2016
Biofluorescence in Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae): Fundamental Description and Relevance for Elasmobranch Visual Ecology
Gruber DF, Loew ER, Deheyn DD, Akkaynak D, Gaffney JP, Smith WL, Davis MP, Stern JH, Pieribone VA, Sparks JS. Biofluorescence in Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae): Fundamental Description and Relevance for Elasmobranch Visual Ecology. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 24751. PMID: 27109385, PMCID: PMC4843165, DOI: 10.1038/srep24751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle visual pigmentCartilaginous fishChain catsharksMarine fishPhylogenetic investigationVisual ecologyWestern AtlanticSharksCatsharkBright green fluorescenceElasmobranch behaviourVisual pigmentsPhotoreceptor cellsShark eyeSwell sharksBiofluorescenceCephaloscyllium ventriosumFishGreen fluorescenceSpeciesPotential importancePhotoreceptor propertiesEastern PacificEcologyElasmobranchs
2015
Adaptive Evolution of Eel Fluorescent Proteins from Fatty Acid Binding Proteins Produces Bright Fluorescence in the Marine Environment
Gruber DF, Gaffney JP, Mehr S, DeSalle R, Sparks JS, Platisa J, Pieribone VA. Adaptive Evolution of Eel Fluorescent Proteins from Fatty Acid Binding Proteins Produces Bright Fluorescence in the Marine Environment. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140972. PMID: 26561348, PMCID: PMC4641735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-binding proteinFluorescent proteinFatty acid-binding proteinDuplication eventsGene duplication eventsStrong positive selectionNew fluorescent proteinsMarine environmentAdaptive evolutionEvolutionary switchCryptic genusVertebrate ordersVertebrate taxaPhylogenetic reconstructionProtein familyPhylogenetic analysisSequence motifsSister groupEvolutionary adaptationTranscriptomic analysisPositive selectionFatty acid binding proteinAcid binding proteinBinding proteinBright green fluorescence