR, Overton IM, Arakawa H, Beattie KJ, Bezzubov Y, Boardman PE, Bonfield JK, Croning MD, Davies RM, Francis MD, Humphray SJ, Scott CE, Taylor RG, Tickle C, Brown WR, Rogers J, Buerstedde JM, Wilson SA, Stubbs L, Ovcharenko I, Gordon L, Lucas S, Miller MM, Inoko H, Shiina T, Kaufman J, Salomonsen J, Skjoedt K, Wong GK, Wang J, Liu B, Wang J, Yu J, Yang H, Nefedov M, Koriabine M, Dejong PJ, Goodstadt L, Webber C, Dickens NJ, Letunic I, Suyama M, Torrents D, von Mering C, Zdobnov EM, Makova K, Nekrutenko A, Elnitski L, Eswara P, King DC, Yang S, Tyekucheva S, Radakrishnan A, Harris RS, Chiaromonte F, Taylor J, He J, Rijnkels M, Griffiths-Jones S, Ureta-Vidal A, Hoffman MM, Severin J, Searle SM, Law AS, Speed D, Waddington D, Cheng Z, Tuzun E, Eichler E, Bao Z, Flicek P, Shteynberg DD, Brent MR, Bye JM, Huckle EJ, Chatterji S, Dewey C, Pachter L, Kouranov A, Mourelatos Z, Hatzigeorgiou AG, Paterson AH, Ivarie R, Brandstrom M, Axelsson E, Backstrom N, Berlin S, Webster MT, Pourquie O, Reymond A, Ucla C, Antonarakis SE, Long M, Emerson JJ, Betran E, Dupanloup I, Kaessmann H, Hinrichs AS, Bejerano G, Furey TS, Harte RA, Raney B, Siepel A, Kent WJ, Haussler D, Eyras E, Castelo R, Abril JF, Castellano S, Camara F, Parra G, Guigo R, Bourque G, Tesler G, Pevzner PA, Smit A, Fulton LA, Mardis ER, Wilson RK; International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium. (2004). Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution. Nature 432, 695-716.
  50. Buxton P, Davey MG, Paton IR, Morrice DR, Francis-West PH, Burt DW, Tickle C. (2004). Craniofacial development in the talpid3 chicken mutant. Differentiation 72, 348-362.
  51. De Koning DJ, Haley CS, Windsor D, Hocking PM, Griffin H, Morris A, Vincent J, Burt DW. (2004). Segregation of QTL for production traits in commercial meat-type chickens. Genet Res 83, 211-220.
  52. Smith J, Paton IR, Hughes D, Burt DW. (2003). Isolation and mapping the chicken zona pellucida genes: an insight into the evolution of orthologous genes in different species. Molecular Biology of Reproduction 70, 133-145.
  53. Smith J, Speed D, Law AS, Glass EJ, Burt DW. (2004). In-silico identification of chicken immune-related genes. Immunogenetics 56, 122-133.
  54. Halper J, Burt DW, Romanov MN. (2004). On reassessment of the chicken TGFB4 gene as TGFB1. Growth Factors 22, 121-122.
  55. Carlborg O, Hocking P, Burt D, Haley C. (2004). Simultaneous mapping of epistatic QTL in chickens reveals clusters of QTL pairs with similar genetic effects on growth. Genetical Research Camb. 83, 197-209.
  56. Masabanda J, Burt DW, O¹Brien PCM, Vignal A, Fillon V, PS, Cox H,. Tempest HG, Smith J, Habermann F, Schmid M, Matsuda Y, Ferguson-Smith MA, Crooijmans RPMA, Groenen MAM, Griffin DK (2004). Molecular cytogenetic definition of the chicken genome: The first complete avian karyotype. Genetics 166, 1367-1373.
  57. Ikeobi CON, Woolliams JA, Morrice DR, Law A, Burt DW, Hocking PM. (2004). Quantitative trait loci for meat yield and muscle distribution in a broiler layer cross. Livestock Production Science 87, 143-151.
  58. De Koning DJ, Windsor D, Hocking PM, Burt DW, Law A, Haley CS, Morris A, Vincent J, Griffin H. (2003). QTL detection in commercial broiler lines using candidate regions. Journal Animal Science 81, 1158-1165
  59. Morrice DR, Sewalem A, Paton IR, Smith J, Smith EJ, Hocking PM, Bentley J, Lerner S, Burt DW. (2003). Preliminary linkage map of the Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) using microsatellite markers developed from an enriched library. Animal Genetics 34, 1-12.
  60. Paton IR, Smith J, Burt DW. (2003). Mapping the ABCA4, IMPDH2 and TIMP3 genes in chicken. Animal Genetics 34, 384-397.
  61. Paton IR, Smith J, Burt DW. (2003). Chicken syndecan-4 (SDC4) maps to chromosome 20 (linkage group E32E47W24). Animal Genetics 34, 237-238
  62. Inglehearn CF, Morrice DR, Lester DH, Robertson GW, Mohamed MD, Simmons I, Downey LM, Thaung C, Bridges L, Paton IR, Smith J, Hocking PM, Burt DW. (2003). Analysis of the RGE locus in chicken: a model for human inherited retinal degradation. Molecular Vision 9, 295-300.
  63. Burt DW, Morrice DR, Lester DH, Robertson GW, Moin D, Mohamed MD, Simmons I, Downey LM, Thaung C, Bridges LR, Paton IR, Gentle M, Smith J, Hocking PM, Inglehearn CF. (2003). Analysis of the rdd locus in chicken: a model for human retinitis pigmentosa. Molecular Vision 9, 164-170.
  64. Nanda I., Haaf T., Schartl M., Schmid M, Burt, D. W. (2002). Comparative mapping of Z-orthologous in vertebrates: implications for the evolution of avian sex chromosomes. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 99, 178-184.
  65. De Koning DJ, Windsor D, Hocking PM, Burt DW, Law A, Haley CS, Morris A, Vincent J, Griffin H. (2002). QTL detection in commercial broiler lines using candidate regions. J. Animal Science 81,1158-65.
  66. Boardman PE, Sanz-Ezquerro J, Overton IM, Burt DW, Bosch E, Fong WT, Tickle C, Brown WR, Wilson SA, Hubbard SJ. (2002). A Comprehensive Collection of Chicken cDNAs. Current Biology 12, 1965-1969.
  67. Burt DW (2002). Origin and evolution of avian microchromosomes. Cytogenetics and Genome Research 96, 97-112.
  68. Sewalem A, Morrice DR, Windsor D, Haley CS, Ikeobi CON, Burt DW, Hocking PM. (2002). Mapping of quantitative trait loci for body weight at three, six, and nine weeks of age in a broiler layer cross. Poultry Science 81, 1775-1781.
  69. Ikeobi CON, Woolliams JA, Morrice DR, Burt DW, Hocking PM. (2002). Quantitative trait loci affecting fatness in the chicken. Animal Genetics 33, 428-435.
  70. Houston B, Paton IR, Burt DW, Farquharson, C. (2002). Chromosomal localisation of the chicken and mammalian orthologues of the orphan phosphatase PHOSPHO1. Animal Genetics 33, 451-454.
  71. Smith J, Paton IR, Murray F, Crooijmans RPMA, Groenen MAM, Burt DW. (2002) Comparative mapping of human chromosome 19 with the chicken shows more conserved synteny than with the mouse. Mammalian Genome 13, 310-315.
  72. Ge SF, Romanoff M, Sharp PJ, Burt DW, Paton IR, Dunn IC. (2001). Mapping of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene (LH/CG-R) to chicken chromosome 3. Animal Genetics 32, 50.
  73. Hu J, Mungall C, Law AS, Papworth R, Nelson JP, Brown A, Simpson I, Leckie S, Burt DW, Hillyard AL, Archibald A. (2001). The ARKdb: genome databases for farmed and other animals. Nucleic Acids Res. 29, 106-110.
  74. Dunn IC, Boswell T, Friedman-Einat M, Eshdat Y, Burt DW, Paton IR. (2000). The Mapping of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) to chicken chromosome 8. Animal Genetics 31, 290.
  75. Smith J, Reboul J, Lutfalla G, Burt DW. (2000). Human chromosome 3 and 21 are the products of a recent fission of an ancestral gene arrangement, which is at least 300 million years old. Mammalian Genome 11, 806-807.
  76. Smith J, Paton IR, Horvat S, Medrano JF, Burt DW. (2000). Mapping the RAIDD gene of chicken (Gallus gallus): identification of a region homologous to the mouse high-growth region. Mammalian Genome 11, 706-709.
  77. Nanda I, Zend-Ajusch E, Shan Z, Schartl M, Burt DW, Koehler M, Fowler VM, Goodwin G, Schneider W, Mizuno S, Dechant G, Haaf T, Schmid M. (2000). Conserved synteny between the chicken Z sex chromosome and human chromosome 9 includes the male regulatory gene, DMRT1: a comparative (re) view on avian sex determination. Cytogenetics Cell Genetics 89, 67-78.
  78. Smith J, Bruley CK, Paton IR, Dunn I, Jone CT, Windsor D, Morrice DR, Law AS, Masabanda J, Sazanov A, Waddington D, Fries R, Burt DW. (2000). Differences in gene density on the Chicken macrochromosomes and microchromosomes: a tool for gene discovery in vertebrate genomes. Animal Genetics 31, 96-103.
  79. Smith J, Paton IR, Morisson M, Fillon V, Bruley CK, Vignal A, Burt DW. (2000). Integration of the physical and genetic maps of the chicken macrochromosomes (Gallus gallus) and orientation of linkage groups. Animal Genetics 31, 20-27.
  80. Waddington D, Springbett AJ, Burt DW. (2000). A chromosome based model to estimate the number of conserved segments between pairs of species from comparative genetic maps. Genetics 154, 323-332.
  81. Groenen MAM, Cheng HH, Bumstead N, Benkel B, Briles E, Burt DW, Burke T, Dodgson J, Hillel J, Lamont S, Ponce de Leon FA, Smith G, Soller M, Takahashi H, Vignal A. (2000). A consensus linkage map of the chicken genome. Genome Res. 10, 137-147.
  82. Griffin DK, Haberman F, Masabanda J, O'Brien P, Bagga M, Sazanov A, Smith J, Burt DW, Ferguson-Smith M, Wienberg J. (1999). Micro- and Macrochromosome paints generated by flow-cytometry and microdissection: Tools for mapping the chicken genome. Cytogenetics Cell Genetics 87, 278-281.
  83. Miao YW, Burt DW, Paton IR, Sharp PJ, Dunn IC. (1999). Mapping of the prolactin gene to chicken chromosome 2. Animal Genetics, 30, 473.
  84. Burt DW, Bruley CK, Dunn I, Jones CT, Ramage A, Law AS, Morrice DR, Paton IR, Smith J, Windsor D, Sazanov A, Fries R, Waddington D. (1999). Dynamics of chromosome evolution: clues from comparative gene mapping in birds and mammals. Nature 402, 411-413.
  85. Lester DH, Farquharson C, Paton IR, Seawright E, Jefferies D, Whitehead CC, Burt DW, Houston B. (1999). A novel integral membrane protein is differentially expressed in the chick growth plate and maps to chromosome 1. Animal Genetics 30, 1-4.
  86. Donoghue AM, Sonstegard TS, King LM, Smith EJ, Burt DW. (1999). Competitive fertilisation based on sperm mobility influences paternity as determined by microsatellite genotype identification of sires in turkeys. Biol. Reproduction, 61, 422-427.
  87. Lewis KE, Drossopoulou G, Paton IR, Morrice DR, Robertson KE, Burt DW, Ingham PW, Tickle C. (1999). Expression of Ptc and Gli in talpid3 suggests a bifurcation in the Shh pathway. Development 126, 2397-2407.
  88. Nanda I, Koehler M, Schartl M, Staeheli P, Burt DW, Mizuno S, Schmid M. (1999). 300 million years of conserved synteny between human chromosome 9 and the avian Z sex chromosome. Nature Genetics 21, 258-259.
  89. Huguet C, Morrice DR, Bouali F, Vandenbunder B, Burt DW, Abbadie C. (1999). Expression of the transcription factor c-Rel and apoptosis occurrence in the polydactylous and syndactylous limb buds of the talpid3 mutant chicken embryo. Apoptosis 4, 31-38.
  90. Kwok C, Korn RM, Davis ME, Burt DW, Critcher R, McCarthy L, Paw BH, Zon LI, Goodfellow PN, Schmitt K. (1998). Characterization of whole genome radiation hybrid mapping resources for non-mammalian vertebrates. Nucleic Acids Res. 26, 3562-3566.
  91. Smith J, Burt DW. (1998). Parameters of the chicken genome. Animal Genetics 29, 290-294.
  92. Wallace P, Signer E, Paton IR, Burt DW, Quinlan R. (1998). The chicken CP49 gene contains an extra exon compared to the human CP49 gene, which identifies an important step in the evolution of the eye lens intermediate filament proteins. Gene 211, 19-27.
  93. Azuma N, Seo H-C, Lie O, Fu Q, Gould RM, Hiraiwa M, Burt DW, Paton IR, Morrice DR, O’Brien JS, Kishimoto Y. (1998). Cloning, expression and map assignment of chicken prosaposin. Biochemical J. 330, 321-327.
  94. Law AS, Burt DW. (1997). Two applications to facilitate the viewing of database search result files on the Macintosh: CABIOS 13, 623-624.
  95. Ramage AD, Clark AJ, Smith AG, Mountford PS, Burt DW. (1997). Improved EBV-based shuttle vector system: dicistronic mRNA couples the synthesis of the Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 protein to neomycin resistance. Gene 197, 83-89.
  96. Jones CT, Morrice DR, Paton IR, Burt DW. (1997). Homologues of genes on Human chromosome 15q21-q26 and a Chicken microchromosome show conserved synteny and gene order. Mammalian Genome 8, 436-440.
  97. Crittenden LB, Bitgood JJ, Burt DW, Ponce de Leon FA, Tixier-Boichard M. (1996). Nomenclature for naming loci, alleles, linkage groups and chromosomes to be used in poultry genome publications and databases. Genetics, Selection Evol. 28, 289-297.
  98. Law AS, Burt DW. (1996). qValue - a program to calculate comparative measures of genomic reorganisation from cytogenetic and/or linkage information. CABIOS 12, 181-183.
  99. Farquharson C, Law AS, Seawright E, Burt DW, Whitehead CC. (1996). The expression of transforming growth factor-beta by cultered chick growth plate chondrocytes: differential regulation by 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. J. Endocrinol. 149, 277-285.
  100. Klein S, Morrice DR, Sang H, Crittenden LB, Burt DW. (1996). Genetic and physical mapping of the chicken IGF1 gene to chromosome 1 and conservation of synteny with other vertebrate genomes. J. Heredity 87, 10-14.
  101. Patel K, Nittenberg R, D’Souza D, Irving C, Burt DW, Wilkinson DG, Tickle C. (1996). Expression and regulation of Cek-8, a cell signalling receptor in developing chick limb buds. Development 122, 1147-1155.
  102. Law AS, Burt DW, Alexander I, Thorp BH. (1996). Expression of the gene for transforming growth factor-beta in avian dyschondroplasia. Res. Vet. Sci. 61, 120-124.
  103. Francis-West PH, Robertson K, Ede DA, Rodriguez C, Izpisua-Belmonte JC, Houston B, Burt DW, Gribbin C, Brickell PM, Tickle C. (1995). Expression of genes encoding bone morphogenetic proteins and Hedgehog in talpid (ta3) limb buds: their relationships in the signalling cascade involved in limb patterning. Developmental Dynamics 203, 187-197.
  104. Morrice DR, Burt DW. (1995). A SstI RFLP at the chicken transforming growth factor-beta2 locus (TGFB2). Animal Genetics 26, 201-213.
  105. Law AS, Burt DW, Armstrong DG. (1995). Expression of transforming growth factor-beta mRNA in chicken ovarian follicular tissue. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 98, 227-233.
  106. Burt DW, Dey BR, Paton IR, Morrice DR, Law AS. (1995). The chicken TGF-beta3 gene: genomic structure, promoter analysis and chromosomal location. DNA Cell Biol. 14, 111-123.
  107. Thorp AJ, Morrice DR, Burt DW. (1994). A MspI RFLP at the chicken tyrosine hydroxylase gene locus (TH). Animal Genetics 25, 366.
  108. Houston B, Thorpe BH, Burt DW (1994). Molecular cloning and expression of bone morphogenetic protein-7 in the chick epiphyseal growth plate. J. Mol. Endocrinol. 13, 289-301.
  109. Burt DW. (1994). Mapping the chicken GAPD locus using heteroduplex polymorphisms. Animal Genetics 25, 207.
  110. Burt DW. (1994). Mapping the chicken ACTA2 locus using heteroduplex polymorphisms. Animal Genetics 25, 199.
  111. Burt DW. (1994). Dinucleotide repeats polymorphisms at the chicken ACTA2 locus. Animal Genetics 25, 204.
  112. Burt DW, Law AS. (1994). Evolution of the TGF-beta Superfamily. Progress in Growth Factor Research 5, 99-118.
  113. Asante EA, Boswell JM, Burt DW, Bulfield G. (1994). Tissue specific expression of an alpha-skeletal actin-lacZ fusion gene during development in transgenic mice. Transgenic Research 3, 59-66.
  114. Roberts RD, Sharp PJ, Burt DW, Goddard C. (1994). Insulin-like growth factor I in the ovary of the laying hen: gene expression and biological actions on granulosa and thecal cells. Gen. Comp. Endoncrinol. 93, 327-336.
  115. Burt DW, Boswell JM, Paton IR, Butterwith S. (1992). Multiple growth factor mRNAs are expressed in chicken adipocyte precursor cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 187, 1298-1305.
  116. Paul M, Burt DW, Krieger JE, Nakamura N, Dzau VJ. (1992). Tissue-specificity of renin promoter activity and regulation in mice. Am. J. Physiol. 262, E644-E650.
  117. Burt DW, Paton IR. (1992). Evolutionary origins of the TGF-beta gene family. DNA Cell Biol. 11, 497-510.
  118. Waddington D, Burt DW. (1992). Estimation of restriction maps with known site order using a generalized linear model. CABIOS 8, 539-548.
  119. Paul M, Nakamura N, Pratt RE, Burt DW, Dzau VJ. (1992). Cell-dependent posttranslational processing and secretion of recombinant mouse renin-2. Am. J. Physiol. 262, E224-E229.
  120. Burt DW, Jakowlew SB. (1992). A new interpretation of a chicken TGF-beta4 cDNA sequence. Mol. Endocrinol. 6, 989-992.
  121. Burt DW. (1992). Evolutionary grouping of the TGF-beta protein Superfamily. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 184, 590-595.
  122. Burt DW, Paton IR. (1991). Molecular cloning, primary structure and evolution of the chicken TGF-beta2 gene. DNA Cell Biol. 10, 723-734
  123. Burt DW, Paton IR, Dey BR. (1991). Comparative analysis of human and chicken TGF-beta2 and -beta3 promoters J. Mol. Endocrinol. 7, 175-183.
  124. Burt DW, Nakamura N, Kelley P, Flynn JA, Dzau VJ. (1989). Identification of negative and positive regulatory elements associated with the human renin gene. J. Biol. Chem. 264, 7357-7362.
  125. Burt DW, Mullins LJ, George H, Smith G, Brooks J, Pioli, D, Brammar WJ. (1989). The nucleotide sequence of a mouse renin-encoding gene, Ren-1d and its upstream region. Gene 84, 91-104.
  126. Edbrooke MR, Burt DW, Cheshire JK, Woo P. (1989). Identification of cis-acting sequences responsible for phorbol ester induction of human serum amyloid A gene expression via a nuclear factor KB-like transcription factor. Mol. Cell. Biol. 9, 1908-1916.
  127. Nakamura N, Burt DW, Paul M, Dzau VJ. (1989). Negative control elements and cAMP responsive sequences in the tissue-specific expression of mouse renin genes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 56-59.
  128. Naftilan AJ, Burt DW, Paul M, Pratt RE, Leppert M, White R, Williams R, Hobart P, Chirgwin J, Dzau VJ. (1989). A lack of genetic linkage of renin gene restriction fragment length polymorphisms with human hypertension. Hypertension 14, 614-618.
  129. Burt DW, Nakamura N, Kelley P, Dzau VJ. (1988). Functional human promoter in transfected cells: evidence for cell-specific expression. J. Hypertension 6 (Suppl. 4), S429-S431.
  130. Paul M, Burt DW, Nakamura N, Pratt RE, Dzau VJ. (1988). Mapping of the human renin transcription start site: evidence for a single functional promoter. Clin. Exper. Hyper. 10 (A), 1313-1316.
  131. Pratt RE, Burt DW, Nakamura N, Paul M, Dzau VJ. (1988). Identification of potential regulatory regions in the renin gene. Clin. Exper. Hyper. 10 (A), 1141-1146.
  132. Dzau VJ, Burt DW, Pratt RE. (1988). Molecular biology of the renin-angiotensin system. Am. J. Physiol. 255, F563-F573.
  133. Boswell JM, Yui MA, Burt DW, Kelley VE. (1988). Increased Tumor Necrosis Factor and IL-1 beta gene expression in the kidneys of mice with lupus nephritis. J. Immunol. 141, 3050-3054.
  134. Boswell JM, Yui MA, Endres S, Burt DW, Kelley VE. (1988). Novel and enhanced IL-1 gene expression in autoimmune mice with lupus. J. Immunol. 141, 118-24.
  135. Burt DW, Brammar WJ. (1985). Bacteriophage Lambda as a vector. In: Basic Cloning Techniques: A manual of experimental procedures (Eds. R H Pritchard, I B Holland). Blackwell Scientific Publications. pp. 143-169.
  136. Burt DW, Beecroft LJ, Mullins JJ, Pioli D, George H, Brooks J, Walker J, Brammar WJ. (1985). Mouse renin gene structure, evolution and function. In: Aspartic Proteinases and their inhibitors (Ed. V. Kostka). Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin, New York.
  137. Burt DW, Reith AD, Brammar WJ. (1984). A retroviral provirus closely associated with the Ren-2 gene of DBA/2 mice. Nucleic Acids Res. 12, 8579-8593.
  138. Mullins JJ, Burt DW, Windass JD, McTurk P, George H, Brammar WJ. (1982). Molecular cloning of two distinct renin genes from the DBA/2 mouse. EMBO J. 1, 1461-1466.
  139. Burt DW, Brammar WJ. (1982). The cis-specificity of the Q-gene product of Bacteriophage Lambda. Mol. Gen. Genet. 185, 468-472.
  140. Burt DW, Brammar WJ. (1982). Transcription termination in the b2 region of Bacteriophage Lambda that are unresponsive to anti-termination. Mol. Gen. Genet. 185, 462-467.

Invited reviews:

  1. Kaiser P, Smith J, Burt DW. Evolution of avian innate immune system. Developments in Biologicals (Karger)
  2. Burt DW. (2007). Emergence of the Chicken as a Model Organism: Implications for Agriculture and Biology. Poultry Science 86, 1460-1471.
  3. Burt DW, White, S. J. (2007). Avian Genomics in the 21st Century. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 117, 6-13.
  4. Burt DW. (2006). The Chicken Genome. In: Genome Dynamics (Ed. Volff JN), vol 2, Karger Press.
  5. Burt DW. (2006). In: Genomes (eds, H. E. Sussamn and M. A. Smit, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press): Chicken Genome: current status and future opportunities. Chapter 11.
  6. Burt DW. (2005). Chicken Genome: current status and future opportunities. Genome Res. 15, 1692-1698.
  7. Schmid M, Nanda I, Hoehn H, Schartl M, Haaf T, Buerstedde JM, Arakawa H, Caldwell RB, Weigend S, Burt DW, Smith J, Griffin DK, Masabanda JS, Groenen MA, Crooijmans RP, Vignal A, Fillon V, Morisson M, Pitel F, Vignoles M, Garrigues A, Gellin J, Rodionov AV, Galkina SA, Lukina NA, Ben-Ari G, Blum S, Hillel J, Twito T, Lavi U, David L, Feldman MW, Delany ME, Conley CA, Fowler VM, Hedges SB, Godbout R, Katyal S, Smith C, Hudson Q, Sinclair A, Mizuno S. (2005). Second report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2005. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 109, 415-479.
  8. Burt DW. (2004). The chicken genome and the developmental biologist. Mechanisms of Development 121, 1129-1135.
  9. Burt DW. (2004). Chicken genomics charts a path to the genome sequence. Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics. 3, 60-67.
  10. Burt DW, Pourquié O. (2003) Chicken Genome - Science Nuggets to Come Soon. Science 300, 1669.
  11. Burt DW. (2003). Comparative Genomics. In: Poultry Breeding and Biotechnology, (Eds. W.M. Muir and S. E. Aggrey), CABI International. pp. 563-606.
  12. Burt DW. (2002). Comparative mapping in farm animals. Briefings in functional Genomics and Proteomics. 1, 159-168
  13. Burt DW. (2002). Applications of biotechnology in the poultry industry. World’s Poultry Science Journal 58, 5-14.
  14. Burt DW. (2001). Chicken genomics: progress and Prospects (mini-review). J. Animal Genetics 28, 35-39.
  15. Burt DW. (2001). Chicken microchromosomes, W and Z chromosomes. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics. Academic Press.
  16. Burt DW. (2001). Chromosome rearrangement in evolution. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. (Eds.). MacMillan References Ltd. OnLine (www.els.net) ISBN: 0-333-947-886, print ISBN 0-333-726-219 (London, UK).
  17. Schmid M, Nanda I, Guttenbach M, Steinlein C, Hoehn H, Schartl M, Haaf T, Weigend S, Fries R, Buerstedde JM, Wimmers K, Burt DW, Smith J, A’Hara S, Law A, Griffin DK, Bumstead N, Kaufman J, Thomson PA, Burke TA, Groenen MAM, Crooijmans RPMA, Vignal A, Fillon V, Morisson M, Pitel F, Tixier-Boichard M, Ladjali-Mohammedi K, Hillel J, Mäki-Tanila A, Cheng HH, Delany ME, Burnside J, Mizuno S. (2000). First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000. Cytogenet. Cell Genet 90, 169-218.
  18. Burt DW. (1999). In: Genetic Nomenclature Guide. Trends in Genetics, November Supplement.
  19. Burt DW, Cheng HH. (1998). Chicken Gene Maps. ILAR Journal 39, 229-236.
  20. Andersson L, Ashburner M, Audun S, Barendse W, Bitgood J, Bottema C, Broad T, Brown S, Burt DW, Charleir C, Copeland N, Davis S, Davisson M, Edwards J, Eggene A, Elgar G, Eppig JT, Franklin I, Grewe P, Gill T, Graves JAM, Hawken R, Hetzel J, Hillyard A, Jacob H, Jaswinska L, Jenkins N, Kunz H, Levan G, Lie O, Lyons L, Maccarone P, Mellersh C, Montgomery G, Moore S, Moran C, Morizot D, Neff M, Nicholas F, O’Brien S, Parsons Y, Peters J, Postlethwait J, Raymond M, Rothschild M, Schook L, Sugimoto Y, Szpirer C, Tate M, Taylor J, Vandeberg J, Wakefiled M, Weinberg J, Womack J. (1996). The First International Workshop on Comparative Genome Organisation. Mammalian Genome 7, 717-734.
  21. Burt DW, Bumstead N, Bitgood JJ, Ponce de Leon FA, Crittenden LB. (1995). Chicken genome mapping: a new era in avian genetics. Trends in Genetics 11, 190-194.
  22. Crittenden LB, Bitgood JJ, Burt DW. (1995). In: Genetic Nomenclature Guide - Chick. (Ed. A. Stewart). Trends in Genetics 11 (Suppl.), 33-34.
  23. Ponce de Leon FA, Burt DW. (1993). Physical Map of the chicken: an update. MAGazine Sept. pp. 14-20.

Book reviews and popular articles:

  1. Tickle C, Burt DW. (2003) Chicken Genome. In: Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Wiley-VCH.
  2. Burt DW. (2002) The human genome: a model organism for poultry. Zootecnica International No. 4, April.
  3. Burt DW. (2002). Book Review: A comprehensive review on the analysis of QTL in animals. Trends in Genetics 18, 488.
  4. Burt DW. (1997). Mapping the chicken genome. World Poultry 13, 6.
  5. Burt DW. (1996). Book Review: Molecular biology reaches out to the vet! Trends in Genetics 12, 327.
  6. Burt DW. (1995). The application of Hybaid Thermal Cycler Technology to Poultry Genome Mapping at the Roslin Institute. Highlights (Hybaid newsletter) issue 2.
  7. Burt DW. (1993). Book Review: Manipulation of the avian genome. (Eds. Etches RJ, Gibbins AMV). (1993). Publisher: Florida: CRC Press. British Poultry Science 35, 189-190.