* = Corresponding Author     Underline = ASU trainee     **undergraduate trainee

[32] Záhonová K, Lax G, Sinha S**, Leonard G, Richards TA, Lukeš J, Wideman JG*. (2021) Single-cell genomics unveils a canonical origin of the diverse mitochondrial genomes of euglenozoans. In press at BMC Biology. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01035-y

[31] Milner DS, Wideman JG*, Stairs CW, Dunn CD, Richards TA. (2021) A functional mitochondrial-encoded restriction modification system in a heterotrophic protist. PLOS Biology. 19: e3001126 doi: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001126. co-first author.

[30] Muñoz-Gómez SA*, Bilolikar G, Wideman JG, Samerotte-Geiler K. (2021) Constructive Neutral Evolution: 20 years later. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 1-11 doi: 10.1007/s00239-021-09996-y. co-senior author.

[29] Muñoz-Gómez SA, Snyder SN, Montoya SJ, Wideman JG*. (2020). Independent accretion of TIM22 complex subunits in the animal and fungal lineages. F1000Research. 9: 1060 doi: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25904.1

[28] von Känel C, Muñoz-Gómez SA, Oeljeklaus S, Warscheid B, Wideman JG*, Harsman A, Schneider A. (2020). A new PAM explains the lack of a TIM: Homologue replacement in the import motor of the mitochondrial inner membrane of trypanosomes. eLife. 9: e52560 doi: 10.7554/eLife.52560

[27] Wideman JG*, Monier A, Rodríguez-Martínez R, Leonard G, Cook E, Poirier C, Maguire F, Milner D, Irwin NAT, Moore K, Santoro AE, Keeling PJ, Worden AZ, and Richards TA (2020) Targeted single-cell sequencing of heterotrophic flagellates identifies novel mitochondrial genome diversity. Nature Microbiology 5: 154-165 doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0605-4

[26] Neufeldt CJ, Mirko C, Scaturro P, Cerikan B, Wideman JG, Tabata K, Moraes T, Oleksiuk, O, Pichlmair A, Bartenschlager R (2019) ER-shaping Atlastin proteins act as central hubs to promote flavivirus replication and virion assembly. Nature Microbiology. 4: 2416-2429 doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0586-3. 

[25] Co-editor: Wideman JG* and Richards TA (2019) Editorial overview: Investigating phenotype evolution in the post-genomic era. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development. 59:iii-v doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2019.09.006

[24] Wideman JG*, Novick A, Muñoz-Gómez SA, Doolittle WF (2019) Neutral evolution of cellular phenotypes. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development. 59:87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2019.09.004.

[23] Wideman JG*, Lax G, Leonard G, Milner D, Raquel Rodríguez-Martínez, Simpson AGB, Richards TA (2019) A single-cell genome reveals diplonemid-like ancestry of kinetoplastid mitochondrial gene structure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 374: 20190100. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0100.

[22] Leger MM, O’Malley MA, Wideman JG, Ruiz-Trillo I (2019) Concepts of the Last Eukaryote Common Ancestor. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 3 338–44 doi: 0.1038/s41559-019-0796-3

 [21] Wideman JG, Inkpen SA, Doolittle WF, Redfield RJ (2019) Mutationism, not Lamarckism, captures the novelty of CRISPR-Cas. Biology & Philosophy. 34:12 doi.org/10.1007/s10539-018-9659-6.

[20] Petrů M, Wideman JG, Pánek T, Moore K, Alcock F, Eliáš M, Palmer T, Doležal P (2018) Evolution of mitochondrial TAT translocases illustrates the demise of bacterial protein transport machines in mitochondria. BMC Biology. 16:141 doi: 10.1186/s12915-018-0607-3.

[19] Wideman JG* and Muñoz-Gómez SA (2018) MICOS in Trypanosoma brucei: conservation, divergence, convergence. Current Biology. 28: R1245-R1248

 [18] Wideman JG*, Balacco D, Fieblinger T, Richards TA (2018) PDZD8 is not the ‘functional ortholog’of Mmm1, it is a paralog. F1000Research. 7. doi:  10.12688/f1000research.15523.1

[17] Gomes-Vieira AL, Wideman JG*, Paes-Vieira L, Richards TA, Gomes SL, and Meyer-Fernandes JR (2018) The evolutionarily conserved PHO pathway in fungi: Ancestral features confirmed by characterization in Blastocladiella emersonii. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 115:20-32. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2018.04.004. co-first author.

[16] Mattie S, Riemer J, Wideman JG*, McBride HM (2018) Evolutionarily conserved, redox-regulated C-terminus of Mitofusin2 resides within the IMS. Journal of Cell Biology. 217: 507-515 doi: 10.1083/jcb.201611194.

[15] Leonard G, Labarre A, Milner DS, Monier A, Soanes D, Wideman JG, Maguire F, Stevens S, Sain D, Grau-Bove X, Sebe-Pedros A, Stajich JE, Paszkiewicz K, Brown MW, N Hall, Wickstead B, and Richards TA (2018) Comparative genomic analysis of the ‘psuedofungus’ Hyphochytrium catenoides. Open Biology. 7: 170184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.17.0184.

[14] Richards TA, Leonard G, and Wideman JG (2017) What defines the “Kingdom” Fungi? Microbiology Spectrum. 5(2): FUNK-0044-2017. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.FUNK-0044-2017.

[13] Muñoz-Gómez SA, Wideman JG, Roger AJ, and Slamovits CH (2017) The origin of mitochondrial cristae from α-proteobacteria. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34(4):943-956. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msw298.

[12] O’Malley MA, Wideman JG, Ruiz-Trillo I (2016) Losing Complexity: The Role of Simplification in Macroevolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 31(8):608-21.

[11] Wideman JG* and Muñoz-Gómez SA (2016) The evolution of ERMIONE in mitochondrial biogenesis and lipid homeostasis: An evolutionary view from comparative cell biology. Biochimica Biophysica Acta – Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1861:900-12.

[10] Muñoz-Gómez SA, Slamovits CH, Dacks JB, and Wideman JG* (2015) The evolution of MICOS: ancestral and derived functions and interactions. Communicative and Integrative Biology. 8: e1094593.

 [9] Wideman JG* (2015) The ubiquitous and ancient ER membrane protein complex (EMC): tether or not? F1000Research. 4: 624.

[8] Muñoz-Gómez SA, Slamovits C, Dacks JB, Spencer KD**, Baier KA**, and Wideman JG* (2015) Ancient Homology of the Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organizing System Points to an Endosymbiotic Origin of Mitochondrial Cristae. Current Biology. 25: 1489–95

[7] Wideman JG* and Moore BP** (2015) The evolutionary history of MAPL (mitochondria-associated protein ligase) and other eukaryotic BAM/GIDE domain proteins. PLoS One. 10(6): e0128795.

[6] Barlow LD, Dacks JB, and Wideman JG* (2014) From all to (nearly) none: Tracing adaptin evolution in Fungi. Cellular Logistics. 4: e28114.

 [5] Wideman JG, Leung K, Field MC, and Dacks JB (2014) Evolution and cell biology of the endocytic system. Cold Spring Harbour Perspectives in Biology. 6(4): a016998.

 [4] Wideman JG, Lackey SW, Srayko MA, Norton KA**, and Nargang FE (2013) Analysis of mutations in Neurospora crassa ERMES components reveals specific functions related to β-barrel protein assembly and maintenance of mitochondrial morphology. PLoS One. 8(8): e71837.doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0071837

 [3] Wideman JG*, Gawryluk RMR, Gray MW, and Dacks JB (2013) The ancient and widespread nature of the ER-mitochondria encounter structure. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 30(9): 2044-9.

[2] Lackey SWL, Wideman JG, Kennedy EK, Go NE, and Nargang FE (2011) The Neurospora crassa TOB complex: Analysis of the topology and function of Tob38 and Tob37. PLoS One. 6(9): e25650.

[1] Wideman JG, Go NE, Klein A, Erin Redmond EK, Lackey SWL, Tao T, Kalbacher H, Rapaport D, Neupert W, and Nargang FE (2010) Roles of the Mdm10, Tom7, Mdm12 and Mmm1 proteins in the assembly of mitochondrial outer membrane proteins in Neurospora crassa. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21: 1725-36