SELECTED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1995

Harris, L., Martinez, S., Kyser, B., Dyer, W., and Johnson R. (2013) Functional analysis of TaABF1 during abscisic acid and gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells of cereal grains. Seed Science Research 23:89-98

Johnson, R., Shin, M., and Shen, J. (2008) The wheat PKABA1-interacting factor TaABF1 mediates both abscisic acid-suppressed and abscisic acid-induced gene expression in bombarded aleurone cells. Plant Molecular Biology 68:93-103

Zhang, D et al (2004) Construction and evaluation of cDNA libraries for large-scale expressed sequence tag sequencing in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genetics 168:595-608

Johnson, R. (2003) Seed Development: Germination. in "Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences" (B. Thomas, D. Murphy, and B. Murray, eds.) Academic Press. pp 1298-1304

Johnson, R., Wagner, R., Verhey, S., and Walker-Simmons, M.K. (2002) The ABA-responsive kinase PKABA1 interacts with a wheat ABA response element binding factor TaABF and phosphorylates TaABF peptide sequences. Plant Physiology 130:837-846

Johnson, R., and Dyer, W. (2000) Degradation of endosperm mRNAs during dry after-ripening of cereal grains. Seed Science Research 10:233-241

Johnson, R. (2000) Characterization of germination-related genes in Avena fatua seeds. in "Seed Biology: Advances and Applications" (M. Black, K. Bradford, and J. Vazquez-Ramos, eds.) pp 254-259 CAB International

Johnson, R., Chaverra, M., Cranston, H., Pleban, T. and Dyer, W. (1999) Degradation of oat mRNAs during seed development. Plant Molecular Biology 39: 823-833

Cranston, H., Johnson, R., Chaverra, M. and Dyer, W. (1999) Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a sar-like monomeric GTP-binding protein in Avena fatua L. Plant Science 145: 75-81

Johnson, R. (1997) Insect resistance in plants: Natural mechanisms and improvements through biotechnology. in "Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Resistance in Plants" (A. Basra and R. Basra, eds) pp 373-402. Harwood Academic Publishers

Lu, M., Farrell, P., Johnson, R., and Iatrou, K. (1997) A baculovirus repeat element functions as a powerful constitutive enhancer in transfected insect cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 272:30724-30728

Johnson, R., Cranston, H., Chaverra, M., and Dyer, W. (1996) Analysis of cDNA clones for differentially expressed genes in dormant and nondormant wild oat (Avena fatua L.) embryos. in "Plant Dormancy: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology" (G.A. Lang, ed) pp 293-300. CAB International

Johnson, R., Cranston, H., Chaverra, M., and Dyer, W. (1995) Characterization of cDNA clones for differentially expressed genes in embryos of dormant and nondormant Avena fatua L. caryopses. Plant Molecular Biology 28:113-122