A. R. Thompson

Diet and Size-at-Birth Affect Larval Rockfish Condition and Survival

This study shows that diet and size-at-birth influence larval rockfish growth and survival by affecting feeding success and initial size.

Message in a Bottle: Archived DNA Reveals Marine Heatwave-Associated Shifts in Fish Assemblages

The paper uses archived DNA from ichthyoplankton samples to quantify fish assemblage shifts during and after a marine heatwave, revealing tropicalization and declines in temperate species.

Trophic Efficiency Facilitates Larval Shortbelly Rockfish (Sebastes jordani) Development

The paper tests the TEEL hypothesis by analyzing larval rockfish diets and finds that lower trophic position prey correlates with better growth and survival.

Environment-driven trends in fish larval abundance predict fishery recruitment in two temperature reef congeners: Mechanisms and implications for fishery recovery under a changing ocean

The paper uses long-term larval abundance data and species distribution models to predict fishery recruitment in two reef fish species, finding that larval abundance correlates with future catch and environmental trends.

Allosteric coupling asymmetry mediates paradoxical activation of BRAF by type II inhibitors

The paper explains how type II RAF inhibitors paradoxically activate BRAF by inducing asymmetric dimerization, using biophysical and structural methods.

FRET assay for live-cell high-throughput screening of the cardiac SERCA pump yields multiple classes of small-molecule allosteric modulators

The paper uses a FRET assay to screen compounds affecting the cardiac SERCA pump, identifying activators and inhibitors with potential therapeutic applications for heart failure.

Optimizing immunostaining of archival fish samples to enhance museum collection potential

This paper develops an optimized immunostaining method using sodium borohydride to reduce autofluorescence in archival fish samples, enabling effective IHC for studying ionocytes and environmental responses.

High-throughput screen using fluorescence lifetime detects compounds that modulate myosin-binding protein C interactions with actin

This study identifies small-molecule inhibitors of actin-cMyBP-C binding using a fluorescence lifetime assay and validates their mechanism with complementary techniques.

Errors associated with compound specific δ15N analysis of amino acids in preserved fish samples purified by high pressure liquid chromatography

This study evaluates the impact of chemical preservatives on δ15NAA analysis in preserved fish samples using HPLC/EA-IRMS, finding minimal methodological fractionation and insignificant preservation effects on trophic position estimates.

Myosin Orientation in a Muscle Fiber Determined with High Angular Resolution Using Bifunctional Spin Labels

This study uses EPR with bifunctional spin labels to determine the orientation of myosin light chain domains in muscle fibers, finding lever arms perpendicular to the fiber axis under rigor conditions.