PAPERS ON FILE FOR L113
The following is a selection of papers that have been brought in by various AIs over the last few years. Most of them should be available in our collections in the labs. Users should note that many of these are outdated as a lage body of new research exists. These are only intended to get you started and provide background info for your research.
Some of these papers as well as others can be found on the Life
Science Library's L113 Reserve Materials Website.
Password: biology
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RESEARCH PAPERS
Red dye 40
This is the original paper on the dye-binding assay (the Bradford Assay) that everyone now uses to quantitate protein. First make a standard curve, then determine the unknown.
Photosynthesis
Nishio, J. N., (2000). Why are higher plants green? Evolution of the higher plant photosynthetic pigment complement. Plant, Cell and Environment 23: 539-548.
Animal Behavior
Genetics
Dahlgaard, J. & A. A. Hoffman. 2000. Stress resistance and environmental dependency of inbreeding depression in Drosophila melanogaster. Conservation Biology 14: 1187-1192.
Monte, P., C. Woodard, R. Ayer, M. Lilly, H. Sun, & J. Carlson. 1989. Characterization of the larval olfactory response in Drosophila and its genetic basis. Behavior Genetics 19 (2): 267-283.
Templeton, J. W., Stewart, A. P., and Fletcher, W. S. (1977). Coat color genetics in the Labrador retriever. J. Hered. 68: 134-136.
This is a short and simple paper that looks at basic genetics in a species that we all recognize. It also illustrates two useful things, epistasis and regulatory genes. The gene that regulates the pattern of expression of the dark pigment is epistatic to the gene required for production of the dark pigment.
Sponenberg, D. P. & B. Bigelow. 1987. An extension locus mosaic Labrador retriever dog. The Journal of Heredity 78: 406.
This is the original Ames test, which led to the development of the UV assay that we do in the lab with yeast. We chose yeast because we could eat it with no ill effects; the same cannot be said for Salmonella.
Howells, A. J., and Ryall, R. L. (1975). A biochemical study of the scarlet eye-color mutant of Drosophila melanogaster. Biochem. Genet. 13: 273-282.
Sullivan, D. T., and Sullivan, M. C. (1975). Transport defects as the physiological basis for eye color mutants of Drosophila melanogaster. Biochem. Genet. 13: 603-613.
UV light
Cebula, T. A., Henrikson, E. N., Hartman, P. E., and Biggley, W. H. (1995). Reversion profiles of coolwhite fluorescent light compared with far ultraviolet light: homologies and differences. Photochem. Photobiol. 61: 353-359.
This paper uses the strains from the Ames test (see above) to do EXACTLY what
we do in the lab: shine UV light on cells, and measure killing and reversion
of a mutation. Rather than give the frequency of mutation, however, they sequence
the revertant alleles, and present an analysis of the kinds of
base changes that are induced. They also, of course, discover that GE and
DeMarini, D. M., M. L. Shelton & L. F. Stankowski. 1995. Mutation spectra in Salmonella of sunlight, white fluorescent light, and light from tanning salon beds: induction of tandem mutations and role of DNA repair. Mutation Research 327: 131-149.
Blaustein, A. R., Horrman, P. D., Kiesecker, J. M., and Hays, J. B. (1996). DNA repair activity and resistance to solar UV-B radiation in eggs of the red-legged frog. Conservation Biol. 10: 1398-1402.
This paper assesses the idea that UV repair might be an explanation for the decline of frog populations. It is related to our labs only in that it uses UV. They conclude that their idea is not supportable.
Stege, H., Roza, L., Vink, A. A., Grewe, M., Ruzicka, T., Grether-Beck, S., and Krutmann, J. (2000). Enzyme plus light therapy to repair DNA damage in ultraviolet-B-irradiated human skin. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 97: 1790-1795.
An interesting paper that indicates that liposome-mediated transfer of photolyase into irradiated buttock skin decreases the number of pyrimidine dimers. Since liposomes will also help introduce many other contaminating things into skin, and since it must be applied soon after the UV treatment, it is unlikely to become a major palliative to sunburn.
Natural Selection
Vasi, F. K. and Lenski, R. E. (1999). Ecological strategies and fitness tradeoffs in Escherichia coli mutants adapted to prolonged starvation. J. Genet. 78: 43-48.
An examination of mutant strains that have been selected for survival under adverse conditions. The strains do not necessarily compete well under ideal conditions.
Papadopoulos, D., Schneider, D., Meier-Eiss, J., Arber, W., Lenski, R. W., and Blot, M. (1999). Genomic evolution during a 10,000-generation experiment with bacteria. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 96: 3807-3812.
Transposable elements transpose. Separately-maintained populations accumualate different spectra of mutations.
Boag, P. T. & P. R. Grant. 1981. Intense natural selection in a population of
Hairston, N. G., Jr., W. Lampert, C. E. Caceres, C. L. Holtmeier, L. J. Weider, U. Gaedke, J. M. Fischer, J. A. Fox, D. M. Post. 1999. Rapid evolution revealed by dormant eggs. Nature 401: 446.
Reznick, D. A., H. Bryga, & J. A. Endler. 1990. Nature 346: 357-359.
Lummaa, V., E. Haukioja, R. Lemmetyinen, M. Pikkola. 1998. Nature 394: 533-534.
Population Genetics/Electrophoresis
Other interesting things
Denegre, J. M., Valles, J. M., Lin, K., Jordan, W. B., and Mowry, K. L. (1998). Cleavage planes in frog eggs are altered by strong magnetic field. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95: 14729-14732.
Baker, T. A., Grossman, A. D., and Gross, C. A. (1984). A gene regulating the heat shock response in Escherichia coli also affects proteolysis. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 6779-6783.
These two papers looked like they might be accessible to our students, so we made copies.
Reviews
These are papers that have been copied and either used in discussion sessions, or used for personal edification. Many are useful ways to expand a discussion topic into an area in greater depth. However, since they are not research papers, and not in the same format as we would like their lab reports or Independent Project papers, they are not able to give our students practice with this format.
Red dye 40
None
Animal Behavior
Genetics
McKusick, V. A. 1965. The royal hemophilia. Scientific American 213: 88-93.
Sidransky, D. 1996. Advances in cancer detection. Scientific American Sept. '96: 104-109.
Trost, C. 1982. The blue people of Troublesome Creek. Science 82: 1-8.
Trut, L. N. (1999). Early canid domestication: the farm-fox experiment. American Scientist 87: 160-169.
UVlight
Mukhtar, H. et al (1996). Photocarcinogenesis: mechanisms, models and human health implications. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 355-447
a collection of short reviews on UV, essentially the proceedings of a symposium subsections in our collection:
Mukhtar, H. and Elmets, C. A. (1996). Introduction. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 356-357.
Forbes, P. D. (1996). Relevance of animal models of photocarcinogenesis to humans. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 357-362.
Osterberg, R. E., and Szarfman, A. (1996). Assessment of risk for photocarcinogenesis: regulatory reviewer viewpoint. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 362-365.
Kraus, A. L. (1996). Analysis of rodent photo cocarcinogenicity models for hazard evaluation and risk assessment: industry viewpoint. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 365-369.
Loveday, K. S. (1996). Interrelationship of photocarcinogenicity, photomutagenicity, and phototoxicity. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 369-372.
De Gruijl. F. R. (1996). Photobiology of photocarcinogenesis. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 372-375.
Sutherland, B. M. (1996). Mutagenic lesions in carcinogenesis: induction and repair of pyrimidine dimers. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 375-377.
Cleaver, J. E. (1996). Mutagenic lesions in photocarcinogenesis: the fate of pyrimidine photoproducts in repair-deficient disorders. Photochem. Photobiol.63: 377-379.
Pentland, A. P. (1996). Signal transduction mechanisms in photocarcinogenesis. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 379-380.
Tyrrell, R. M. (1996). Oxidant, antioxidant status and photocarcinogenesis: the role of gene activation. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 380-383.
Elmets, C. A. and Anderson, C. Y. (1996). Sunscreens and photocarcinogenesis: an objective assessment. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 435-440.
Agarwal, R. and Mukhtar, H. (1996). Chemoprevention of photocarcinogenesis. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 440-444.
Yarosh, D. B. and Klein, J. (1996). DNA repair enzymes in prevention of photocarcinogenesis. Photochem. Photobiol. 63: 445-447.
Natural selection
Pigliucci, M., and Kaplan, J. (2000) The fall and rise of Dr. pangloss: adaptationism and the Spandrels paper 20 years later. T.R.E.E. 15: 66-69
McComas, W. F. (1997) The discovery and nature of evolution by natural selection: misconceptions and lessons from the history of science. Am. Biol. Teacher 59: 492-500
Lawson, M. & A. L. Lawson. 1998. Investigating the antibiotic resistance problem. The American Biology Teacher 60 (6): 412-417.
Levy, S. B. (1998). The challenge of antibiotic resistance. Scientific American March 98: 46-53.
TB superbugs: the coming plague on all our houses (1999) Natural History 4/99: 46-53
Condra, J. H., and Emini, E. A. (1997) Preventing HIV-1 drug resistance Science & Medicine Jan/Feb 97: 14-23
Population Genetics/Electrophoresis
Other interesting things
Blaustein, A. R. & D. B. Wake. 1995. The puzzle of declining amphibian populations. Scientific American Apr. '95: 52-57.
Galen, C. (1999) Sun Stalkers: solar-tracking flowers bend from the waist. Natural History 5/99: 49-51
Teaching papers:
Maret, T. J., and Rissing, S. W. (1998). Exploring genetic drift and natural selection through a simulation activity. Am. Biol. Teacher 60: 681-683.
Krest, M., and Carle, D. O. (1999). Teaching scientific writing. Am. Biol. Teacher 61: 223-227.
Markstein, J. A., and Posner, H. B. (1998) student-directed investigations in enzymology for introductory college biology. Am. Biol. Teacher 60: 54-57.
Gopen, G. D. & J. A. Swan. ???. The science of scientific writing. ???: 6-14.
Jensen, M. S. & M. U. Smith. 1999. What to do when the mice die. The American Biology Teacher 61 (9): 655-661.
Mulvihill, C. 1996. Making the chromosome-gene-protein connection. The American Biology Teacher 58 (6): 364-366.
Holdredge, C. 1999. The case of the peppered moth illusion. Whole Earth Spr. '99: 66-69.