Cardiac Protein Lab

Publications

Jared B. Shaftoe, Elizabeth A. Manchester, Todd E. Gillis, (2023) Cardiac remodeling caused by cold acclimation is reversible with rewarming in zebrafish (Danio rerio) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology

Gabrielle Perugini, Mackenzie Edgar, Feng Lin, Christopher J. Kennedy, Anthony P. Farrell, Todd E. Gillis, Sarah L. Alderman (2022) Age matters: comparing life-stage responses to diluted bitumen exposure in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Aquatic Toxicology, 253
Elizabeth F. Johnston , Todd E. Gillis. Regulation of collagen deposition in the trout heart during thermal acclimation Current Research in Physiology. Volume 5, 2022, Pages 99-108
Y. Ding,  E. F. Johnston, and T. E. Gillis  Mitogen-activated protein kinases contribute to temperature-induced cardiac remodelling in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).  Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2022) 192:61–76

 S.L. Alderman, C.L. Riggs, T.E. Bullingham, O.M.N., Gillis, D.E. Warren Cold acclimation induces life stage-specific responses in the cardiac proteome of western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii)- implications for anoxia tolerance. Journal of Experimental Biology (2021) 224, jeb242387. doi:10.1242/jeb.242387

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Georgina K. Cox and Todd E. Gillis   Surviving anoxia: the maintenance of energy production and tissue integrity during anoxia and reoxygenation Journal of Experimental Biology (2020) 223,

Sarah L Alderman, Christarin M Dilkumar, Sean R Avey, Anthony P Farrell, Christopher J Kennedy, Todd E Gillis Effects of diluted bitumen exposure and recovery on the seawater acclimation response of Atlantic salmon smolts. Aquatic Toxicolgy, 2020

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Sean R. Avey, Christopher J. Kennedy, Anthony P. Farrell, Todd E. Gillis, Sarah L. Alderman, Effects of diluted bitumen exposure on Atlantic salmon smolts: Molecular and metabolic responses in relation to swimming performance. Aquatic Toxicology 221 (2020) 105423

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Sarah L. Alderman Dane A. Crossley II, Ruth M. Elsey & Todd E. Gillis Growing up gator: a proteomic perspective on cardiac maturation in an oviparous reptile, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). J. Comp. Physiol. B. 2020 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s00360-020-01257-6.

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E.F. Johnston and T.E. Gillis Short-term cyclical stretch phosphorylates p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs in cultured fibroblasts from the hearts of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biology Open, 2020

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Sarah L. Alderman Dane A. Crossley, Ruth M. Elsey, and Todd E. Gillis. Hypoxia-induced reprogramming of the cardiac phenotype in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) revealed by quantitative proteomics. Nature Scientific Reports 2019 Jun 13;9(1):8592. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45023-3.

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Lauren. A. Gatrell,  E. Farhat,  W. G. Pyle, and  Todd E. Gillis,  Contractile function of the excised hagfish heart during anoxia exposure. Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2019) 189:199–211

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Elizabeth F. Johnston and Todd E. Gillis, Transforming growth factor-β1 induces differentiation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cardiac fibroblasts into myofibroblasts Journal of Experimental Biology (2018) 221, jeb189167. doi:10.1242/jeb.189167

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Sarah L. Alderman, Feng Lin, Todd E. Gillis, Anthony P. Farrell, Christopher J. Kennedy, Developmental and latent effects of diluted bitumen exposure on early lifestages of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Aquatic Toxicology, 202 (2018) 6–15

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Sarah Schorno, Todd E. Gillis and Douglas S. Fudge, Cellular mechanisms of slime gland refilling in Pacific hagfish
(Eptatretus stoutii) Journal of Experimental Biology (2018) 221, jeb183806. doi:10.1242/jeb.183806

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Matiyo Ojehomon, Sarah L. Alderman, Love Sandhu, Sierra Sutcliffe, Terry Van Raay, Todd E. Gillis, John F. Dawson, Identification of the actc1c cardiac actin gene in zebrafish. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 138 (2018) 32-37

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Sarah Schorno1, Todd E. Gillis1 and Douglas S. Fudge, Emptying and refilling of slime glands in Atlantic (Myxine glutinosa) and Pacific (Eptatretus stoutii) hagfishes, Journal of Experimental Biology (2018) 221, jeb172254. doi:10.1242/jeb.172254

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S. R. Avey, M. Ojehomon,J.F.Dawson and T. E. Gillis, How the expression of green fluorescent protein and human cardiac actin in the heart influences cardiac function and aerobic performance in zebrafish Danio rerio. Journal of Fish Biology (2018) 92, 177–189
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L.A.Dindia, S.L.Alderman, T.E.Gillis Data for iTRAQ-based quantification of the cardiac proteome of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at rest and with exercise training. Data in Brief, 13, (2017) 32–36

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Andrew J. Foster, Mathew J. Platt, Jason S. Huber, Ashley L. Eadie, Alicia M. Arkell, Nadya Romanova, David C. Wright, Todd E. Gillis, Coral L. Murrant, Keith R. Brunt, and Jeremy A. Simpson Central-acting therapeutics alleviate respiratory weakness caused by heart failure-induced ventilatory overdrive. Science Translational Medicine.Vol. 9, Issue 390, eaag1303

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Elizabeth F. Johnston and Todd E. Gillis, Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) stimulates collagen synthesis in cultured rainbow trout cardiac fibroblasts. Journal of Experimental Biology (2017) 220, 2645-2653.

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Sarah L. Alderman, Laura A. Dindia, Christopher J. Kennedy, Anthony P. Farrell and Todd E. Gillis Proteomic analysis of sockeye salmon serum as a tool for biomarker discovery and new insight into the sublethal toxicity of diluted bitumen. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part D 22 (2017) 157–166
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Laura A. Dindia, Sarah L. Alderman, Todd E. Gillis, Novel insights into cardiac remodelling revealed by proteomic analysis of the trout
heart during exercise training. Journal of Proteomics

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Adam. N. Keen, Jordan M. Klaiman, Holly A. Shiels and Todd E. Gillis, Temperature-induced cardiac remodeling in fish. Journal of Experimental Biology (2017) 220, 147-160 doi:10.1242/jeb.128496

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Sarah L. Alderman, Feng Lin, Anthony P. Farrell, Christopher J. Kennedy and Todd E. Gillis. Effects of diluted bitumen exposure on juvenile sockeye salmon: from cells to performance. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2016

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Elizabeth J. Sears, and Todd E. Gillis. A functional comparison of cardiac troponin C from representatives of three vertebrate taxa: Linking phylogeny and protein function. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B

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Todd E. Gillis, Jordan M. Klaiman, Andrew Foster, Mathew J. Platt, Jason S. Huber, Melissa Y. Corso, and Jeremy A. Simpson.  Dissecting the role of the myofilament in diaphragm dysfunction during the development of heart failure in mice American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 310: H572–H586, 2016.
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Characterizing the metabolic capacity of the anoxic hagfish heart
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Jordan M. Klaiman, W. Glen Pyle and Todd E. Gillis, Cold acclimation increases cardiac myofilament function and ventricular pressure generation in trout, The Journal of Experimental Biology (2014) 217, 4132-4140

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Pinto, N., Yang, F. C., Negishi, A., Rheinstädter, M. C., Gillis, T. E., & Fudge, D. S. (2014). Self-assembly enhances the strength of fibers made from vimentin intermediate filament proteins. Biomacromolecules15(2), 574-581.

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Johnson, A. C., Turko, A. J., Klaiman, J. M., Johnston, E. F., & Gillis, T. E. (2014). Cold acclimation alters the connective tissue content of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) heart. The Journal of experimental biology217(11), 1868-1875.

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Johnston, E. F., Alderman, S. L., & Gillis, T. E. (2013). Chronic Hypoxia Exposure of Trout Embryos Alters Swimming Performance and Cardiac Gene Expression in Larvae. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology86(5), 567-575.

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Smith, G. S., Samborska, B., Hawley, S. P., Klaiman, J. M., Gillis, T. E., Jones, N., … & Harauz, G. (2013). Nucleus‐localized 21.5‐kDa myelin basic protein promotes oligodendrocyte proliferation and enhances neurite outgrowth in coculture, unlike the plasma membrane‐associated 18.5‐kDa isoform. Journal of neuroscience research91(3), 349-362.

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Alderman, S. L., Klaiman, J. M., Deck, C. A., & Gillis, T. E. (2012). Effect of cold acclimation on troponin I isoform expression in striated muscle of rainbow trout. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology303(2), R168-R176.

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Gillis, T. E. (2012). Evolution of the Regulatory Control of the Vertebrate Heart: The Role of the Contractile Proteins. In Ontogeny and Phylogeny of the Vertebrate Heart (pp. 125-145). Springer New York.

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Negishi, A., Armstrong, C. L., Kreplak, L., Rheinstadter, M. C., Lim, L. T., Gillis, T. E., & Fudge, D. S. (2012). The production of fibers and films from solubilized hagfish slime thread proteins. Biomacromolecules13(11), 3475-3482.

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Gillis, T. E., & Klaiman, J. M. (2011). The influence of PKA treatment on the Ca2+ activation of force generation by trout cardiac muscle. The Journal of experimental biology214(12), 1989-1996.

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Kirkpatrick, K. P., Robertson, A. S., Klaiman, J. M., & Gillis, T. E. (2011). The influence of trout cardiac troponin I and PKA phosphorylation on the Ca2+ affinity of the cardiac troponin complex. The Journal of experimental biology,214(12), 1981-1988.

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Miller, S. C., Gillis, T. E., & Wright, P. A. (2011). The ontogeny of regulatory control of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) heart and how this is influenced by chronic hypoxia exposure. The Journal of experimental biology,214(12), 2065-2072.

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Gillis, T.E. (2011). Cardiac Excitation–Contraction Coupling: Calcium and the Contractile Element. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment 2, 1054-1059

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Klaiman, J. M., Fenna, A. J., Shiels, H. A., Macri, J., & Gillis, T. E. (2011). Cardiac remodeling in fish: strategies to maintain heart function during temperature change. PloS one6(9), e24464.

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Shaffer, J. F., & Gillis, T. E. (2010). Evolution of the regulatory control of vertebrate striated muscle: the roles of troponin I and myosin binding protein-C.Physiological genomics42(3), 406-419.

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Miller, S. C., Reeb, S. E., Wright, P. A., & Gillis, T. E. (2008). Oxygen concentration in the water boundary layer next to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) embryos is influenced by hypoxia exposure time, metabolic rate, and water flow. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences65(10), 2170-2177.

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Liang, B., Chung, F., Qu, Y., Pavlov, D., Gillis, T. E., Tikunova, S. B., … & Tibbits, G. F. (2008). Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-related cardiac troponin C mutation L29Q affects Ca2+ binding and myofilament contractility. Physiological genomics33(2), 257-266.

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Gillis, T. E., Marshall, C. R., & Tibbits, G. F. (2007). Functional and evolutionary relationships of troponin C. Physiological genomics32(1), 16-27.

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Gillis, T. E., Martyn, D. A., Rivera, A. J., & Regnier, M. (2007). Investigation of thin filament near-neighbour regulatory unit interactions during force development in skinned cardiac and skeleta muscle. The Journal of physiology,580(2), 561-576.

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Kreutziger, K. L., Gillis, T. E., Davis, J. P., Tikunova, S. B., & Regnier, M. (2007). Influence of enhanced troponin C Ca2+-binding affinity on cooperative thin filament activation in rabbit skeletal muscle. The Journal of physiology583(1), 337-350.

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Moreno-Gonzalez, A., Gillis, T. E., Rivera, A. J., Chase, P. B., Martyn, D. A., & Regnier, M. (2007). Thin-filament regulation of force redevelopment kinetics in rabbit skeletal muscle fibres. The Journal of physiology579(2), 313-326.

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Gillis, T. E., Liang, B., Chung, F., & Tibbits, G. F. (2005). Increasing mammalian cardiomyocyte contractility with residues identified in trout troponin C.Physiological genomics22(1), 1-7.

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Blumenschein, T. M., Gillis, T. E., Tibbits, G. F., & Sykes, B. D. (2004). Effect of temperature on the structure of trout troponin C. Biochemistry43(17), 4955-4963.

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Gillis, T. E., Blumenschein, T. M., Sykes, B. D., & Tibbits, G. F. (2003). Effect of temperature and the F27W mutation on the Ca2+ activated structural transition of trout cardiac troponin C. Biochemistry42(21), 6418-6426.

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Gillis, T. E., Moyes, C. D., & Tibbits, G. F. (2003). Sequence mutations in teleost cardiac troponin C that are permissive of high Ca2+ affinity of site II. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology284(5), C1176-C1184.

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Gillis, T. E., & Tibbits, G. F. (2002). Beating the cold: the functional evolution of troponin C in teleost fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology132(4), 763-772.

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Gillis, T. E., Marshall, C. R., Xue, X. H., Borgford, T. J., & Tibbits, G. F. (2000). Ca2+ binding to cardiac troponin C: effects of temperature and pH on mammalian and salmonid isoforms. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology279(5), R1707-R1715.

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Gillis, T. E., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1999). Influences of subzero thermal acclimation on mitochondrial membrane composition of temperate zone marine bivalve mollusks. Lipids34(1), 59-66.

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Gillis, T. E., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1999). Mitochondrial membrane composition of two arctic marine bivalve mollusks, Serripes groenlandicus and Mya truncata. Lipids34(1), 53-57.

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Stuart, J. A., Gillis, T. E., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1998). Compositional correlates of metabolic depression in the mitochondrial membranes of estivating snails.American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology275(6), R1977-R1982.

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Stuart, J. A., Gillis, T. E., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1998). Remodeling of phospholipid fatty acids in mitochondrial membranes of estivating snails. Lipids33(8), 787-793.

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Gillis, T. E., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1996). The effects of starvation on plasma free amino acid and glucose concentrations in lake sturgeon. Journal of fish biology,49(6), 1306-1316.

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LeBlanc, P. J., Gillis, T. E., Gerrits, M. F., & Ballantyne, J. S. (1995). Metabolic organization of liver and somatic muscle of landlocked sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, during the spawning migration. Canadian journal of zoology73(5), 916-923.