Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/JHU MolBio Ogg SP14/Group 81C

Polysomy Stub
This article is definitely in the stub category. There is a brief definition of what polysomy is and only one reference. There has been no discussion among any Wikipedia editors about writing more in this article. To make this article into a class B or GA category much more information will need to be provided with relevant sources on the topic. Including pictures and diagrams of examples found in sources and references would make the article more complete and informative to users.

Compiled Bibliography for Polysomy:
 * 1) Celik, A; Eraslan, S; Gökgöz, N; Ilgin, H; Başaran, S; Bökesoy, I; Kayserili, H; Yüksel-Apak, M; Kirdar, B (1997 Jun). "Identification of the parental origin of polysomy in two 49,XXXXY cases.". Clinical genetics 51 (6): 426–9..
 * 2) "What Is Polysomy?". Retrieved 23 February 2014. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-polysomy.htm#didyouknowout
 * 3) "Polysomy". Retrieved 23 February 2014.<http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/polysomy
 * 4) "Is polysomy 17 an important phenomenon to predict treatment with trastuzumab in breast cancer?". Retrieved 23 February 2014. http://www.appliedcr.org.br/detalhe_artigo.asp?id=226
 * 5) Srivastava, edited by S.; Henson,, D.E.; Gazdar, A. (1999). Molecular pathology of early cancer. Amsterdam: IOS Press. ISBN 9051993730.http://books.google.com/books?id=IbIxfTvd-QMC&pg=PA393&dq=polysomy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eZYJU56xB8GEogS08ILgAQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=polysomy&f=false
 * 6) al.], editors, M. Wirth ... [et (1998). Molecular biology of prostate cancer. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110161595.http://books.google.com/books?id=RzfdHNsk8DcC&pg=PA3&dq=polysomy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eZYJU56xB8GEogS08ILgAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=polysomy&f=false
 * 7) Miller, John Adds, Erica Larkcom, Ruth (2004). Genetics, evolution and biodiversity (Rev. ed. ed.). Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. ISBN 9780748774920.http://books.google.com/books?id=U3RN9tKstLMC&pg=PA95&dq=polysomy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eZYJU56xB8GEogS08ILgAQ&ved=0CGYQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=polysomy&f=false

Spermatocyte Stub
This article is also in the stub category. It has a definition of what a spermatocyte is, two pictures and a table summary of what makes up the male reproductive system, but no sources whatsoever. On the talk page there is lack of a discussion by Wikipedia editors. There is one post on the talk page about ploidy and asking Wikipedia editors to address this in article. The person was kind enough to list the sources for his reasoning. To make this article into a class B or GA category more information will be needed and of course with the proper relevant sources on the topic. Some more examples and diagrams would be nice to have.

Compiled Bibliography for Spermatocyte


 * 1) Connecticut, [edited by] Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD, professor, David N. and Inez Myers/Antonio Scarpa Chairman, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Emile L. Boulpaep, MD, professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, (2012). Medical physiology : a cellular and molecular approach (Updated second edition. ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders. pp. Chapter 54. ISBN 1437717535.
 * 2) Education, Pearson. "The Male Reproductive System". Web Tutorials. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
 * 3) "Spermatogenesis". universities of Fribourg, Lausanne and Bern. Retrieved 3 March2014.
 * 4) "Male Reproductive System". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
 * 5) Starr, Taggart, Evers, Starr, Cecie, Ralph, Christine, Lisa. Volume 5 - Animal Structure & Function. Cengage Learning, 2012. p. 736. ISBN 9781133714071.

AP-1 Binding Site Stub
This article is in the stub category. It has a simple definition and links to other Wikipedia articles, however there are no listed references; there is an external link listed. There is no discussion on the article's talk page. This article will need a lot of work to be considered B or GA class; it will need to be beefed up quite a bit with images, credible references, etc.

Compiled Bibliography for AP-1 Binding Site:
 * 1) http://dnaresearch.oxfordjournals.org/content/12/2/139.full.pdf
 * 2) Chung, KY. "An AP-1 binding sequence is essential for regulation of the human alpha2(I) collagen (COL1A2) promoter activity by transforming growth factor-beta." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8621730
 * 3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC402070/

Autosome Stub
This article is classified as being larger than a stub. It has two paragraphs of information, with two diagrams as well. There are two sources referenced; there has been some discussion of improvement on the talk page, however it seems as though the last post was from 2009. This article will need to be expanded considerably, as well as the addition of many more references. I think that it is off to a good start, though.

Compiled Bibliography for Autosome:
 * 1) http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA
 * 2) http://evolution.about.com/od/Terms-A-G/g/Autosome.htm
 * 3) "Autosomal Abnormalities." http://anthro.palomar.edu/abnormal/abnormal_4.htm
 * 4) http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v42/n10/full/ng.651.html

Article selection rationale
Spermatocyte

For our first Wikipedia article, we chose the topic spermatocyte. Although, my partner and I are not experts on the subject we hope to learn more about it while completing research to write our article. We wanted to choose a topic that is straightforward and that once completed would be useful to the scientific community. This article was rated of high importance by the molecular and cellular biology Wikiproject. The directory of Male Reproductive System articles at the bottom of the spermatocyte page reveals that many areas in the general topic are well documented; however, some of the articles in spermatogenesis subtopic, of which the spermatocyte article is included, seem to lack thorough, referenced information. Perhaps the completion of this project will contribute to a better understanding of the overall subject area of spermatogenesis and lead to improvement of some of the other articles in this subtopic as well. At the moment, the spermatocyte stub is fairly basic listing the definition of what a spermatocyte is and including two pictures one of the development and the other a histological section of boar testis. There is a lack of description of the images shown. We hope to include more relevant information on the subject matter and elaborate on the images provided and provide even more images. There has been a lack of discussion on the talk page of this article. There is one post asking Wikipedian’s to elaborate on the ploidy of the spermatocyte, because they believe what is listed in the definition is incorrect. We will definitely address changes to the stub information if it is indeed incorrect. I have listed the ideas I have for subsections within the article below.
 * 1) Definition
 * 2) Synthesis/Formation
 * 3) Primary spermatocyte
 * 4) Secondary spermatocyte
 * 5) Function/Difference in species?
 * 6) Mutations

Unit 8 progress report

 * 1) Removed old unsourced text. Use turnitin and found out the wikipedian before just plagarized the text from online source.
 * 2) Added formation of spermatocyte section with sources.
 * 3) Added image onto wikicommons Formation of spermatocyte. Uploaded image onto article page.
 * 4) Added information on several types of possible spermatocyte mutations. Ran text through turnitin.com--no plagiarism issues.

Unit 10 progress report

 * 1) Added new useful images from wikicommons.
 * 2) Added a summary table section.
 * 3) Updated references or found new credible source.
 * 4) Prose
 * 5) Added damage and repair content, new references.

Unit 12 progress report

 * 1) Made lead section less technical.
 * 2) Updated in line citations appropriately.
 * 3) Added endocrine intiation section.
 * 4) Edit wikitable.
 * 5) Added Unique properties in different species section.
 * 6) Added History section.
 * 7) Added images.
 * 8) Updated references.

Final Progress report
Week 14
 * 1) Added more wiki-links suggested by reviewers.
 * 2) Added pituitary, Mesostoma ehrenbergii, and Meiosis in grasshopper testes image.
 * 3) Added more details to wiki-table.
 * 4) Prose

Overall Improvements to Article

Over the course of the semester, we feel we were greatly able to improve the quality of the Spermatocyte article. When we chose the article, it was of stub classification, with only a few brief sentences and one image. We have removed the content that was originally there, as we found it to be plagiarized. We researched and provided information in sections of Formation, Endocrine initiation, Cell type, History, Damage, repair, and failure, Specific mutations, and Unique properties in different species. We have added seven relevant images to the article, which we believe help to understand the sections discussed. While the article previously had little to no credible references, we have now added 17 that we found to be credible and relevant. We incorporated a table into the Cell type summary section, which we feel will help to clear up any confusion about the different stages of cell type in spermatogenesis. The peer reviewers of our article, including the OAs, were helpful in suggesting images we could incorporate, as well as topics they thought would add to the quality of the article, e.g. History.