Lee F. Johnson - Recent Publications

Zhe Yang, Adam Cloud, David Hughes and Lee F. Johnson, Reducing the Level of Human Thymidylate Synthase Using Interference RNA, submitted (2004).

Anne Pryor, Luh Tung, Zhe Yang, Fehmida Kapadia, Tien-Hsien Chang and Lee F. Johnson, Growth-Regulated Expression and G0-Spedific Turnover of the mRNA that Encodes URH49, a Mammalian DExH/D Box Protein that is Highly Related to the mRNA Export Protein UAP56.  Nucleic Acids Res. 32, 1857-1865 (2004).

Giorgio Gribaudo, Ludovica Riera, Thomas L. Rudge, Patrizia Caposio, Lee F. Johnson and Santo Landolfo, Human cytomegalovirus infection induces cellular thymidylate synthase gene expression in quiescent fibroblasts.  J. General Virology, 83: 2983-2993 (2002).

Thomas L. Rudge and Lee F. Johnson, Synergistic Activation of the TATA-less Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter by the Ets Transcription Factor GABP and Sp1.  Exp. Cell Res., 274: 45-55 (2002).

Giorgio Gribaudo, Ludovica Riera, David Lembo, Marco De Andrea, Lee F. Johnson and Santo Landolfo, The Anti-Cytomegalical Activity of Reltitrexed is Abrogated in Quiescent Mouse Fibroblasts that Overexpress Thymidylate Synthase.  Virus Research, 73: 57-65 (2001).

Christina M. H. Powell, Thomas L. Rudge, Quan Zhu, Lee F. Johnson and Ulla Hansen, Inhibition of the Mammalian Transcription Factor LSF Induces S-Phase Dependent Apoptosis by Downregulating Thymidylate Synthase Expression. EMBO J., 19: 4665-4675 (2000).

Giorgio Gribaudo, Ludovica Riera, David Lembo, Marco De Andrea, Marisa Gariglio, Thomas Rudge, Lee F. Johnson and Santo Landolfo, Murine Cytomegalovirus Stimulates Cellular Thymidylate Synthase Gene Expression in Quiescent Cells and Requires the Enzyme for Replication.  J. Virology, 74: 4979-4987 (2000).

Yuandan Lee and Lee F. Johnson, Transcriptional Control Elements of the Rat Thymidylate Synthase Promoter: Evolutionary Conservation of Regulatory Features.  Exp. Cell Res., 258: 53-64 (2000).

Shanghong Dong, Laura Lester and Lee F. Johnson, Transcriptional Control Elements and Complex Initiation Pattern of the TATA-Less, Bidirectional Human Thymidylate Synthase Promoter.  J. Cell. Biochem., 77: 50-64 (2000).

Yuandan Lee, Guohong Shen and Lee F. Johnson, Complex Transcriptional Initiation Pattern of the Thymidylate Synthase Promoter in Mouse Tissues.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 372: 389-392 (1999).

Thomas L. Rudge and Lee F. Johnson, Inactivation of MED-1 Elements in the TATA-less, Initiator-less Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter has No Effect on Promoter Strength or the Complex Pattern of Transcriptional Start Sites.  J. Cell. Biochem., 73: 90-96 (1999).

Tina X. Lee and Lee F. Johnson, Pre-mRNA Processing Enhancer (PPE) Element Increases The Expression of an Intronless Thymidylate Synthase Gene But Does Not Affect Intron-Dependent S Phase Regulation. J. Cell. Biochem., 69: 104-116 (1998).

Tina X. Lee and Lee F. Johnson, Analysis of Transcripts Derived From Sequences Upstream of the Bidirectional Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter. Exp. Cell Res., 242: 222-227 (1998).

Yuandan Lee, Yan Chen, Long-Sheng Chang and Lee F. Johnson, Inhibition of Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter Activity by the Wild-Type p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein. Exp. Cell Res., 234: 270-276 (1997).

Yunbo Ke, John Ash and Lee F. Johnson, Splicing Signals are Required for S-Phase Regulation of the Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Gene.  Mol. Cell Biol., 16: 376-383 (1996).

John Ash, Wen-Chieh Liao, Yunbo Ke and Lee F. Johnson, Regulation of Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Gene Expression in Growth-Stimulated Cells: Upstream S Phase Control Elements are Indistinguishable from the Essential Promoter Elements. Nucleic Acids Res., 23: 4659-4656 (1995).

Lee F. Johnson, Posttranscriptional Regulation of Thymidylate Synthase Gene Expression. (invited review) J. Cellular Biochem., 54: 387-392 (1994).

Lee F. Johnson, Regulation of Thymidylate Synthase Gene Expression in Growth-Stimulated Cells. in, The Cell Cycle: Regulators, Targets and Applications, V. Hu, ed., Plenum, New York, 141-147 (1994).

Wen-Chieh Liao, Yiping Geng and Lee F. Johnson, In Vitro Transcription of the TATAA-Less Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter: Multiple Transcription Start Points and Evidence for Bidirectionality. Gene, 146: 183-189 (1994).

Wen-Chieh Liao, John Ash and Lee F. Johnson, Bidirectional Promoter of the Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Gene.  Nucleic Acids Res., 22: 4044-4049 (1994).

John Ash, Yunbo Ke, Martin Korb and Lee F. Johnson, Introns are Essential for Growth-Regulated Expression of the Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Gene. Mol. Cell Biol., 13: 1565-1571 (1993).

Yiping Geng and Lee F. Johnson, Lack of an Initiator Element is Responsible for Multiple Transcriptional Initiation Sites of the TATA-Less Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Promoter. Mol. Cell Biol., 13: 4894-4903 (1993).

Martin Korb, Yunbo Ke and Lee F. Johnson, Stimulation of Gene Expression by Introns: Conversion of an Inhibitory Intron to a Stimulatory Intron by Alteration of the Splice Donor Sequence. Nucleic Acids Res., 21: 5901-5908 (1993).