User:Ribrob

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To do list

Genetics
- Transcription - general grammar/clarity corrections.
- Replisome - general reshuffle, improve definition and add recent findings by Lovett 2007 such as presence of a third DNA pol.
- RNA activation - keep up-to-date, add details of controversy and suggest reshuffle to start article with information on RNAa, referring to RNAi later.
- Edman degradation - try to make article more lay-accessible (pretty difficult to understand as it is).
- Subgenomic mRNA - make clear that replication is always 5'-3' and more clearly define "jumping" of DNA polymerase.
- DNA repair - add info on novel plant DNA repair mechanisms/characteristics.
- DNA sequencing discussion - awaiting reply on subject

Immunology
- Somatic hypermutation - general clearup of Mechanism section, get more appropriate images, link to affinity maturation in article, remove See also section. Also check with User:WhatamIdoing whether it should actually be a mid-importance article according to the guidelines here.

Evolution
- Domestication - improve referencing throughout, expand Background section, add info on domestication genes...

Cell Biology
- Secretory pathway - general rewrite, see proposed article outline in talk.
- ER retention - general rewrite and add details of possible models of retention (e.g. of HDEL ligands).
- Golgi apparatus - add brief mention of what the combined model suggests and mention of requirement for recycling in retrograde transport.
- TRAPP complex - suggest rewrite as, whilst easily understood, most of article is background to vesicle transport, not the TRAPP complex!
- Nucleolus - needs a cleanup.
- Cell nucleus - several novel plant subnuclear organelles exist which aren't even referred to (doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2004.09.011).

Plants
- Florigen - expand and clarify details of recent findings.
- ABC model - add mention of requirement of SEP (Im) genes and add problems section.
- Secondary cell wall - expand article to include more detailed info on structure, properties, found in which cells, etc.

Animals
- Platypus - suggest more indepth look at Warren et al. and subsequent findings on Platypus genome.
- Monotremes - sequencing no longer "imminent" and mention importance of findings regarding phylogenetic placement of monotremes.

Viruses
- Viroporin - create page (see virus notes: L3->Viroproteins).
- M2 protein - add references and association with apoptopic induction (see virus notes: L3->Viroproteins->M2 protein).
- Antibody dependent enhancement - make more accessible.

For draft versions of pages I'm working on, see my draft sandbox subpage (currently working on DNA Ligase).

Significant contributions

Florigen (ongoing)
Junctional diversity

Random stuff