The Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications Series is comprised of books and articles published by Marquette University's biological sciences faculty.
Submissions from 2001
RNA Levels and Activity of FLOWERING LOCUS C are Modified in Mixed Genetic Backgrounds of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Michael Schläppi
Biennialism and Vernalization-Promoted Flowering in Hyoscyamus niger: a Comparison with Arabidopsis, Michael Schläppi and Monica Patel
Treefall Gaps and the Maintenance of Species Diversity in a Tropical Forest, Stefan A. Schnitzer and Walter P. Carson
Protransglutaminase (Factor XIII) Mediated Crosslinking of Fibrinogen and Fibrin, Kevin R. Siebenlist, David A. Meh, and Michael W. Mosesson
Comparison of a Space Shuttle Flight (STS-78) and Bed Rest on Human Muscle Function, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, Gary A. Lee, Jeffrey J. Widrick, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Fiber-Type Susceptibility to Eccentric Contraction-Induced Damage of Hindlimb-Unloaded Rat AL Muscles, K. P. Vijayan, Joyce L. Thompson, Kris M. Norenberg, Robert H. Fitts, and Danny A. Riley
Functional Properties of Slow and Fast Gastrocnemius Muscle Fibers After a 17-day Spaceflight, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, Kris M. Norenberg, Shannon T. Knuth, James L. W. Bain, Danny A. Riley, S. W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, David Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 2000
Density and Diversity of Lianas Along a Chronosequence in a Central Panamanian Lowland Forest, Saara J. DeWalt, Stefan A. Schnitzer, and Julie S. Denslow
Uncharged tRNA Activates GCN2 by Displacing the Protein Kinase Moiety from a Bipartite tRNA-Binding Domain, Jinsheng Dong, Hongfang Qiu, Minerva Garcia-Barrio, James T. Anderson, and Alan G. Hinnebusch
Expression of Smooth Muscle Myosin Light Chain 17 and Unloaded Shortening in Single Smooth Muscle Cells, Thomas J. Eddinger, A. A. Korwek, Daniel P. Meer, and Jennifer J. Sherwood
Selection of Alternative 5′ Splice Sites: Role of U1 snRNP and Models for the Antagonistic Effects of SF2/ASF and hnRNP A1, Ian C. Eperon, Olga V. Makarova, Akila Mayeda, Stephen Munroe, Javier F. Cáceres, Daniel G. Hayward, and Adrian R. Krainer
Spaceflight Effects on Single Skeletal Muscle Fiber Function in the Rhesus Monkey, Robert H. Fitts, Dominique Desplanches, Janell Romatowski, and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Physiology of a Microgravity Environment Invited Review: Microgravity and Skeletal Muscle, Robert H. Fitts, Danny R. Riley, and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Physiology of a Microgravity Environment Invited Review: Microgravity and Skeletal Muscle, Robert H. Fitts, Danny R. Riley, and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Effect of Spaceflight on the Maximal Shortening Velocity, Morphology, and Enzyme Profile of Fast- and Slow-Twitch Skeletal Muscle Fibers in Rhesus Monkeys, Robert H. Fitts, Janell Romatowski, Lourdes De La Cruz, Jeffrey J. Widrick, and Dominique Desplanches
Effect of Spaceflight on the Isotonic Contractile Properties of Single Skeletal Muscle Fibers in the Rhesus Monkey, Robert H. Fitts, Janell R. Romatowski, Cynthia A. Blaser, Lourdes J. De La Cruz, Gwen J. Gettelman, and Jeffrey J. Widrick
A Family of Developmentally Excised DNA Elements in Tetrahymena is under Selective Pressure to Maintain an Open Reading Frame Encoding an Integrase-Like Protein, Jill A. Gershan and Kathleen M. Karrer
Substrate Profile in Rat Soleus Muscle Fibers After Hindlimb Unloading and Fatigue, Varvara P. Grichko, Anne R. Heywood-Cooksey, Kameha R. Kidd, and Robert H. Fitts
Varying the Abundance of O Antigen in Rhizobium etli and Its Effect on Symbiosis with Phaseolus vulgaris, K. Dale Noel, Lennart Scott Forsberg, and Russell W. Carlson
Drosophila dec-1 Eggshell Proteins Are Differentially Distributed via a Multistep Extracellular Processing and Localization Pathway, Maria Isabel Nogueron, Debra Kay Mauzy-Melitz, and Gail L. Waring
A Developmentally Regulated Deletion Element with Long Terminal Repeats Has Cis-Acting Sequences in the Flanking DNA, Namrata S. Patil and Kathleen M. Karrer
Decreased Thin Filament Density and Length in Human Atrophic Soleus Muscle Fibers After Spaceflight, Danny A. Riley, James L. W. Bain, Joyce L. Thompson, Robert H. Fitts, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, and David L. Costill
Have we forgotten the forest because of the trees?, Stefan A. Schnitzer and Walter P. Carson
The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap‐phase regeneration, Stefan A. Schnitzer, James W. Dalling, and Walter P. Carson
A Gene Expression Screen Identifies EARLI1 as a Novel Vernalization-Responsive Gene in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Richard K. Wilkosz and Michael Schläppi
Submissions from 1999
Calcium Currents and GABAB Receptors in the Dorsal Sensory Cells of the Lamprey Spinal Cord, I. V. Batueva, James T. Buchanan, E. A. Tsvetkov, A. K. Sagatelyan, and N. P. Veselkin
The Effects of Baclofen on Calcium Channel Currents in Dorsal Sensory Cells of the Spinal Cord in the Lamprey, I. V. Batueva, James T. Buchanan, E. A. Tsvetkov, A. K. Sagatelyan, and N. P. Veselkin
Physiological and Morphological Correlates of Presynaptic Inhibition in Primary Afferents of the Lamprey Spinal Cord, I. V. Batueva, E. A. Tsvetkov, A. K. Sagatelyan, James T. Buchanan, N. Vesselkin, V. Adanina, E. I. Suderevskaya, J. -P Rio, and J. Repérant
Developmental Changes in the Nicotinic Responses of Ciliary Ganglion Neurons, Edward M. Blumenthal, Richard D. Shoop, and Darwin K. Berg
Commissural Interneurons in Rhythm Generation and Intersegmental Coupling in the Lamprey Spinal Cord, James T. Buchanan
Segmental Distribution of Common Synaptic Inputs to Spinal Motoneurons During Fictive Swimming in the Lamprey, James T. Buchanan and Stefan Kasicki
Substrate and Enzyme Profile of Fast and Slow Skeletal Muscle Fibers in Rhesus Monkeys, Varvara P. Grichko, Gwen J. Gettelman, Jeffrey Widrick, and Robert H. Fitts
Brain-Spinal Feedforward–Feedback Interactions Affect Output Pattern and Intracellular Properties of Motor Networks in the Lamprey, Ranu Jung, James T. Buchanan, and Dan Li
Nucleosome Positioning Is Independent of Histone H1 in Vivo, Kathleen M. Karrer and Teresa A. Van Nuland
Five Myofibrillar Lesion Types in Eccentrically Challenged, Unloaded Rat Adductor Longus Muscle—A Test Model, Joyce L. Thompson, Edward Michael Balog, Robert H. Fitts, and Danny A. Riley
Effect of a 17 Day Spaceflight on Contractile Properties of Human Soleus Muscle Fibres, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Shannon T. Knuth, Kris M. Norenberg, Janell A. Romatowski, James L. W. Bain, Danny A. Riley, M. Karhanek, S. W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, David Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Analysis of Genomic G + C Content, Codon Usage, Initiator Codon Context and Translation Termination Sites in Tetrahymena thermophila, Jeffrey D. Wuitschick and Kathleen M. Karrer
Submissions from 1998
Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms and Dynamic Contractile Properties: Skeletal Versus Smooth Muscle, Thomas J. Eddinger
Velocity, Force, Power, and Ca2+ Sensitivity of Fast and Slow Monkey Skeletal Muscle Fibers, Robert Fitts, Sue C. Bodine, Janell Romatowski, and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Position Effect Takes Precedence Over Target Sequence in Determination of Adenine Methylation Patterns in the Nuclear Genome of a Eukaryote, Tetrahymena thermophila, Kathleen M. Karrer and Teresa A. Van Nuland
Concerted Formation of Macromolecular Suppressor-mutator Transposition Complexes, Ramesh Raina, Michael Schläppi, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Adam Elhofy, and Nina V. Fedoroff
Disproportionate Loss of Thin Filaments in Human Soleus Muscle After 17-day Bed Rest, Danny A. Riley, James L. W. Bain, Joyce L. Thompson, Robert H. Fitts, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, and David L. Costill
Force-velocity-power and Force-pCa Relationships of Human Soleus Fibers After 17 Days of Bed Rest, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Kris M. Norenberg, C. A. Blaser, M. Karhanek, Jennifer J. Sherwood, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1997
Effect of Intermittent Weight Bearing on Soleus Fiber Force-velocity-power and Force-pCa Relationships, J. J. Bangart, Jeffrey J. Widrick, and Robert H. Fitts
Detection of Functional Nicotinic Receptors Blocked by α-Bungarotoxin on PC12 Cells and Dependence of Their Expression on Post-Translational Events, Edward M. Blumenthal, William G. Conroy, Suzanne J. Romano, Paul D. Kassner, and Darwin K. Berg
Compounds Exuded by Phaseolus vulgaris That Induce a Modification of Rhizobium etli Lipopolysaccharide, Dominik M. Duelli and K. Dale Noel
Myosin Isoform Heterogeneity in Single Smooth Muscle Cells, Thomas J. Eddinger and Daniel P. Meer
Smooth Muscle Heterogeneity: Does the Striated Muscle Model Apply?, Thomas J. Eddinger and Daniel P. Meer
αa-Adrenoceptor Activation Induces Rhythmic Contractile Activity in Carotid Arteries from Young, not Adult, Rats, Thomas J. Eddinger and Paul H. Ratz
Expression of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor Gene, erbAα, in B Lymphocytes: Alternative mRNA Processing is Independent of Differentiation but Correlates with Antisense RNA Levels, Michelle Laura Hastings, Christine Milcarek, Kathlee Martincic, Martha L. Peterson, and Stephen H. Munroe
Properties and Regulation of the MinK Potassium Channel Protein, Leonard K. Kaczmarek and Edward M. Blumenthal
Expression of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chains and Unloaded Shortening in Single Smooth Muscle Cells, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas J. Eddinger
Alternate Junctions and Microheterogeneity of Tlr1, a Developmentally Regulated DNA Rearrangement in Tetrahymena thermophila, Namrata S. Patil, Paula M. Hempen, Rupa A. Udani, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Peak Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity of Soleus Fibers after Non-Weight-bearing and Resistance Exercise, Jeffrey J. Widrick and Robert H. Fitts
Effect of 17 Days of Bed Rest on Peak Isometric Force and Unloaded Shortening Velocity of Human Soleus Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, James L. W. Bain, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, Joyce L. Thompson, David L. Costill, Danny A. Riley, and Robert H. Fitts
Contractile Properties of Rat, Rhesus Monkey, and Human Type I Muscle Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, M. Karhanek, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1996
Effects of Fatiguing Stimulation on Intracellular Na+ and K+ in Frog Skeletal Muscle, Edward Michael Balog and Robert H. Fitts
Lamprey Spinal Interneurons and Their Roles in Swimming Activity, James T. Buchanan
T-DNA Transfer in Meristematic Cells of Maize Provided with Intracellular Agrobacterium, Jesús Escudero, Gunther Neuhaus, Michael Schläppi, and Barbara Hohn
Muscle Fatigue: The Cellular Aspects, Robert H. Fitts
Effect of Intracellular and Extracellular Ion Changes on E–C Coupling and Skeletal Muscle Fatigue, Robert H. Fitts and Edward Michael Balog
Muscle Mechanics: Adaptations with Exercise-Training, Robert H. Fitts and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Heterogeneity of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain Expression at the Single Cell Level, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas J. Eddinger
Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Male Tissue in Pork Products, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas J. Eddinger
Antigenic Change in the Lipopolysaccharide of Rhizobium etli CFN42 Induced by Exudates of Phaseolus vulgaris, K. Dale Noel, Dominik M. Duelli, Hong Tao, and Nicholas J. Brewin
Eggshell Assembly in Drosophila:Processing and Localization of Vitelline Membrane and Chorion Proteins, Terri E Pascucci, J. Perrino, Anthony P. Mahowald, and Gail L. Waring
A Highly Sensitive Plant Hybrid Protein Assay System Based on the Spm Promoter and TnpA Protein for Detection and Analysis of Transcription Activation Domains, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
A Highly Sensitive Plant Hybrid Protein Assay System Based on the Spm Promoter and TnpA Protein for Detection and Analysis of Transcription Activation Domains, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
Soleus Fiber Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity after Non-weight Bearing with Intermittent Activity, Jeffrey J. Widrick, J. J. Bangart, M. Karhanek, and Robert H. Fitts
Isometric Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity of Single Muscle Fibers from Elite Master Runners, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, C. A. Blaser, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Force-velocity and Force-power Properties of Single Muscle Fibers from Elite Master Runners and Sedentary Men, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1995
Activities of Spinal Neurons during Brain Stem-dependent Fictive Swimming in Lamprey, James T. Buchanan and Stefan Kasicki
The Neuronal Network for Locomotion in the Lamprey Spinal Cord: Evidence for the Involvement of Commissural Interneurons, James T. Buchanan and David McPherson
Lipopolysaccharide Core Structures in Rhizobium etli and Mutants Deficient in O-Antigen, Russell W. Carlson, Bradley Reuhs, Tong-Bin Chen, U. Ramadas Bhat, and K. Dale Noel
The Influence of Glucose, Cumulus Cells, and Metabolic Coupling on ATP Levels and Meiotic Control in the Isolated Mouse Oocyte, Stephen M. Downs
Differential Regulation of Oocyte Maturation and Cumulus Expansion in the Mouse Oocyte– Cumulus Cell Complex by Site-Selective Analogs of Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, Stephen M. Downs and Mary Hunzicker-Dunn
Epigenetic Regulation of the Maize Spm Transposon, Nina V. Fedoroff, Michael Schläppi, and Ramesh Raina
Modulation of Swimming in the Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, by Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Drugs, Christopher Patrick Kemnitz, Todd R. Strauss, Daria M. Hosford, and James T. Buchanan
Effect of Hindlimb Unloading on Rat Soleus Fiber Force, Stiffness, and Calcium Sensitivity, Kerry S McDonald and Robert H. Fitts
Localization and Interaction of N-methyl-D-aspartate and Non-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptors of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, L. E. Moore, James T. Buchanan, and C. R. Murphey
Quantitative Analysis of Electrotonic Structure and Membrane Properties of NMDA-Activated Lamprey Spinal Neurons, C. R. Murphey, L. E. Moore, and James T. Buchanan
Nitrous Oxide: Mechanism of Its Antinociceptive Action, Raymond M. Quock and Linda K. Vaughn
Requirement for Rhizobial Production of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide Ribonucleotide (AICAR) for Infection of Bean, Mary Jo Rosovitz, Jeffrey D. Newman, and K. Dale Noel
Position Effect for Adenine Methylation in the Macronuclear DNA of Tetrahymena, Teresa A. Van Nuland, Elizabeth E. Capowski, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Arachidonic Acid as a Possible Negative Feedback Inhibitor of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Neurons, Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, Bo Huang, Edward M. Blumenthal, and Darwin K. Berg
Submissions from 1994
Role of Sarcolemma Action Potentials and Excitability in Muscle Fatigue, Edward Michael Balog, LaDora Vaughan Thompson, and Robert H. Fitts
The MinK Potassium Channel Exists in Functional and Nonfunctional Forms When Expressed in the Plasma Membrane of Xenopus Oocytes, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Inhibition of Rhizobium etli Polysaccharide Mutants by Phaseolus vulgaris Root Compounds, Linda Eisenschenk, Ronald Diebold, Jeanett Perez-Lesher, Andrew Carlton Peterson, N. Kent Peters, and K. Dale Noel
Cellular Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue, Robert H. Fitts
Force-velocity and Power Characteristics of Rat Soleus Muscle Fibers after Hindlimb Suspension, Kerry S. McDonald, C. A. Blaser, and Robert H. Fitts
Effects of Strychnine on Fictive Swimming in the Lamprey: Evidence for Glycinergic Inhibition, Discrepancies with Model Predictions, and Novel Modulatory Rhythms, David McPherson, James T. Buchanan, and Stefan Kasicki
Infection of Soybean and Pea Nodules by Rhizobium spp. Purine Auxotrophs in the Presence of 5-aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide Riboside, Jeffrey D. Newman, Ronald J. Diebold, Bruce W. Schultz, and K. Dale Noel
Epigenetic Regulation of the Maize Spm Transposable Element: Novel Activation of a Methylated Promoter by TnpA, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
Shortening Velocity and ATPase Activity of Rat Skeletal Muscle Fibers: Effects of Endurance Exercise Training, Jane Marie Schluter and Robert H. Fitts
A Small Family of Elements with Long Inverted Repeats is Located Near Sites of Developmentally Regulated DNA Rearrangement in Tetrahymena thermophila, John M. Wells, Jay Lee Edward Ellingson, Diana M. Catt, Patricia J. Berger, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Submissions from 1993
Inward Rectification of the MinK Potassium Channel, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Electrophysiological Properties of Identified Classes of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, James T. Buchanan
Expression of Four Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms with Development in Mouse Uterus, Thomas J. Eddinger and Jane A. Wolf
Two Distinct Gene Subfamilies Within the Family of Cysteine Protease Genes, Kathleen M. Karrer, Stacia L. Peiffer, and Michele E. DiTomas
Effect of Hindlimb Unweighting on Single Soleus Fiber Maximal Shortening Velocity and ATPase Activity, Kerry S. McDonald and Robert H. Fitts