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Peer-Reviewed Publications
20. Rubiano-Buitrago P., Pradhan S., Aceves-Aparicio A., Mohammadi S., Paetz C., Rowland H.M. 2024. Cardenolides in the defensive fluid of adult large milkweed bugs have differential potency on vertebrate and invertebrate predator Na+/K+-ATPases. Royal Society Open Science [link]
19. Mohammadi S., Özdemir H.I., Ozbek P., Sumbul F., Stiller J., Deng Y., Crawford A.J., Rowland H.M., Storz J.F., Andolfatto P., Dobler S. 2022. Epistatic effects of amino acid insertions that mediate toxin-resistance of vertebrate Na+K+ATPase. Molecular Biology and Evolution. [link]
18. Mohammadi S., Yang L., Bulbert M.W., Rowland H.M. 2022. Defence mitigation by predators of chemically defended prey integrated over the predation cycle and across biological levels. Royal Society Open Science 9:9220363 [link]
17. Mohammadi S., Herrera-Álvarez S., Yang L., Rodríguez-Ordoñez M.P., Zhang K., Storz J.F., Dobler S., Crawford A.J., Andolfatto P. 2022. Constraints on the evolution of toxin-resistant Na,K-ATPases have limited dependence on sequence divergence. PLoS Genetics. 8:e1010323 [link]
16. Haramura T., Mohammadi S., Savitzky, A. 2021. Relative differences in Na+/K+-ATPase activity between mountain and coastal populations of the Japanese frog, Buergeria japonica. Journal of Herpetology. 55:338–341 [link]
15. Mohammadi S., Yang L., Harpak A., Herrera-Álvarez S., Rodríguez-Ordoñez M.P, Peng J., Zhang K., Storz J.F., Dobler S., Crawford A.J., Andolfatto P. 2021. Concerted evolution reveals co-adapted amino acid substitutions in frogs that prey on toxic toads. Current Biology. 31:2530-2538.e10 [link]
14. Mohammadi S., Kiriazis N.M., Neuman-Lee L.A. 2020. The natural selection game: Incorporating active learning in evolution curricula for general biology. The American Biology Teacher. 82:104–112 [link]
13. Mohammadi S., Petschenka G., Mori A., French S.S., Savitzky A.H. 2018. Snakes exhibit tissue- specific variation in cardiotonic steroid sensitivity of Na+/K+-ATPase. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 217:21-26 [link]
12. Mohammadi S., French S.S., Neuman-Lee L.A., Kojima Y., Mori A., Brodie E.D. Jr., Savitzky A.H. 2017. Corticosteroid responses of snakes to toxins from toads (bufadienolides) and plants (cardenolides) reflect differences in dietary specializations. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 247:16-25. [link]
11. Mohammadi S., Savitzky A.H., Lohr J., Dobler S. 2017. Toad toxin-resistant snake (Thamnophis elegans) expresses high levels of mutant Na+/K+-ATPase mRNA in cardiac muscle. Gene. 614:21-25. [link]
Peer-Reviewed Publications
20. Rubiano-Buitrago P., Pradhan S., Aceves-Aparicio A., Mohammadi S., Paetz C., Rowland H.M. 2024. Cardenolides in the defensive fluid of adult large milkweed bugs have differential potency on vertebrate and invertebrate predator Na+/K+-ATPases. Royal Society Open Science [link]
19. Mohammadi S., Özdemir H.I., Ozbek P., Sumbul F., Stiller J., Deng Y., Crawford A.J., Rowland H.M., Storz J.F., Andolfatto P., Dobler S. 2022. Epistatic effects of amino acid insertions that mediate toxin-resistance of vertebrate Na+K+ATPase. Molecular Biology and Evolution. [link]
18. Mohammadi S., Yang L., Bulbert M.W., Rowland H.M. 2022. Defence mitigation by predators of chemically defended prey integrated over the predation cycle and across biological levels. Royal Society Open Science 9:9220363 [link]
17. Mohammadi S., Herrera-Álvarez S., Yang L., Rodríguez-Ordoñez M.P., Zhang K., Storz J.F., Dobler S., Crawford A.J., Andolfatto P. 2022. Constraints on the evolution of toxin-resistant Na,K-ATPases have limited dependence on sequence divergence. PLoS Genetics. 8:e1010323 [link]
16. Haramura T., Mohammadi S., Savitzky, A. 2021. Relative differences in Na+/K+-ATPase activity between mountain and coastal populations of the Japanese frog, Buergeria japonica. Journal of Herpetology. 55:338–341 [link]
15. Mohammadi S., Yang L., Harpak A., Herrera-Álvarez S., Rodríguez-Ordoñez M.P, Peng J., Zhang K., Storz J.F., Dobler S., Crawford A.J., Andolfatto P. 2021. Concerted evolution reveals co-adapted amino acid substitutions in frogs that prey on toxic toads. Current Biology. 31:2530-2538.e10 [link]
14. Mohammadi S., Kiriazis N.M., Neuman-Lee L.A. 2020. The natural selection game: Incorporating active learning in evolution curricula for general biology. The American Biology Teacher. 82:104–112 [link]
13. Mohammadi S., Petschenka G., Mori A., French S.S., Savitzky A.H. 2018. Snakes exhibit tissue- specific variation in cardiotonic steroid sensitivity of Na+/K+-ATPase. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 217:21-26 [link]
12. Mohammadi S., French S.S., Neuman-Lee L.A., Kojima Y., Mori A., Brodie E.D. Jr., Savitzky A.H. 2017. Corticosteroid responses of snakes to toxins from toads (bufadienolides) and plants (cardenolides) reflect differences in dietary specializations. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 247:16-25. [link]
11. Mohammadi S., Savitzky A.H., Lohr J., Dobler S. 2017. Toad toxin-resistant snake (Thamnophis elegans) expresses high levels of mutant Na+/K+-ATPase mRNA in cardiac muscle. Gene. 614:21-25. [link]
10. Mohammadi S., Gompert Z., Gonzalez J.*, Takeuchi H., Mori A., Savitzy A.H. 2016. Toxin-resistant isoforms of Na+/K+-ATPase in snakes do not closely track dietary specialization on toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 283:20162111 [Featured cover article] [link]
9. Hayes M.M., Mohammadi S., Nicholson A.E. 2016. Students of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Copeia. 104:778-781. [Invited contribution] [link]
8. Hopkins G.R., Brodie E.D. Jr., Neuman-Lee L.A., Mohammadi S., Brusch G.A. IV, Hopkins Z.M., French S.S. 2016. Physiological responses to salinity vary with proximity to the ocean in a coastal amphibian. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89:322-330. [link]
7. Mohammadi S., Neuman-Lee L.A., Brodie E.D. Jr., Savitzky A.H. 2016. Mutations to the cardiotonic steroid binding site of Na+/K+-ATPase are associated with high level of resistance to gamabufotalin in a natricine snake. Toxicon. 114:13-15.[link]
6. Smith G.D., Hopkins G.R., Mohammadi S., Skinner H.*, Hansen T.*, Brodie E.D. Jr., French S.S. 2015. Effects of temperature on embryonic and early larval growth and development of the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa). Journal of Thermal Biology. 51:89-95. [link]
5. Mohammadi S., Kluever B.M., Tamashiro T.*, Amano Y.*, Hill J.G. 2014. Spatial and thermal observations of a Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus) from Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 14:21-26. [link]
9. Hayes M.M., Mohammadi S., Nicholson A.E. 2016. Students of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Copeia. 104:778-781. [Invited contribution] [link]
8. Hopkins G.R., Brodie E.D. Jr., Neuman-Lee L.A., Mohammadi S., Brusch G.A. IV, Hopkins Z.M., French S.S. 2016. Physiological responses to salinity vary with proximity to the ocean in a coastal amphibian. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89:322-330. [link]
7. Mohammadi S., Neuman-Lee L.A., Brodie E.D. Jr., Savitzky A.H. 2016. Mutations to the cardiotonic steroid binding site of Na+/K+-ATPase are associated with high level of resistance to gamabufotalin in a natricine snake. Toxicon. 114:13-15.[link]
6. Smith G.D., Hopkins G.R., Mohammadi S., Skinner H.*, Hansen T.*, Brodie E.D. Jr., French S.S. 2015. Effects of temperature on embryonic and early larval growth and development of the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa). Journal of Thermal Biology. 51:89-95. [link]
5. Mohammadi S., Kluever B.M., Tamashiro T.*, Amano Y.*, Hill J.G. 2014. Spatial and thermal observations of a Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus) from Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 14:21-26. [link]
4. Mohammadi S., McCoy K.A., Hutchinson D.A., Gauthier D.T., Savitzky A.H. 2013. Independently evolved toad-eating snakes exhibit sexually dimorphic enlargement of adrenal glands. Journal of Zoology. 290:237-245. [Featured cover article] [link]
3. Ferry E.E.*, Hopkins G.R., Stokes A.N., Mohammadi S., Brodie E.D. Jr., Gall B.G. 2013. Do all portable cases constructed by caddisfly larvae function in defense? Journal of Insect Science. 13:1-9.[link]
2. Mohammadi S., Hill J.G. 2012. Dietary and behavioral notes on the red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus) from northeast Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 12:123-125. [link]
1. Streicher J.W., Mohammadi S. 2012. Leptodactylus poecilochilus. Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review. 43:97.
3. Ferry E.E.*, Hopkins G.R., Stokes A.N., Mohammadi S., Brodie E.D. Jr., Gall B.G. 2013. Do all portable cases constructed by caddisfly larvae function in defense? Journal of Insect Science. 13:1-9.[link]
2. Mohammadi S., Hill J.G. 2012. Dietary and behavioral notes on the red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus) from northeast Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 12:123-125. [link]
1. Streicher J.W., Mohammadi S. 2012. Leptodactylus poecilochilus. Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review. 43:97.
Preprint, In Review, and In Prep Manuscripts (manuscripts available upon request)
Löptien J., Vesting S., Dobler S., Mohammadi S. Evaluating the efficacy of protein quantification methods on membrane proteins. (submitted: Royal Society Open Biology) [link]
Löptien J., Vesting S., Dobler S., Mohammadi S. Evaluating the efficacy of protein quantification methods on membrane proteins. (submitted: Royal Society Open Biology) [link]