Russell Johnson

Education

• Ph.D., Plant Physiology, Washington State University, 1989
• B.A., Biology, The Colorado College, 1984

Areas of Expertise

• Physiology and molecular biology of plant seeds during germination, dormancy and development
• Responses of plants to environmental stresses
• Use of genetically engineered crops in agriculture

Research Interests

Physiology and molecular biology of plant seed germination and development; characterization of genes and proteins that are involved in plant responses to the stress hormone abscisic acid.

Publications

Selected Publications Since 1995

• Uwase, G., Enrico, T., Chelimo, D., Keyser, B., and Johnson, R. (2018) Measuring gene expression in bombarded barley aleurone layers with increased throughput. Journal of Visualized Experiments (133) e56728
• Johnson, R. (2017) Seed Development: Embryogenesis. in Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, 2nd edition (B. Thomas, D. Murphy, and B. Murray, eds.) pp 490-496 Academic Press (Elsevier)
• 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