UMass Biology Publications July-August 2026

September 11, 2026

The following publications from the Biology Department appeared in PubMed in July-August 2026. You can find more here.

  1. Barany A, Caderno A, Simó-Mirabet P, Shaughnessy CA, Martos-Sitcha JA, Mancera JM, McCormick SD. Upper thermal tolerance of the euryhaline fish Fundulus heteroclitus is lower in freshwater and shaped by environmental salinity-acclimation time interaction. J Therm Biol. 2026 Jul 11;140:104531. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104531. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42435610.
  2. Diem Nghi T, My Nhung TT, Kim S, Yun J, Tien NTN, Lee A, Jung M, Jang EJ, Goo BS, Yoo JY, Shin SR, Mun JY, Park KM, Phuoc Long N, Park C, Park SK. Ligand-independent EPHA2 signaling sustains neural progenitors via ECSIT and NAD. EMBO Rep. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1038/s44319-026-00858-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42432363.
  3. Liu Y, Roszkowski E, Li R, Sisson C, Landman E, Weaver DR, Wang Z, Evans JA, Bittman EL. Circadian Behavioral and Bioluminescence Rhythms in the Per2LUC Syrian Hamster. J Biol Rhythms. 2026 Jul 7:7487304261459487. doi: 10.1177/07487304261459487. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42415525; PMCID: PMC13348727.
  4. Cournoyer H, Duenas AM, Bharadwaj A, Kania N, Burns I, Regan K, Sweet J, Amato J, Saia C, Sabbouh G, Bergman J, Nguyen V, Remage-Healey L, Vazey EM, Merchenthaler I, Prokai L, Lacreuse A. Brain-Selective Estrogen Therapy in Male and Female Marmosets Partially Counteracts the Adverse Effects of Aromatase Inhibition on the Brain and Behavior. J Neurosci. 2026 Jul 8;46(27):e2021252026. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2021-25.2026. PMID: 42259621; PMCID: PMC13421137.
  5. Vaudo AD, Luthy JA, Lin E, Glasser SK, Leonard AS. Wild bees occupy temporally stable pollen nutritional niches. Oecologia. 2026 Jul 23;208(8):98. doi: 10.1007/s00442-026-05936-z. PMID: 42489706; PMCID: PMC13395946.
  6. Belbelazi A, Harmer J, Kennard AS, Larkin EM, Constantine VL, Fritz-Laylin LK, Carr M, Michels PAM, Ginger ML. Cryptic peroxisomal targeting determinants in protistan glycolytic enzymes suggest a 'how' for glycosome evolution. Genetics. 2026 Jul 18:iyag165. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyag165. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42470277.
  7. Gregory GA, Khahani B, Coomey JH, Gonze D, Omran S, McGillivray KA, Campana KR, Stewart CE, Gardner KA, Follette D, Hazen SP. Temperature signals drive grass secondary cell wall thickening. Curr Biol. 2026 Jul 20;36(14):3664-3672.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.06.034. Epub 2026 Jul 6. PMID: 42409015; PMCID: PMC13344165.
  8. Hedrick TL, Friman SI, Elowe CR, Hao S, Gerson AR, Breuer KS. Flapping Frequency, Amplitude, and Organization: Associations Between Accelerometer Data and Flight Energy Costs During Solo and Small Group Flight of European Starlings. Integr Comp Biol. 2026 Jan 12;66:icag124. doi: 10.1093/icb/icag124. PMID: 42474216.
  9. Ahi EP, Lofeu L, Albertson RC. Phase separation and condensates in craniofacial development. Dev Biol. 2026 Aug 13;539:106-121. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.08.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42595027.
  10. Zebosi B, Martinez SE, Wimalanathan K, Ssengo J, Brown G, Best NB, Facette M, Rasmussen CG, Vollbrecht E. Recessive antimorph alleles reveal novel functions of the Opaque1 myosin XI in maize. Plant Physiol. 2026 Aug 20:kiag605. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiag605. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42619542.
  11. Diem Nghi T, My Nhung TT, Kim S, Yun J, Tien NTN, Lee A, Jung M, Jang EJ, Goo BS, Yoo JY, Shin SR, Mun JY, Park KM, Phuoc Long N, Park C, Park SK. Ligand-independent EPHA2 signaling sustains neural progenitors via ECSIT and NAD. EMBO Rep. 2026 Aug;27(16):4782-4823. doi: 10.1038/s44319-026-00858-6. Epub 2026 Jul 10. PMID: 42432363; PMCID: PMC13503776.
  12. Tan M, Winsor AM, Yu L, Tan EJ, Jakob EM, Li D. Motion enhances camouflage: Retinal evidence for flicker fusion camouflage in jumping spiders. iScience. 2026 Aug 18;29(9):117225. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117225. PMID: 42662396; PMCID: PMC13520617.
  13. Barany A, Caderno A, Simó-Mirabet P, Shaughnessy CA, Martos-Sitcha JA, Mancera JM, McCormick SD. Upper thermal tolerance of the euryhaline fish Fundulus heteroclitus is lower in freshwater and shaped by environmental salinity-acclimation time interaction. J Therm Biol. 2026 Aug;140:104531. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104531. Epub 2026 Jul 11. PMID: 42435610.
  14. Martinetti LE, Correll E, Cuadra AE, Castellano G, Fénelon K. Midbrain Glutamatergic Neurons Modulate the Acoustic Startle Reflex and Prepulse Inhibition in Mice. J Neurosci. 2026 Sep 1:e1313252026. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1313-25.2026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42680591.