PublishedPapers

2025

Functionally divergent melanocortin receptor subtypes and the HPI axis in sea lamprey

Functionally divergent melanocortin receptor subtypes and the HPI axis in sea lamprey

J Mol Endocrinol

Shaughnessy CA, Myhre VD, McCormick SD, Dores RM

A Cftr-independent, Ano1-rich seawater-adaptive ionocyte in sea lamprey gills

A Cftr-independent, Ano1-rich seawater-adaptive ionocyte in sea lamprey gills

J Exp Biol

Shaughnessy CA, Hall DJ, Norstog JL, Ferreira-Martins D, Barany A, Regish AM, Breves JP, Komoroske LM, McCormick SD

Physiological and morphological traits affect contemporary range expansion and implications for species distribution modeling in an amphibian species

Physiological and morphological traits affect contemporary range expansion and implications for species distribution modeling in an amphibian species

J Anim Ecol

Edwards OM, Reichert MS, Ozmen L, Shaughnessy CA, Zhai L, Zhang B

2024

Salinity and prolactin regulate anoctamin 1 in the model teleost, <em>Fundulus heteroclitus</em>

Salinity and prolactin regulate anoctamin 1 in the model teleost, Fundulus heteroclitus

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol

Breves JP, Posada M, Tao Y, Shaughnessy CA

Endocrine control of gill ionocyte function in euryhaline fishes

Endocrine control of gill ionocyte function in euryhaline fishes

J Comp Physiol B

Breves JP, Shaughnessy CA

Ion Regulation in Anadromous Fishes

Ion Regulation in Anadromous Fishes

Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology (2nd Edition)

Shaughnessy CA, Bystriansky JS

2023

Functional characterization of melanocortin 2 receptor (Mc2r) from a lobe-finned fish (<em>Protopterus annectens</em>) and insights into the molecular evolution of melanocortin receptors

Functional characterization of melanocortin 2 receptor (Mc2r) from a lobe-finned fish (Protopterus annectens) and insights into the molecular evolution of melanocortin receptors

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Shaughnessy CA, Le K, Myhre VD, Dores RM

Pacific Spiny Dofish Mc2r

Molecular and pharmacological analysis of the melanocortin-2 receptor and its accessory proteins Mrap1 and Mrap2 in a Squalomorph shark, the Pacific spiny dogfish

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Bouyoucos IA, Shaughnessy CA, Anderson WG, Dores RM.

Hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis signaling in Atlantic sturgeon (<em>Acipenser oxyrinchus</em>) and sterlet (<em>Acipenser ruthenus</em>)

Hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis signaling in Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Shaughnessy CA, Myhre VD, Hall DJ, McCormick SD, Dores RM

Trends in the evolution of the elasmobranch melanocortin-2 receptor: insights from structure/function studies on the activation of whale shark Mc2r

Trends in the evolution of the elasmobranch melanocortin-2 receptor: insights from structure/function studies on the activation of whale shark Mc2r

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Hoglin BE, Miner MV, Erdenebayar U, Shaughnessy CA, Dores RM

Juvenile sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>) have a wide window of elevated salinity tolerance that is eventually limited during springtime warming

Juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) have a wide window of elevated salinity tolerance that is eventually limited during springtime warming

Can J Fish Aquat Sci

Shaughnessy CA, McCormick SD

2022

Structure/function studies on the activation motif of two non-mammalian Mrap1 orthologs, and observations on the phylogeny of Mrap1, including a novel characterization of an Mrap1 from the chondrostean fish, Polyodon spathula

Structure/function studies on the activation motif of two non-mammalian Mrap1 orthologs, and observations on the phylogeny of Mrap1, including a novel characterization of an Mrap1 from the chondrostean fish, Polyodon spathula

Biomolecules

Dores RM, McKinley G, Meyers A, Martin M, Shaughnessy CA

Human melanocortin-2 receptor: identifying a role for residues in the TM4, EC2, and TM5 domains in activation and trafficking as a result of co-expression with the accessory protein, Mrap1 in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Human melanocortin-2 receptor: identifying a role for residues in the TM4, EC2, and TM5 domains in activation and trafficking as a result of co-expression with the accessory protein, Mrap1 in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Biomolecules

Davis PV, Shaughnessy CA, Dores RM

A basal actinopterygian melanocortin receptor: molecular and functional characterization of an Mc2r ortholog from the Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

A basal actinopterygian melanocortin receptor: molecular and functional characterization of an Mc2r ortholog from the Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Shaughnessy CA, Jensen MF, Dores RM

IL-13-programmed airway tuft cells produce PGE2, which promotes CFTR-dependent mucociliary function

IL-13-programmed airway tuft cells produce PGE2, which promotes CFTR-dependent mucociliary function

JCI Insight

Kotas ME, Moore C, Gurrola II JG, Pletcher S, Goldberg AN, Alvarez R, Yamato S, Bratcher PE, Shaughnessy CA, Zeitlin PL, Zhang I, Li Y, Montgomery MT, Lee K, Cope E, Locksley RM, Seibold MA, Gordon ED

The isosmotic point as critical salinity limit for growth and osmoregulation, but not survival, in the wolf eel <em>Anarrhichthys ocellatus</em>

The isosmotic point as critical salinity limit for growth and osmoregulation, but not survival, in the wolf eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Fish Physiol Biochem

Shaughnessy CA, Balfry SK, Bystriansky JS

Net benefit of ivacaftor during prolonged tezacaftor/elexacaftor exposure in vitro

Net benefit of ivacaftor during prolonged tezacaftor/elexacaftor exposure in vitro

J Cyst Fibros

Shaughnessy CA, Zeitlin PL, Bratcher PE

Receptor-mediated activation of CFTR via prostaglandin signaling pathways in the airway

Receptor-mediated activation of CFTR via prostaglandin signaling pathways in the airway

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol

Shaughnessy CA, Yadav S, Bratcher PE, Zeitlin PL

2021

Tissue and salinity specific Na+/Cl- cotransporter (NCC) orthologues involved in the adaptive osmoregulation of sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>)

Tissue and salinity specific Na+/Cl- cotransporter (NCC) orthologues involved in the adaptive osmoregulation of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Sci Rep

Barany A, Shaughnessy CA, Pelis RM, Fuentes J, Mancera JM, McCormick SD

Elexacaftor is a CFTR potentiator and acts synergistically with ivacaftor during acute and chronic treatment

Elexacaftor is a CFTR potentiator and acts synergistically with ivacaftor during acute and chronic treatment

Sci Rep

Shaughnessy CA, Zeitlin PL, Bratcher PE

11-Deoxycortisol is a stress responsive and gluconeogenic hormone in a jawless vertebrate, the sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>)

11-Deoxycortisol is a stress responsive and gluconeogenic hormone in a jawless vertebrate, the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

J Exp Biol

Shaughnessy CA, McCormick SD

Corticosteroid control of Na+/K+-ATPase in the intestine of the sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>)

Corticosteroid control of Na+/K+-ATPase in the intestine of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Gen Comp Endocrinol

Barany A*, Shaughnessy CA*, McCormick SD

Down-regulation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in human airway epithelia in response to low temperature incubation

Down-regulation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in human airway epithelia in response to low temperature incubation

BMJ Open Respir Res

Yadav S*, Shaughnessy CA*, Zeitlin PL, Bratcher PE

Molecular mechanisms of Cl- transport in fishes: new insights and their evolutionary context

Molecular mechanisms of Cl- transport in fishes: new insights and their evolutionary context

J Exp Zool A

Shaughnessy CA, Breves JP

2020

Effect of apical chloride concentration on the measurement of responses to CFTR modulation in airway epithelia cultured from nasal brushings

Effect of apical chloride concentration on the measurement of responses to CFTR modulation in airway epithelia cultured from nasal brushings

Physiological Reports

Bratcher PE, Yadav S, Shaughnessy CA, Thornell IM, Zeitlin PL

11-Deoxycortisol controls hydromineral balance in the most basal osmoregulating vertebrate, sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>)

11-Deoxycortisol controls hydromineral balance in the most basal osmoregulating vertebrate, sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Sci Rep

Shaughnessy CA, Barany A, McCormick SD

Osmoregulatory role of the intestine in the sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>)

Osmoregulatory role of the intestine in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol

Barany A, Shaughnessy CA, Fuentes J, Mancera JM, McCormick SD

Functional characterization and osmoregulatory role of gill Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC1) in sea lamprey (<em>Petromyzon marinus</em>), a basal vertebrate

Functional characterization and osmoregulatory role of gill Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC1) in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), a basal vertebrate

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol

Shaughnessy CA, McCormick SD

Shad thermal tolerance

Upper thermal tolerance and heat shock protein response of juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima)

Estuaries Coasts

Bayse S*, Shaughnessy CA*, Regish A, McCormick SD

2018

Reduced thermal tolerance during salinity acclimation in brook trout (<em>Salvelinus fontinalis</em>) can be rescued by prior treatment with cortisol

Reduced thermal tolerance during salinity acclimation in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) can be rescued by prior treatment with cortisol

J Exp Biol

Shaughnessy CA, McCormick SD

2017

Survival and osmoregulation of the purple marsh crab (<em>Sesarma reticulatum</em>) at varying salinity and pH

Survival and osmoregulation of the purple marsh crab (Sesarma reticulatum) at varying salinity and pH

Can J Zool

Shaughnessy CA, Anderson EC, Kasparian M, LaMontagne JM, Bystriansky JS

2015

Sturgion acid-base and ionoregulation

Interaction of osmoregulatory and acid-base compensation in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) during exposure to aquatic hypercarbia and elevated salinity

J Exp Biol

Shaughnessy CA, Baker DW, Brauner CJ, Morgan JD, Bystriansky JS