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M Sussman

Publications and source records attributed to M Sussman.

At least 73 records · Page 4Linked to original sources
PubMed1974

Hydroxylysine-deficient skin collagen in a patient with a form of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Two sibs with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, one of whom was shown to have hydroxylysine-deficient collagen, are described. In addition to the usual features of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (loose-jointedness and excessively stretchable, fragile, and bruisable skin), these patients had severe scoliosis and fragility of ocular tissues leading to rupture of the globe or retinal detachment. This combination of symptoms was tentatively classified as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type VI. The condition is inherited as an autosomal recessive. The activity of lysyl hydroxylase was present at a reduced level in fibroblasts cultured from the patient's skin.

Chromosome Aberrations↗
PubMed1973

A 5'-Adenosine Monophosphate-Dependent Adenylate Cyclase and an Adenosine 3':5'-Cyclic Monophosphate-Dependent Adenosine Triphosphate Pyrophosphohydrolase in Dictyostelium discoideum.

Cell aggregation in Dictyostelium discoideum appears to involve the production and detection of 3':5'-cyclic AMP. Two pertinent catalytic activities have been studied in concentrates from D. discoideum purified 50- to 100-fold. They are (i) adenylate cyclase and (ii) ATP pyrophosphohydrolase. ATP pyrophosphohydrolase activity converts ATP to 5'-AMP and pyrophosphate. The presence of 5'-AMP is an absolute requirement for adenylate cyclase activity. The presence of 3':5'-cyclic AMP is an absolute requirement for ATP pyrophosphohydrolase activity. Both activations, particularly that of ATP pyrophosphohydrolase, show narrow ranges of specificity and display significant cooperativities.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1972

Parasexual recombination in Dictyostelium discoideum: selection of stable diploid heterozygotes and stable haploid segregants (clones-temperature sensitive-ploidy-fruiting bodies-spore-slime mold).

Haploid strains of Dictyostelium discoideum bearing temperature-sensitive mutations have been used to select stable diploid, heterozygotic clones, which arise at low frequency (about 10(-5)). Segregants arise from such diploids at low frequency (about 10(-3)). The diploids were heterozygous for resistance to cycloheximide and were phenotypically sensitive to the drug. Growth of the diploid cells in the presence of cycloheximide automatically selected those segregants bearing the resistant allele, and facilitated examination of the assortment of unselected markers. The combination of the two selective methods provides a workable system of genetic analysis in this species. We have used this method to locate six markers on three different linkage groups.

Clone Cells↗