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Miscellaneous Research
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Many other topics are addressed at the BRC which aren't covered in the given categories. A sample of these are listed here, as well as publications produced through the research of various other subjects.
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| • Leukocyte recruitment & activation during inflammation >> |
| • Telomerase in the Mahogany Clam, Artica islandica >> |
| • Gamma glutamyl carboxylase from marine invertebrates >> |
| • Schistosomiasis and the role of channel subunit >> |
| • Development of a quantitative assay for gene knockdown >> |
| • Photosynthetic efficiency in unicellular desert green algae >> |
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Click on any of the above for detailed descriptions of projects.
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| Brown, M.A., Begley, G.S., Czerwiec, E., Stenberg, L.M., Jacobs, M., Kalume, D.E., Roepstorff, P., Stenflo, J., Furie, B.C., Furie, B. 2005. Precursors of novel Gla-containing conotoxins contain a carboxy-terminal recognition site that directs gamma-carboxylation. Biochemistry 44:9150-9159. |
| Messerli, M.A., Amaral-Zettler, L.A., Zettler, E., Jung, S.K., Smith, P.J.S., Sogin, M.L. 2005. Life at acidic pH imposes an increased energetic cost for a eukaryotic acidophile. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208:2569-2579. | |
| Amaral Zettler L.A., Messerli, M.A., Laatsch, A.D., Smith, P.J.S and Sogin, M.L. 2003. From Genes to Genomes: Beyond Biodiversity in Spain's Rio Tinto. Biological Bulletin, 204(2): 205-9.
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| Best, J.L., Ganiatsas, S., Agarwal, S., Changou, A., Salomoni, P., Shirihai, O., Meluh, P.B., Pandolfi, P.P. and Zon, L.I. 2002. SUMO-1 Protease-1 regulates gene transcription through PML. Molecular Cell, 10: 843-855. | |
| Devlin, C. L. 2001. 5-Hydroxytryptamine stimulates Ca2+ flux in the ventricular muscle of mollusk (Busycon canaliculatum) during cardioexcitation. Biological Bulletin, 200(3): 344-350. |
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| Chatterjee, A., Porterfield, D.M., Smith, P.J.S. and Roux, S.J. 2000. Gravity-directed calcium current in germinating spores of Ceratopseris richardii. Planta, 210: 607-610. |
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| Porterfield, D.M. and Smith, P.J.S. 2000. Single-cell, real-time measurements of extracellular oxygen and proton fluxes from Spirogyra grevilleana. Protoplasma, 212: 80-88. |
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| Serikawa, K.A., Porterfield, D.M., Smith, P.J.S. and Mandoli, D.F. 2000. Calcification and measurements of net proton and oxygen flux reveal subcellular domains in Acetabularia acetabulum. Planta, 211(4): 474-483. | |
| Porterfield, D.M., Kuang, A, Smith, P.J.S., Crispi, M.L. and Musgrave, M.E. 1999. Oxygen-depleted zones inside reproductive structures of Brassicaceae: implications for oxygen control of seed development. Canadian Journal of Botany, 77: 1439-1446. |
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| Roux, S.J., Chatterjee, A., Eastburn, D.J., Hanson, W.M., Porterfield, M. and Smith, P.J.S. 1998. Cellular, molecular, and electrophysiological changes due to developmental polarity induced by gravity in single cells. Gravitational & Space Biology Bulletin, 12:30 (#62). | |
| Lew, R.R. 1998. Immediate and steady state extracellular ionic fluxes of growing Arabidopis thaliana root hairs under hyperosmotic and hypoosmotic conditions. Physiologia Planta, 104: 397-404. |
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| Devlin, C.L. 1997. A vibrating Ca2+ -selective electrode measures Ca2+ flux induced by the neuropeptide FMRFamide in a gastropod ventricle. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 116A(2): 93-100. |
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| Felle, H.H. and Hepler, P.K. 1997. The cytosolic Ca2+ concentration gradient of Sinapis alba root hairs as revealed by Ca2+-selective microelectrode tests and Fura-Dextran ratio imaging. Plant Physiology,114: 39-45. |
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| Porterfield, D. M. 1997. Orientation of motile single-celled algae to oxygen: oxytaxis in Euglena. Biological Bulletin, 193: 229-230. |
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| Rubinacci, A., DePonti, A., Shipley, A., Samaja, M., Karplus, E. and Jaffe, L.F. 1996. Bicarbonate dependence of ion current in damaged bone. Calcified Tissue International, 58: 423-428. |
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| Devlin, C.L. and Smith, P.J.S. 1996. A non-invasive vibrating calcium-selective electrode measures acetylcholine-induced calcium flux across the sarcolemma of a smooth muscle. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 166: 270-277. |
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| Pelc, R., Smith, P.J.S. and Ashley, C.C. 1996. In vivo recording of calcium fluxes accompanying 'catch' contraction of molluscan smooth muscle. Journal of Physiology, 497P: 41P. |
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Equipment
