Gary S. Johnson

Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology

Veterinary Pathobiology,

JohnsonGS@missouri.edu

Research Emphasis

Whole genome sequencing to identify the molecular genetic causes of heritable canine diseases

Selected Publications 

Farias FH, Zeng R, Johnson GS, Wininger FA, Taylor JF, Schnabel RD, McKay SD, Sanders DN, Lohi H, Seppälä EH, Wade CM, Lindblad-Toh K, O’Brien DP, Katz ML. (2011) A truncating mutation in ATP13A2 is responsible for adult-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in Tibetan terriers. Neurobiol Dis. 42:468-74.

Zeng R, Farias FH, Johnson GS, McKay SD, Schnabel RD, Decker JE, Taylor JF, Mann CS, Katz ML, Johnson GC, Coates JR, O’Brien DP. (2011) A truncated retrotransposon disrupts the GRM1 coding sequence in Coton de Tulear dogs with Bandera’s neonatal ataxia. J Vet Intern Med. 25:267-72.

Katz ML, Farias FH, Sanders DN, Zeng R, Khan S, Johnson GS, O’Brien DP. (2011) A missense mutation in canine CLN6 in an Australian shepherd with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011:198042.

Farias FH, Johnson GS, Taylor JF, Giuliano E, Katz ML, Sanders DN, Schnabel RD, McKay SD, Khan S, Gharahkhani P, O’Leary CA, Pettitt L, Forman OP, Boursnell M, McLaughlin B, Ahonen S, Lohi H, Hernandez-Merino E, Gould DJ, Sargan DR, Mellersh C. (2010) An ADAMTS17 splice donor site mutation in dogs with primary lens luxation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 51:4716-21.

Sanders DN, Farias FH, Johnson GS, Chiang V, Cook JR, O’Brien DP, Hofmann SL, Lu JY, Katz ML. (2010) A mutation in canine PPT1 causes early onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in a Dachshund. Mol Genet Metab. 100:349-56.

Awano T, Johnson GS, Wade CM, Katz ML, Johnson GC, Taylor JF, Perloski M, Biagi T, Baranowska I, Long S, March PA, Olby NJ, Shelton GD, Khan S, O’Brien DP, Lindblad-Toh K, Coates JR. (2009) Genome-wide association analysis reveals a SOD1 mutation in canine degenerative myelopathy that resembles amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106:2794-9.