Reading Assignments
Pabio 551, Winter 2007
Biochemistry and Genetics of Pathogens and Their Hosts

Lecture 1 - Introduction

Discussion:

Kim et al.

Baker et al.

Lecture 2 - DNA Structure

Discussion:

Carlson et al.

Tettelin et al.

Background:

Field et al.

Gal-Mor et al.

Medini et al.

Lecture 3 - DNA Detection/Methods

Discussion:

Sassetti et al.

Wilson et al.

Background:

Bryant et al.

Lecture 4 - DNA Replication/Repair

Discussion:

Boshoff et al.

Background:

Shay et al.

Lecture 5 - DNA Recombination

Discussion:

Lopez-Rubio et al.

Background:

Comeaux et al.

Deitsch et al.

Dzikowski et al.

Lecture 6 - Genetics

Discussion:

Gagneux et al.

Roper et al.

Lecture 7 -Transcription in Prokaryotes

Discussion:

Kim et al.

Background:

Prentic et al.

Seshasayee et al.

Lecture 8 - Transcription in Eukaryotes

Discussion:

Martinez-Calvillo et al.

Background:

Struhl et al.

Lieb et al.

Lecture 9 - RNA Processing

Background:

Aguilera et al.

Wang et al.

Lecture 10 - Functional RNAs

Discussion:

Gupta et al.

Papenfort et al.

Supplementary:

Gupta et al. SI: http://www.nature.com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/nature/journal/v442/n7098/suppinfo/nature04836.html

Papenfort et al. SI

Background:

Meister et al.

Gottesman et al.

Lecture 11 - RNA Genomes

Discussion:

Vignuzzi et al.

Background:

Holland et al.

Lecture 12 - Protein Structure

Discussion:

Carr et al.

Background:

Jhoti et al.

Lecture 13 - Enzymology

Discussion:

Lad et al.

Yoshida et al.

Lecture 14 - Techniques to Study Proteins

Discussion:

Stuart et al.

Singh et al.

Lecture 15 - Translation

Discussion:

De Jesus et al.

Background:

Fraser et al.

Kozak Gene 1999

Kozak Gene 2005

Kozak NAR 2005

Lecture 16 - Metabolic Pathways

Tian et al.

Lecture 17 - Carbohydrates

Discussion:

Calarese et al 2005

Calarese et al 2003

Background:

Burton et al.

Lecture 18 - Cellular Nutrition

Discussion:

Shin et al.

Background:

Andrews et al. 

Buchmeier et al.

Chamnongpol et al.

Laub et al.

Lecture 19 - Lipids

Discussion:

Reed et al.

Background:

Wenk et al.

Cane et al.