User:Emmademiraku27/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ras-GRF1

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the Ras pathway was taught in biochemistry this semester. Adding onto the article will improve understanding of Ras-GRF1 and how the pathway is expressed. Ras-GRF1 also matters because it affects GTPases which are important enzymes used in many regulatory and translocating pathways. Learning more about the Ras-GRF1 pathway will bring insight into the regulation of GTPases and how the pathway is able to respond to signals from certain receptors to continue function. My preliminary impression of the topic was of interest and that it is something important that needs to have more information added to it. Considering that many signaling pathways use Ras and require regulation of GTPases, the topic was interesting as it is reoccurring in class discussions. In terms of impressions of the article, the article is a stub that does not contain much information besides its simple definition and how the pathway can affect learning and memory in mice, which itself is quite interesting to know more about. The intentions of my additions to the article will include more studies from reliable sources going more in depth into the purpose of Ras-GRF1 and any other components of cognition, etc. that the pathway affects. Also, adding information on how the pathway may be used by certain cancers or diseases is another worthy choice of information to add there.

Evaluate the article
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The article's current status is that it is short and a stub. There is not much information other than the basic definition of Ras-GRF1, its function, and the basics of the pathway. However, the article does have strength in the fact that it includes more about the pathway and the components it affects. It adds research on mice to understand the affects of Ras-GRF1 with knockout mice specifically. By using knockout mice, the article is able to show what Ras-GRF1 affects, learning and memory, allowing for the opportunity to add more research that can uphold this, especially research that is extended to humans. The article can be improved by providing more background into the identification of Ras-GRF1, more research extending to humans, and its involvement in certain cancers and diseases as to truly understand the impact and importance of Ras-GRF1. The article is not complete and although it contains well-thought out information which is very well written and neutral, there is not enough on the page to mark it as well-developed. The research is also from previous years, suggesting that more relevant research can be provided to make the article more accurate and well-developed (it contains research from 2007, 2009, and 2011 from peer reviewed sources, though this is a low amount of sources). The tone of the article is neutral and it is well-written, concise, and clear, however everything is written in one paragraph so there is not much organization. The content of the article is very relevant to the topic, but is a stub class and is rated as low importance as per the talk page (which has no comments), meaning it is a topic more relevant to specific research. Overall, the article is well-written and stays on topic, but needs more content and research such that there is more relevant information to build upon.