Publications| Bioinformatics Group, University of Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massey, S.E. (2009) ScanMoment: A webserver for the combinatorial analysis of basic residues in nucleic acid binding sites. Bioinformation 3, 293-295.

Dittmar, K., Asa Tellgren-Roth, A., Massey, S.E., Kemi, C., Tellgren-Roth, C., Savolainen, P., Lyons, L.A., Liberles, D.A. (2009) Keeping the blood flowing - The evolution of plasminogen activator genes in vampire bats. Naturwissenschaften 96, 39-47.

Massey, S.E. (2008) The 'Proteomic Constraint' and its role in molecular evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 25, 2557-2565.

Massey, S.E. (2008) A neutral origin of error minimization in the genetic code. Journal of Molecular Evolution 67, 510-516.

Massey, S.E., Churbanov, A., Rastogi, S, Liberles, D.A. (2008) Characterizing positive and negative selection and their phylogenetic effects. Gene, 418 22-26.

Massey, S.E., Garey, J.R. (2007) A comparative genomics analysis of codon reassignments reveals a link with mitochondrial proteome size and a mechanism of genetic code change via suppressor tRNAs Journal of Molecular Evolution 64, 399-410.

Curtis, N.E. Pierce, S.K., Massey, S.E. Schwartz, J.A., Maugel, T.K. (2006) Newly metamorphosed Elysia clarki juveniles feed on and sequester chloroplasts from algal species different from those utilized by adult slugs Marine Biology 150, 797-806

Scott K.T., Sievert S.M., Abril F.N., Ball L.A., Barrett C.J., Blake R.A., Boller A.J., Chain P.S.G., Clark J.A., Davis C.R., Detter C., Do K.F., Dobrinski K.P., Faza B.I., Fitzpatrick K.A.,  Freyermuth S.K., Harmer T.L., Hauser L.J., Hugler M., Kerfeld C.A., Klotz M.G., Kong W.W., Land M., Lapidus A., Larimer F.W., Longo D.L., Lucas S., Malfatti S.A., Massey S.E., Martin D.D., McCuddin Z., Meyer F., Moore J.L., Ocampo Jr. L.H., Paul J.H., Paulsen I.T., Reep D.K., Ren Q., Ross R.L., Sato P.Y., Thomas P., Tinkham L.E., Zeruth G.T. (2006) Complete genome sequence of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent chemolithoautotroph, Thiomicrospira crunogena. PLoS Biology 4, e383

Curtis, N.E. Massey, S.E., Pierce, S.K. (2006) The symbiotic chloroplasts in the sacoglossan Elysia clarki, are from several algal species. Invertebrate Biology 125, 336-345

Massey, S.E. (2006) A Sequential '2-1-3' Model of Genetic Code Evolution That Explains Codon Constraints. Journal of Molecular Evolution 62, 809-810

Pierce, S.K., Curtis, N.E., Massey, S.E., Bass, A.L., Karl, S.A., Finney, C.M. (2006) A morphological and molecular comparison between Elysia crispata and a new species of kleptoplastic sacoglossan sea slug (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the Florida Keys, USA. Molluscan Research 26, 23-38

Massey, S.E. (2006) Basic faced alpha helices are widespread in the peptide extensions of eukaryotic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. In Silico Biology 6, 0025

Pierce, S.K., Massey, S.E., Curtis, N.E., Smith, G.N. Jr,, Olavarria, C., Maugel, T.K. (2004) Microscopic, biochemical, and molecular characteristics of the Chilean Blob and a comparison with the remains of other sea monsters: nothing but whales. Biological Bulletin 206, 125-133.

Santos, M.S., Moura, G. Massey, S.E., Tuite, M.F. (2004) Driving change: the evolution of alternative genetic codes. Trends in Genetics 154, 1-8.

Pierce, S.K., Massey, S.E., Hanten, J. and Curtis, N.E. (2003) Horizontal transfer of nuclear genes between multicellular organisms Biological Bulletin 204, 237-240.

Massey, S.E., Moura, G., Beltrao, P., Almeida, R., Garey, J.R., Tuite, M.F., Santos, M.A.S. (2003) Comparative evolutionary genomics unveils the molecular mechanism of reassignment of the CTG codon in Candida spp. Genome Research 13, 544-557.

Mason, R.W., Massey, S.E. (1992) Surface Activation of Pro-cathepsin L Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 189, 1659-1666