Anna Klompen

Graded FGF activity patterns distinct cell types within the apical sensory organ of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

Sabin KZ, Chen S, Hill EM, Weaver KJ, Yonke J, Kirkman M, Redwine WB, Klompen AML, Zhao X, Guo F, McKinney MC, Dewey JL, Gibson MC. Dev Biol. 2024;510:50-65.

Localization of Multiple Jellyfish Toxins Shows Specificity for Functionally Distinct Polyps and Nematocyst Types in a Colonial Hydrozoan

Klompen, A.M.L.; Travert, M.K.; Cartwright, P. Localization of Multiple Jellyfish Toxins Shows Specificity for Functionally Distinct Polyps and Nematocyst Types in a Colonial Hydrozoan. Toxins 2023, 15, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15020149

Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus

Klompen AML, Sanders SM, Cartwright P. Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. Toxicon X. 2022 Mar 4;14:100113. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100113. PMID: 35287376; PMCID: PMC8917316.

Raising Awareness of the Severity of "Contactless Stings" by Cassiopea Jellyfish and Kin

Muffett KM, Klompen AML, Collins AG, Lewis Ames C. Raising Awareness of the Severity of "Contactless Stings" by Cassiopea Jellyfish and Kin. Animals (Basel). 2021 Nov 24;11(12):3357. doi: 10.3390/ani11123357. PMID: 34944134; PMCID: PMC8698115.

The cnidarian parasite Ceratonova shasta utilizes inherited and recruited venom-like compounds during infection

Americus B, Hams N, Klompen AML, Alama-Bermejo G, Lotan T, Bartholomew JL, Atkinson SD. The cnidarian parasite Ceratonova shasta utilizes inherited and recruited venom-like compounds during infection. PeerJ. 2021 Dec 15;9:e12606. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12606. PMID: 35003924; PMCID: PMC8684318.

Phylogenetic and Selection Analysis of an Expanded Family of Putatively Pore-Forming Jellyfish Toxins (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)

Anna M L Klompen, Ehsan Kayal, Allen G Collins, Paulyn Cartwright, Phylogenetic and Selection Analysis of an Expanded Family of Putatively Pore-Forming Jellyfish Toxins (Cnidaria: Medusozoa), Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2021, evab081,