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Christine A. Johnson

California Polytechnic State University

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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STING activation reshapes the tumor microenvironment leading to tumor regression in osteosarcoma

Elizabeth P. Young, Christine A. Johnson, Alex Gia Lee, Douglass Morris, Jessica L. Tsui, Marcus R. Breese, Juan A. Cámara, Courtney R. Schott, Clare L. Abram, Stanley G. Leung, Leanne C. Sayles, Aafrin M. Pettiwala, Vanessa S. Gutierrez Vera, Clifford A. Lowell, Alexis J. Combes, , Alejandro Sweet-Cordero

This study shows that activating the STING pathway in osteosarcoma leads to tumor regression and immune memory, suggesting it as a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

De novo genome assembly and comparative genomics for a colonial ascidian

Jack Thomas Sumner, Cassidy L. Andrasz, Christine A. Johnson, Sarah Wax, Paul E. Anderson, Elena L. Keeling, Jean M. Davidson

This study assembles and annotates the genome of Botrylloides violaceus using hybrid sequencing and performs comparative genomic analysis to identify conserved and divergent gene families.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2023 · PreprintGenomics