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Annelid development and evolutionCurrent research areas:
1. Cloning and expression of genes differentially expressed during embryonic
stem cell formation. Selected PublicationsColeman J, Marotta R, Shain DH. (2008) Surface topology and structural integrity of the Theromyzon tessulatum (Annelida: Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) cocoon. J Morphol. 69(7):812-9. Morrison BA, Shain DH. (2008) An AMP nucleosidase gene knockout in Escherichia coli elevates intracellular ATP levels and increases cold tolerance. Biol Lett. 4(1):53-6. Marotta R, Shain DH. (2006) Irregular helicoids in leech cocoon membranes. J Struct Biol. 158(3):336-43. Mason TA, McIlroy PJ, Shain DH. (2006) Structural model of an antistasin/notch-like fusion protein from the cocoon wall of the aquatic leech, Theromyzon tessulatum. J Mol Model. 12(6):829-34. Dimitriu C. Sayers CW. Coleman J. Shain DH. (2006) Two-dimensional ultrastructural elements lead to three-dimensional reconstruction of protuberances on the cocoon membrane of the leech. Theromyzon tessulatum. Tissue Cell. 38(1):35-41. Napolitano MJ. Shain DH.(2005) Quantitating adenylate nucleotides in diverse organisms. J Biochem Biophys Methods. 63(1):69-77. Farrell AH. Hohenstein KA. Shain DH. (2004) Molecular adaptation in the ice worm. Mesenchytraeus solifugus: divergence of energetic-associated genes. J Mol Evol. 59(5):666-73. Napolitano MJ. Shain DH. (2004) Four kingdoms on glacier ice: convergent energetic processes boost energy levels as temperatures fall. Proc Biol Sci. 271 Suppl 5:S273-6. Napolitano MJ. Shain DH. (2005) Distinctions in adenylate metabolism among organisms inhabiting temperature extremes. Extremophiles. 9(2):93-8. Shain DH. Stuart DK. Huang FZ. Weisblat DA. (2005) Cell interactions that affect axonogenesis in the leech Theromyzon rude. Development. x Sep;131(17):4143-53. Hohenstein KA. Shain DH. (2004) Changes in gene expression at the precursor --> stem cell transition in leech. Stem Cells. 22(4):514-21. Mason TA. McIlroy PJ. Shain DH. (2004) A cysteine-rich protein in the Theromyzon (Annelida: Hirudinea) cocoon membrane. FEBS Lett. 561(1-3):167-72. Dimitriu C. Shain DH. (2004) Ultrastructural properties of the Theromyzon (Annelida: Hirudinae) cocoon membrane. Micron. 35(4):281-5. Napolitano MJ. Nagele RG. Shain DH. (2004) The ice worm. Mesenchytraeus solifugus. elevates adenylate levels at low physiological temperature. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 137(1):227-35. |