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R. A. Johnston

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Biochemistry· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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J. Tung· 2 shared B. M. vonHoldt· 1 shared C. B. Howard· 1 shared C. Karner· 1 shared C. S. Henry· 1 shared D. R. Stahler· 1 shared G. Habarugira· 1 shared H. A. Bielefeldt-Ohmann· 1 shared

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Application of chimeric antigens to paper-based diagnostics for detection of West Nile virus infections of Crocodylus porosus: a novel animal test case

R. A. Johnston, G. Habarugira, J. J. Harrison, S. R. Isberg, J. Moran, M. Morgan, S. S. Davis, L. F. Melville, C. B. Howard, C. S. Henry, J. Macdonald, H. A. Bielefeldt-Ohmann, R. A. Hall, J. Hobson-Peters

The paper develops a lateral flow assay using chimeric antigens to detect West Nile virus seroconversion in crocodiles, achieving 100% sensitivity and specificity.

bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2024 · PreprintBiochemistry

Experimental assessment of K locus effects on the gray wolf response to virus

R. A. Johnston, J. G. Rheinwald, B. M. vonHoldt, D. R. Stahler, W. Lowry, J. Tung, R. K. Wayne

The study investigates the effect of the KB allele on gray wolf gene regulatory responses to viral infection using cell cultures, finding no difference in response between genotypes.

bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Morphological and genomic shifts in mole-rat 'queens' increase fecundity but reduce skeletal integrity

R. A. Johnston, P. Vullioud, J. Thorley, H. Kirveslahti, L. Shen, S. Mukherjee, C. Karner, T. Clutton-Brock, J. Tung

This study examines how breeding status affects skeletal morphology and gene regulation in Damaraland mole-rats, finding increased fecundity but reduced skeletal integrity in queens.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2020Evolutionary Biology