Faculty Publications from 2023
Free-living Allen’s Hummingbirds (Selasphorus sasin) Rarely Use Torpor While Nesting, Erich R. Eberts, Glenn J. Tattersall, Peter J. Auger, Maria Curley, Melissa I. Morado, Eric G. Strauss, Don Powers, Noemi C. Soveral, Bret W. Tobalske, and Anusha Shankar
Does Wing Use and Disuse Cause Behavioural and Musculoskeletal Changes in Domestic Fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus)?, Renée C. Garant, Bret W. Tobalske, Neila Ben Sassi, Nienke van Staaveren, Dan Tulpan, Tina Widowski, Donald R. Powers, and Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
Eye lens β-crystallins are predicted by native ion mobility-mass spectrometry and computations to form compact higher-ordered heterooligomers, Amber D. Rolland, Takumi Takata, Micah T. Donor, Kirsten J. Lampi, and James S. Prell
Faculty Publications from 2022
Protein Shape Sampled by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Consistently Improves Protein Structure Prediction, Micah T. Donor, SM Bargeen Alam Turzo, Justin T. Seffernick, Amber D. Rolland, Stein Heinze, James S. Prell, Vicki H. Wysocki, and Steffen Lindert
Effects of Clipping of Flight Feathers on Resource Use in Gallus gallus domesticus, Renee Garant, Bret W. Tobalske, Neila BenSassi, Nienke van Staaveren, Dan Tulpan, Tina Widowski, Donald R. Powers, and Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
Faculty Publications from 2021
Lipid Head Group Adduction to Soluble Proteins Follows Gas-Phase Basicity Predictions: Dissociation Barriers and Charge Abstraction, Micah T. Donor, Jesse W. Wilson, Samantha O. Shepherd, and James S. Prell
Measurement and Theory of Gas-Phase Ion Mobility Shifts Resulting from Isotopomer Mass Distribution Changes, Christopher P. Harrilal, Viraj D. Gandhi, Gabe Nagy, Xi Chen, Michael G. Buchanan, Roza Wojcik, Christopher R. Conant, Micah T. Donor, Yehia M. Ibrahim, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Richard D. Smith, and Carlos Larriba-Andaluz
Dynamic Time-Warping Correction for Shifts in Ultrahigh Resolving Power Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations, Adam L. Hollerbach, Christopher R. Conant, Gabe Nagy, Matthew E. Monroe, Khushboo Gupta, Micah T. Donor, Cameron M. Giberson, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Richard D. Smith, and Yehia M. Ibrahim
Domestic Egg-Laying Hens, Gallus gallus domesticus, Do Not Modulate Flapping Flight Performance in Response to Wing Condition, Brianna M. León, Bret W. Tobalske, Neila Ben Sassi, Renée Garant, Donald R. Powers, and Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
Regulation of Kv11.1 Isoform Expression by Polyadenylate Binding Protein Nuclear 1, Matthew R. Stump, Rachel T. Nguyen, Rachel H. Drgastin, Delaney Search, Quiming Gong, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Combined Effects of Experimentally Elevated CORT and Predation Threat on Exploratory and Foraging Behavior of Desmognathus ochrophaeus, Aaron M. Sullivan, Ian E. Kratzer, Seanna C. Jobe, and Jacquelyn L. Lewis
Faculty Publications from 2020
What Forests Teach Us about Community, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Taking Temperature with Leaves: A Semester-Long Structured- Inquiry Research Investigation for Undergraduate Plant Biology, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Rapid Determination of Activation Energies for Gas-Phase Protein Unfolding and Dissociation in a Q-IM-ToF Mass Spectrometer, Micah T. Donor, Samantha O. Shepherd, and James S. Prell
The Allometry of Daily Energy Expenditure in Hummingbirds: An Energy Budget Approach, Anushu Shankar, Donald R. Powers, Liliana M. Dávalos, and Catherine H. Graham
Salamander Stress and Duress: The Relationship Between CORT, Autotomy and Regeneration, and Exploratory Behaviour, Aaron M. Sullivan and Jacquelyn L. Lewis
Increasing Collisional Activation of Protein Complexes Using Smaller Aperture Source Sampling Cones on a Synapt Q-IM-TOF Instrument with a Stepwave Source, Jesse W. Wilson, Micah T. Donor, Samantha O. Shepherd, and James S. Prell
Evaluating Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cross-Laminated Timber Bonded with a Soy-Based Adhesive, Michael Yauk, Jason Stenson, Micah T. Donor, and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
Protonation Isomers of Highly Charged Protein Ions Can Be Separated in FAIMS-MS, J. Diana Zhang, Micah T. Donor, Amber D. Rolland, Michael G. Leeming, Huixin Wang, Adam J. Trevitt, K.M. Mohibul Kabir, James S. Prell, and William A. Donald
Faculty Publications from 2019
Multi‐Scale Integration of Tree Recruitment and Range Dynamics in a Changing Climate, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry, Charles J. W. Carroll, Patrick H. Martin, and Matthew V. Talluto
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Overall Energy Deposition in Surface-Induced Unfolding of Protein Ions, Micah T. Donor, Austin M. Mroz, and James S. Prell
Hummingbirds Budget Energy Flexibly in Response to Changing Resources, Anusha Shankar, Catherine H. Graham, Joseph R. Canepa, Susan M. Wethington, and Don Powers
Environmental Determinants of Recruitment Success of Subalpine Fir (Abies Lasiocarpa) in a Mixed-Conifer Forest, Elizah Z. Stephens, Christopher P. Murar, Daniel B. Tinker, and Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Faculty Publications from 2018
Drosophila Exo70 is Essential for Neurite Extension and Survival under Thermal Stress, Alex Chun Koon, Zhefan Stephan Chen, Shaohong Peng, Joyce Man See Fung, Xiaoman Zhang, Kayly M. Lembke, Hoi Kin Chow, C. Andrew Frank, Liwen Jiang, Kwok-Fai Lau, and Ho Yin Edwin Chan
Regulation of Kv11.1 Potassium Channel C-Terminal Isoform Expression by the RNA-Binding Proteins HuR and HuD, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Upregulation of Functional Kv11.1a Isoform Expression by Modified U1 Small Nuclear RNA, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Integrating Morphology and Kinematics in the Scaling of Hummingbird Hovering Metabolic Rate and Efficiency, Derrick J. E. Groom, M. Cecilia B. Toledo, Donald R. Powers, Bret W. Tobalske, and Kenneth C. Welch Jr.
Rivoli's Hummingbird: Eugenes fulgens, Donald R. Powers
Energetic Consequences for a Northern, Range-Edge Lizard Population, Sean D. Powers, Matthew R. McTernan, Donald R. Powers, and Roger A. Anderson
Faculty Publications from 2017
Species Interactions Weakly Modify Climate-Induced Tree Co-Occurrence Patterns, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Toward an Improved Conceptual Understanding of North American Tree Species Distributions, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Species Interactions Weakly Modify Climate-Induced Tree Co-Occurrence Patterns, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry and David M. Bell
Extended Protein Ions are Formed by the Chain Ejection Model in Chemical Supercharging Electrospray Ionization, Micah T. Donor, Simon A. Ewing, Muhammad A. Zenaidee, William A. Donald, and James S. Prell
Collidoscope: An Improved Tool for Computing Collisional Cross Sections with the Trajectory Method, Simon A. Ewing, Micah T. Donor, Jesse W. Wilson, and James S. Prell
Using Whole-Group Metabolic Rate and Behaviour to Assess the Energetics of Courtship in Red-Sided Garter Snakes, Christopher R. Friesen, Don Powers, and Robert T. Mason
Effects of Size, Caudal Autotomy, and Predator Kairomones on the Foraging Behavior of Alleghany Mountain Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), Emilia A.R. Gildemeister, Wesley I. Payette, and Aaron M. Sullivan
Exploring the Interaction of Drosophila TDP-43 and the Type II Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel, Cacophony, in Regulating Motor Function and Behavior, Kayly M. Lembke and David B. Morton
Restoration of Motor Defects Caused by Loss of Drosophila TDP-43 by Expression of the Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel, Cacophony, in Central Neurons, Kayly M. Lembke, David B. Norton, and Charles Scudder
Hovering in the Heat: Effects of Environmental Temperature on Heat Regulation in Foraging Hummingbirds, Don R. Powers, Kathleen M. Langland, Susan M. Wethington, Sean D. Powers, Catherine H. Graham, and Bret W. Tobalske
Fluorescence Induction of Photosynthetic Bacteria, G. Spika, M. Kis, James L. Smart, and P. Maroti
Faculty Publications from 2016
Flight Mechanics and Control of Escape Manoeuvres in Hummingbirds. II. Aerodynamic Force Production, Flight Control and Performance Limitations, Bo Cheng, Bret W. Tobalske, Donald R. Powers, Tyson L. Hedrick, Yi Wang, Susan M. Wethington, George T.C. Chiu, and Xinyan Deng
Flight Mechanics and Control of Escape Manoeuvres in Hummingbirds. I. Flight Kinematics, Bo Cheng, Bret W. Tobalske, Donald R. Powers, Tyson L. Hedrick, Susan M. Wethington, George T.C. Chiu, and Xinyan Deng
Scale-dependent Contributions of Abiotic and Biotic Factors to Tree Species Composition Patterns in the US Rocky Mountains, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry
Do Community-Level Models Account for the Effects of Biotic Interactions? A Comparison of Community-Level and Species Distribution Modeling of Rocky Mountain Conifers, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry, Shannon Albeke, and Daniel B. Tinker
The Relative Influences of Climate and Competition on Tree Growth along Montane Ecotones in the Rocky Mountains, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry and Ellie Cannon
Winter Conditions Influence Biological Responses of Migrating Hummingbirds, Catherine H. Graham, Sarah R. Supp, Donald R. Powers, Pieter Beck, Marisa C. W. Lim, Anusha Shankar, Scott Goetz, and Susan M. Wethington
Three-dimensional simulation for fast forward flight of a calliope hummingbird, Jialei Song, Bret W. Tobalske, Don Powers, Tyson Hedrick, and Haoxiang Luo
Drift and Activity Responses of Black Flies (Simulium vittatum) in the Field: Influences of Tactile and Injury-Released Stimuli from Simulated Predation, Aaron M. Sullivan and Elyse C. Johnson
RHEB1 Expression in Embryonic and Postnatal Mouse, Qi Tian, James L. Smart, Joachim H. Clement, Yingming Wang, Alex Derkatch, Harald Schubert, Michael V. Danilchik, Daniel L. Marks, and Lev M. Federov
RHEBI Expression in Embryonic and Postnatal Mouse, Qi Tian, James L. Smart, Joachim H. Clement, Yingming Wang, Alex Derkatch, Harald Schubert, Michael V. Danilchik, Daniel L. Marks, and Lev M. Fedorov
Multiple Evolutionary Origins of Ubiquitous Cu2+ and Zn2+ Binding in the S100 Protein Family, Lucas C. Wheeler, Micah T. Donor, James S. Prell, and Michael J. Harms
Faculty Publications from 2015
A Simple Bioluminescent Method for Measuring D-Amino Acid Oxidase Activity, T. Spencer Bailey, Micah T. Donor, Sean P. Naughton, and Michael D. Pluth
Size Dependence in Non-sperm Ejaculate Production is Reflected in Daily Energy Expenditure and Resting Metabolic Rate, Christopher R. Friesen, Donald R. Powers, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry, and Robert T. Mason
Heat dissipation during hovering and forward flight in hummingbirds, Don Powers, Bret W. Tobalske, J. Keaton Wilson, and Keeley R. Corder
Citizen-science data provides new insight into annual and seasonal variation in migration patterns, S R. Supp, Frank A. La Sorte, Tina A. Cormier, Marisa C. W. Lim, Donald R. Powers, Susan M. Wethington, Scott Goetz, and Catherine H. Graham
Faculty Publications from 2014
Stand Density and Age Affect Tree-level Structural and Functional Characteristics of Young, Postfire Lodgepole Pine in Yellowstone National Park, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry and Daniel B. Tinker
Position of Premature Termination Codons Determines Susceptibility of hERG Mutations to Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay in Long QT Syndrome, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Upregulation of Functional Kv11.1 Isoform Expression by Inhibition of Intronic Polyadenylation with Antisense Morpholino Oligonucleotides, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Antipredator Behavior in Desmognathus ochrophaeus: Threat-Specific Responses to Chemical Stimuli in a Foraging Context, Elyse C. Johnson and Aaron M. Sullivan
STRAD Pseudokinases Regulate Axogenesis and LKB1 Stability, Biliana O. Veleva-Rotse, James L. Smart, Annette F. Baas, Benjamin Edmonds, Zi-ming Zhao, Allyson Brown, Lillian R. Klug, Kelly Hansen, Gabrielle Rielly, Alexandria P. Gardner, Krishnaveni Subbiah, Eric A. Gaucher, Hans Clevers, and Anthony P. Barnes
Faculty Publications from 2013
Oregon NMR Consortium: A Collaboratory for NMR Data Acquisition and Processing, R. Carlisle Chambers
Estrogen Regulation of Jun and Fos in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt, Renee Geck, and Jessica N. Magill
CaM KK Mediates MDM2 Activation in LNCaP Cells, John M. Schmitt and Philip Graber
AKAP7 Regulates CaM Kinase Activation in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt, Hannah M. McFarland, and Kimberly Dodge-Kafka
Estrogen Receptor α Regulates ERK in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt and Angela J. Rofelty
LQT2 Nonsense Mutations Generate Trafficking Defective NH2-Terminally Truncated Channels by the Reinitiation of Translation, Matthew R. Stump, Qiuming Gong, and Zhengfeng Zhou
A Study of the Sensitivity of Plethodon cinereus (Caudata: Plethodontidae) to Damage-Released Cues from Conspecifics, Aaron M. Sullivan and Gregory Jensen
Identification and RNA Binding Characterization of Plant Virus RNA Silencing Suppressor Proteins, Jeff Vargason, Carissa J. Burch, and Jesse W. Wilson
Faculty Publications from 2012
Respiratory Evaporative Water Loss During Hovering and Forward Flight in Hummingbirds, Donald R. Powers, Philip W. Getsinger, Bret W. Tobalske, Susan M. Wethington, Sean D. Powers, and Douglas R. Warrick
Vitamin D Blocks Estrogen Signaling through PKA, John M. Schmitt and Amanda P. Ankeny
Estrogen and Vitamin D Control of Transcription in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt and N. Magill
CaM Kinase Control of AKT and LNCaP Cell Survival, John M. Schmitt, Samantha Smith, Brendon Hart, and Luke Fletcher
Estrogen Receptor Activation of CaM Kinase I and ERK, John M. Schmitt and Mikayla S. Todd
Early LQT2 Nonsense Mutation Generates N-Terminally Truncated hERG Channels with Altered Gating Properties by the Reinitiation of Translation, Matthew R. Stump, Qiuming Gong, Jonathan D. Packer, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Isoform-Specific Dominant-Negative Effects Associated with hERG1 G628S Mutation in Long QT Syndrome, Matthew R. Stump, Qiuming Gong, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Faculty Publications from 2011
Reciprocal Regulation of TREK-1 Channels by Arachidonic Acid and CRH in Mouse Corticotropes, Andy K. Lee, James L. Smart, Marcelo Rubinstein, Malcolm J. Low, and Amy Tse
14-3-3γ Binds to CaM KKα and Blocks Estrogen Signaling in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt and Amanda P. Ankeny
Transcription Factor Regulation of ERK and Estrogen in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt and Jessica N. Magill
TRP Channel Regulation of Estrogen Signaling, John M. Schmitt and Jessica N. Magill
CaM Kinase Regulation of AKT and BAD in Prostate Cancer Cells, John M. Schmitt and Samantha F. Smith
Multiple Splicing Defects Caused by hERG Splice Site Mutation 2592+1G>A Associated with Long QT Syndrome, Matthew R. Stump, Qiuming Gong, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Caused by a Frameshift Mutation in a Large Kindred of Type 2 Long QT Syndrome, Ignatius Gerardo Zarraga, Li Zhang, Matthew R. Stump, Qiuming Gong, G. Michael Vincent, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Faculty Publications from 2010
Mitochondrial Physiology of Diapausing and Developing Embryos of the Annual Killifsh Austrofundulus Limnaeus: Implications for Extreme Anoxia Tolerance, Jeff Duerr and Jason E. Podrabsky
Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation Contribute to the Generation of hERG1 C-terminal Isoforms, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, A. Russell Dunn, Vivianne Deng, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Inhibition of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay by Antisense Morpholino Oligonucleotides Restores Functional Expression of hERG Nonsense and Frameshift Mutations in Long-QT Syndrome, Qiuming Gong, Matthew R. Stump, and Zhengfeng Zhou
Arthropod Foraging by a Southeastern Arizona Hummingbird Guild, Don Powers, Jessamyn A. Van Hook, Elizabeth A. Sandlin, and Todd J. McWhorter
Quantitative trait loci mapping reveals candidate pathways regulating cell cycle duration in Plasmodium falciparum, Heather B. Reilly Ayala, Mark A. Wacker, Geoffrey Siwo, and Michael T. Ferdig
ERK Activation and Cell Growth Require CaM Kinases in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells, John M. Schmitt, Ellen Abell, Andrea Wagner, and Monika A. Davare
Mutational Studies Uncover Non-Native Structure in the Dimeric Kinetic Intermediate of the H2A–H2B Heterodimer, Matthew R. Stump and Lisa M. Gloss
Effects of Flight Speed upon Muscle Activity in Hummingbirds, Bret W. Tobalske, Andrew A. Biewener, Douglas R. Warrick, Tyson L. Hedrick, and Donald R. Powers
Faculty Publications from 2009
ERK Activation Requires CaM Kinases in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells, John M. Schmitt and Ellen Abell
CaM Kinase Kinase Control of Prostate Cancer Cell Survival, John M. Schmitt and Brendon Hart
Faculty Publications from 2008
Brainstem Raphe Pallidus and the Adjacent Area Contain a Novel Action Site in the Melanocortin Circuitry Regulating Energy Balance, Liugen Lei, Yan Gu, Jonathan G. Murphy, Pinxuan Yu, James L. Smart, Malcolm J. Low, and Wei Fan
M3-Muscarinic Receptor Activation of ERK and Cell Growth Requires Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinases in MCF-7 Cells, John M. Schmitt, ellen Abell, and Andrea Wagner
Carbachol Regulation of AKT in LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells, John M. Schmitt and Luke Fletcher
Mutational Analysis of the Stability of the H2A and H2B Histone Monomers, Matthew R. Stump and Lisa M. Gloss
Faculty Publications from 2007
Expression and Localization of an Aquaporin-1 Homologue in the Avian Kidney and Lower Intestinal Tract, G Casotti, T Waldron, G Misquith, Donald R. Powers, and L Slusher
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays as Optical Sensors of Barbiturate Binding, R. Carlisle Chambers, Elissa J. Bell, Tauni M. Records, Anna Cherian, Karen Ragan, and Bonnie Swartout
Pyruvate Transport in Isolated Cardiac Mitochondria from two Species of Amphibian Exhibiting Dissimilar Aerobic Scope: Bufo Marinus and Rana Catesbeiana, Jeff Duerr and Kristina Tucker
Quantitative Dissection of Clone-Specific Growth Rates in Cultured Malaria Parasites, Heather B. Reilly Ayala, Hongjian Wang, John A. Steuter, Anastasia M. Marx, and Michael T. Ferdig