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Roderick Nigel Finn

Researcher
Department of Biological Sciences (BIO)
  • E-mailnigel.finn@uib.no
  • Visitor Address
    Thormøhlens gate 53 A/B
    5006 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7803
    5020 Bergen
Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2023). Neurohypophysial and paracrine vasopressinergic signaling regulates aquaporin trafficking to hydrate marine teleost oocytes. Frontiers in Endocrinology.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Functional Evolution of Clustered Aquaporin Genes Reveals Insights into the Oceanic Success of Teleost Eggs. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). 20 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Aquaporin splice variation differentially modulates channel function during marine teleost egg hydration. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Developmental RNA-Seq transcriptomics of haploid germ cells and spermatozoa uncovers novel pathways associated with teleost spermiogenesis. Scientific Reports. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Lineage-level divergence of copepod glycerol transporters and the emergence of isoform-specific trafficking regulation. Communications Biology.
  • Show author(s) (2021). A multiplier peroxiporin signal transduction pathway powers piscine spermatozoa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Unravelling an unexpectedly complex duplication history of deuterostome glycerol transporters. Cells. 1-29.
  • Show author(s) (2020). A transcriptomic analysis of diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon lenses with and without cataracts. Experimental Eye Research. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The vertebrate Aqp14 water channel is a neuropeptide-regulated polytransporter. Communications Biology. 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2018). The cellular localization and redistribution of multiple aquaporin paralogs in the spermatic duct epithelium of a maturing marine teleost. Journal of Anatomy. 177-192.
  • Show author(s) (2017). The physiological role and regulation of aquaporins in teleost germ cells. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 149-171.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Molecular and functional characterization of Bemisia tabaci aquaporins reveals the water channel diversity of hemipteran insects. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 39-51.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Auto-Adhesion Potential of Extraocular Aqp0 during Teleost Development. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2015). The pH sensitivity of Aqp0 channels in tetraploid and diploid teleosts. The FASEB Journal. 2172-2184.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Phylogenomic and functional analyses of salmon lice aquaporins uncover the molecular diversity of the superfamily in Arthropoda. BMC Genomics.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Mitochondrial aquaporin-8-mediated hydrogen peroxide transport is essential for teleost spermatozoon motility. Scientific Reports. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Insect glycerol transporters evolved by functional co-option and gene replacement. Nature Communications.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Evolution and functional diversity of aquaporins. The Biological Bulletin. 6-23.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Thermal stress alters expression of genes involved in one carbon and DNA methylation pathways in Atlantic cod embryos. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 17-27.
  • Show author(s) (2014). The lineage-specific evolution of aquaporin gene clusters facilitated tetrapod terrestrial adaptation. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Water homeostasis in the fish oocyte: New insights into the role and molecular regulation of a teleost-specific aquaporin. Fish Physiology & Biochemistry. 19-27.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Subcellular localization of selectively permeable aquaporins in the male germ line of a marine teleost reveals spatial redistribution in activated spermatozoa. Biology of Reproduction. 17 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Short-term, but not long-term feed restriction causes differential expression of leptins in Atlantic salmon. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 83-88.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Primary oocyte transcriptional activation of aqp1ab by the nuclear progestin receptor determines the pelagic egg phenotype of marine teleosts. Developmental Biology. 345-362.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Differential expression and novel permeability properties of three aquaporin 8 paralogs from seawater-challenged Atlantic salmon smolts. Journal of Experimental Biology. 3873-3885.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Alternative splicing of the nuclear progestin receptor in a perciform teleost generates novel mechanisms of dominant-negative transcriptional regulation. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 24-40.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Developmental expression, differential hormonal regulation and evolution of thyroid and glucocorticoid receptor variants in a marine acanthomorph teleost (Sciaenops ocellatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 39-51.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Ontogenetic expression of maternal and zygotic genes in Atlantic cod embryos under ambient and thermally stressed conditions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 196-205.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Dual Neofunctionalization of a Rapidly Evolving Aquaporin-1 Paralog Resulted in Constrained and Relaxed Traits Controlling Channel Function during Meiosis Resumption in Teleosts. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). 3151-3169.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Aquaporin evolution in fishes. Frontiers in Physiology. 6 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). The zebrafish genome encodes the largest vertebrate repertoire of functional aquaporins with dual paralogy and substrate specificities similar to mammals. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Ontogeny of Energy Homeostatic Pathways Via Neuroendocrine Signaling in Atlantic Salmon. Developmental Neurobiology. 649-658.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Functional and evolutionary analysis of flatfish gonadotropin receptors reveals cladal- and lineage-level divergence of the teleost glycoprotein receptor family. Biology of Reproduction. 1088-1102.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Genomic and proteomic analyses reveal non-neofunctionalized vitellogenins in a basal clupeocephalan, the atlantic herring, and point to the origin of maturational yolk proteolysis in marine teleosts. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). 1029-1044.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Evolution and differential expression of a vertebrate vitellogenin gene cluster. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Major osmolyte changes during oocyte hydration of a clupeocephalan marine benthophil: Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). Marine Biology. 683-692.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) is an extreme vtgAa-type pelagophil teleost. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 1011-1020.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Sæle Ø, Pittman KA (2008) Metabolic demand in relation to the plasticity of organ development in teleosts. In: Kamler E, Dabrowski K (eds) Resource Management: Natural, human and material resources for the sustainable development of aquaculture. European Aquaculture Society Special Publ 37: 220-221. Special Publications (European Aquaculture Society). 220-221.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Fyhn HJ (2008) Requirement for amino acids in ontogeny of fish. In: Kamler E, Dabrowski K (eds) Resource Management: Natural, human and material resources for the sustainable development of aquaculture. European Aquaculture Society Special Publ 37: 218-219. Special Publications (European Aquaculture Society). 218-219.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Vertebrate yolk complexes and the functional implications of phosvitins and other sub-domains in vitellogenins. Biology of Reproduction. 926-935.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Vertebrate Vitellogenin Gene Duplication in Relation to the ‘‘3R Hypothesis’’: Correlation to the Pelagic Egg and the Oceanic Radiation of Teleosts. PLOS ONE. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The maturational disassembly and differential proteolysis of paralogous vitellogenins in a marine pelagophil teleost: A conserved mechanism of oocyte hydration. Biology of Reproduction. 936-948.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Analysis of the post-vitellogenic oocytes of three species of Danubian Acipenseridae. Belgian Journal of Zoology. 205-207.
  • Show author(s) (2004). The effect of acute changes in temperature and light on the aerobic metabolism of embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1324-1331.
  • Show author(s) (2003). The supply of amino acids during early feeding stages of marine fish larvae: A review of recent findings. Aquaculture. 147-164.
  • Show author(s) (2003). The supply of amino acids during early feeding stages of marine fish larvae: A review of recent findings. Aquaculture. 147-164.
  • Show author(s) (2003). The affect of acute changes in temperature on the aerobic metabolism of embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1324-1331.
  • Show author(s) (2002). The stimulatory effect of ingested protein and/or free amino acids on the secretion of the gastro-endocrine hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) and the protease trypsin in first feeding herring larvae, Clupea harengus. Marine Biology. 1241-1247.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Kinetics and fates of ammonia, urea, and uric acid during oocyte maturation and ontogeny of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry. 443-455.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Lipovitellins derived from two forms of vitellogenin are differently processed during oocyte maturation in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 58-67.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Lipovitellins derived from two forms of vitellogenin are differentially processed during oocyte maturation in haddock (Melanogrammus aegelfinus). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Fish larval nutrition: recent advances in amino acid metabolism. Aquaculture. 201-216.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Alternate sources and dynamics of vitamin A and its incorporation into the eyes during the early endotrophic and exotrophic larval stages of Atlant halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 787-793.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Respiration, nitrogen and energy metabolism of developing yolk-sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry. 647-671.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Physiological energetics of developing embryos and larvae of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) II. Lipid matabolism and enthalpy balance. Marine Biology. 371-379.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Physiological energetics of developing embryos and larvae of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) I. Respiration and nitrogen metabolism. Marine Biology. 355-369.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Metabolic fuels in developing Atlantic cod and turbot embryos and larvae. ICES Marine Science Symposia. 70-73.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Endogenous nutrient mobilization during embryogenesis in two marine fish species, Atlantic manhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) and spot (Leiostomus xanthusus). ICES Marine Science Symposia. 64-69.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Compartmental changes in total lipid, lipid classes and their associated fatty acids of developing yolk-sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hioppoglossus hippoglossus L.). Aquaculture Nutrition. 119-130.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Calorespirometry of developing embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). Marine Biology. 157-163.
Lecture
  • Show author(s) (2015). The molecular evolution of arthropod aquaporins.
  • Show author(s) (2014). The functional properties of aquaporin water channels in the salmon louse compared to its host the Atlantic salmon.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Aquaporins in the teleost testis: potential implications in the endocrine control of germ cell differentiation and the formation of motile sperm.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2018). Unraveling the signal transduction pathways of novel mitochondrial peroxiporins in activated piscine spermatozoa.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Specific regulatory roles of aquaporins in marine teleost spermatozoa.
  • Show author(s) (2015). The molecular evolution and function of aquaporins in the parasitic salmon louse in relation to its host the Atlantic salmon.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Evolution and Functional Diversity of Animal Aquaporins.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Molecular Physiology and Evolution of Oocyte Hydration in Teleosts.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Water homeostasis in the teleost oocyte: New insights into the role and molecular regulation of aquaporins.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Senegalese sole gonadotropins and their receptors: Applications for the improvement of gametogenic control.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Atlantic halibut aquaporins: Molecular characterization and role during oocyte hydration.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Metamorphosis or the larva-juvenile transition: steering the future of the foodfish industry.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Sæle Ø, Pittman KA (2008) Phenotypic plasticity as a correlate of metabolic scaling in teleosts. In theme section: “Developmental Physiology” at 25th European Society for Comparative Physiologyand Biochemistry, Ravenna, Italy, 7-11 September (invited lecture).
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Sæle Ø, Pittman KA (2008) Metabolic demand in relation to the plasticity of organ development in teleosts. In theme section: “Basic and Applied Aspects of Aquaculture Nutrition: healthy fish for healthy consumers” at European Aquaculture Society in Krakow, Poland from 15 to 18 September (invited lecture).
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Kolarevic J, Kristoffersen BA (2008) Heterogeneous expression of vitellogenin genes in marine teleosts: How maturational proteolysis of derivative yolk proteins determines the size and nature of the egg. In theme section: “Developmental Physiology” at 25th European Society for Comparative Physiologyand Biochemistry, Ravenna, Italy, 7-11 September (invited lecture).
  • Show author(s) (2008). Finn RN, Fyhn HJ (2008) Requirement for amino acids in ontogeny of fish. In theme section: “Basic and Applied Aspects of Aquaculture Nutrition: healthy fish for healthy consumers” at European Aquaculture Society in Krakow, Poland from 15 to 18 September (invited lecture).
  • Show author(s) (2007). Spawning in the sea: How marine teleost eggs acquire the water of life.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Spawning in the sea: How marine teleost eggs acquire the water of life.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Developmental adaptations of yolk proteins and the oceanic radiation of teleosts.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Spawning in the sea. a major problem for the evolution of the fishes.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Yolk protein and amino acid modulation by salinity acclimation in spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus).
  • Show author(s) (2002). Yolk protein and amino acid modulation by salinity acclimation in spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus).
  • Show author(s) (2002). Metabolic scaling during the early life stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
  • Show author(s) (2000). Oocyte hydration as a key feature in the adaptive evolution of teleost fishes to seawater.
  • Show author(s) (2000). AMINO ACIDS AND YOLK PROTEINS AS OSMOLYTES DURING PREOVULATORY OOCYTE SWELLING IN MARINE TELEOSTS.
  • Show author(s) (2000). AMINO ACIDS AND YOLK PROTEINS AS OSMOLYTES DURING PREOVULATORY OOCYTE SWELLING IN MARINE TELEOSTS.
Short communication
  • Show author(s) (2018). Documentation of multiple species of marine fish trapped in Atlantic salmon sea-cages in Norway. Aquatic Living Resources. 6 pages.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Show author(s) (2008). Fish Larval Physiology. Science Publishers Inc..
Academic monograph
  • Show author(s) (2018). Aquaporin: Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Show author(s) (1994). Physiological energetics og developing marine fish embryos and larvae.
Interview
  • Show author(s) (2007). The Economist: Casting eggs into the waters.
  • Show author(s) (2007). NRK P2 Verdt å Vite: Hvordan fisk erobret havet.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Show author(s) (2007). Fysiologiske egenskaper ved rogn, yngel og smolt. 30 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Vannkvalitet - laksefisk. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Yolk resorption in developing plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). 17 pages.
Abstract
  • Show author(s) (2021). Unraveling the signal transduction pathways of novel mitochondrial peroxiporins in activated piscine spermatozoa. XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology. 275-276.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Aquaporins in a challenging aquatic environment: Genomic and functional analysis of the zebrafish aquaporin superfamily. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. S1-S2.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Phenotypic plasticity as a correlate of metabolic scaling in teleosts. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. S46-S46.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Phenotypic plasticity as a correlate of metabolic scaling in teleosts. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Comparative Physiology. S46-S46.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Heterogeneous expression of vitellogenin genes in marine teleosts: How maturational proteolysis of derivative yolk proteins determines the size and nature of the egg. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Comparative Physiology. S45-S45.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Heterogeneous expression of vitellogenin genes in marine teleosts: How maturational proteolysis of derivative yolk proteins determines the size and nature of the egg. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. S45-S45.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Developmental adaptations of yolk proteins in marine fishes: Why do free amino acids scale with egg size in pelagophils? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. S8-S9.
Poster
  • Show author(s) (2017). Role of aquaporins during the activation of sperm motility in marine teleosts: deciphering the signaling pathways.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Dominant-negative regulation of oocyte hydration in marine teleosts may be mediated by aquaporin splice variants.
  • Show author(s) (2016). The molecular physiology of aquaporin-related cataract in farmed Atlantic salmon.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Genomic and functional analyses of the aquaporin superfamily in Lepeoptheirus salmonis.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Genomic and Functional Analyses of the Aquaporin Superfamily in Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Functional and mutagenic analyses of four water channel paralogues (Aqp0) in relation to cataractogenesis in diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Post-gastrula DNA methylation levels of Atlantic cod embryos are altered by heat stress.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Transcriptional regulation during Atlantic cod embryo development.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Aquaporin 8 paralogs in the Atlantic salmon intestine and liver: Localization, expression and permeability characteristics.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Ontogenetic expression of nanog and hsp70 in Atlantic cod eggs under ambient and thermally stressed conditions.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Yolk resorption in developing plaice (Pleuronectes platessa).
  • Show author(s) (2002). Yolk proteins and free amino acids in Acipenseriformes.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Ontogeny of yolk proteins and free amino acids in the alligator gar (Atractoseus spatula).
  • Show author(s) (2002). Analysis of the post-vitellogenic oocytes of three species of Danubian Acipenseridae: Beluga (Huso huso), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldestaedtii) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus).
  • Show author(s) (2001). Yolk proteins and amino acids in Acipenseriformes.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Spawning in the sea: The Water problem.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Osmotic aspects of final oocyte maturation in Atlantic halibut.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Evolutionary perspectives of free amino acids and yolk protein hydrolysis during egg and yolk-sac larval development in salmonids.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2024). Genetic adaptations for the oceanic success of fish eggs. Trends in Genetics.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Requirement for amino acids in ontogeny of fish. Aquaculture Research. 684-716.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Piscine Aquaporins: An Overview of Recent Advances. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology (JEZ). 623-650.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The physiology and toxicology of salmonid eggs and larvae in relation to water quality criteria. Aquatic Toxicology. 227-354.

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