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Michael K. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including ecology, molecular biology, and chemistry, focusing on topics such as metalloenzymes, photosynthetic processes, and wildlife ecology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a variety of subjects and have appeared in multiple academic journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Hollywood survival strategies in the post-COVID 19 era," 2021, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "The plastidial Arabidopsis thaliana NFU1 protein binds and delivers [4Fe-4S] clusters to specific client proteins," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Applications of an unmanned aerial vehicle and thermal-imaging camera to study ducks nesting over water," 2020, Journal of Field Ornithology
  • "The Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Glutaredoxin GRXS15 Provides [2Fe-2S] Clusters for ISCA-Mediated [4Fe-4S] Cluster Maturation," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "A Stable Naked Dithiolene Radical Anion and Synergic THF Ring-Opening," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The publication venues most frequently associated with this scientist include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • Journal of Field Ornithology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael K. Johnson are:

  • Jérémy Couturier
  • Nicolas Rouhier
  • Jonathan Przybyla-Toscano
  • Florence Vignols
  • Tamanna Azam

The main fields and subfields of study represented in the scientist's work include:

  • Ecology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Molecular Biology
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Trace Elements in Health

Best Publications

  • STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND FORMATION OF BIOLOGICAL IRON-SULFUR CLUSTERS

    Deborah C. Johnson;Dennis R. Dean;Archer D. Smith;Michael K. Johnson

  • Redox-Dependent Structural Changes in the Nitrogenase P-Cluster

    J. W. Peters;M. B. H. Stowell;S. M. Soltis;M. G. Finnegan

  • IscU as a scaffold for iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis: sequential assembly of [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters in IscU.

    Jeffrey N. Agar;Carsten Krebs;Jeverson Frazzon;Boi Hanh Huynh

  • NifS-directed assembly of a transient [2Fe-2S] cluster within the NifU protein.

    Pramvadee Yuvaniyama;Jeffrey N. Agar;Valerie L. Cash;Michael K. Johnson

  • Functional Neural Development from Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Accelerated Synaptic Activity via Astrocyte Coculture

    Michael Johnson;Jason P. Weick;Robert A. Pearce;Su Chun Zhang

  • Limits on multiple instruction issue

    Michael D. Smith;Mike Johnson;Mark A. Horowitz

  • Spectroscopic characterization of the novel iron-sulfur cluster in Pyrococcus furiosus ferredoxin.

    R. C. Conover;A. T. Kowal;Weiguang Fu;Jae-Bum Park

  • IscA, an Alternate Scaffold for Fe−S Cluster Biosynthesis†

    Carsten Krebs;Jeffrey N. Agar;Archer D. Smith;Jeverson Frazzon

  • Chloroplast monothiol glutaredoxins as scaffold proteins for the assembly and delivery of [2Fe–2S] clusters

    Sibali Bandyopadhyay;Filipe Gama;Maria Micaela Molina-Navarro;José Manuel Gualberto

  • Iron—sulfur proteins: new roles for old clusters

    Michael K Johnson

  • The role and properties of the iron-sulfur cluster in Escherichia coli dihydroxy-acid dehydratase.

    D. H. Flint;M. H. Emptage;M. G. Finnegan;Weiguang Fu

  • Human ferrochelatase is an iron-sulfur protein.

    Harry A. Dailey;Michael G. Finnegan;Michael K. Johnson

  • The Yeast Iron Regulatory Proteins Grx3/4 and Fra2 Form Heterodimeric Complexes Containing a [2Fe-2S] Cluster with Cysteinyl and Histidyl Ligation

    Haoran Li;Daphne T. Mapolelo;Nin N. Dingra;Sunil G. Naik

  • Formation and Properties of [4Fe-4S] Clusters on the IscU Scaffold Protein†

    Kala Chandramouli;Mihaela-Carmen Unciuleac;Sunil Naik;Dennis R Dean

  • Glutaredoxins: roles in iron homeostasis

    Nicolas Rouhier;Jérémy Couturier;Michael K. Johnson;Jean-Pierre Jacquot

  • Sulfur transfer from IscS to IscU : the first step in iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis

    A D Smith;J N Agar;K A Johnson;J Frazzon

  • [2Fe-2S] to [4Fe-4S] Cluster Conversion in Escherichia coli Biotin Synthase†

    Evert C. Duin;Meghan E. Lafferty;Brian R. Crouse;Ronda M. Allen

  • Functional, structural, and spectroscopic characterization of a glutathione-ligated [2Fe–2S] cluster in poplar glutaredoxin C1

    Nicolas Rouhier;Hideaki Unno;Sibali Bandyopadhyay;Lluis Masip

  • HscA and HscB stimulate [2Fe-2S] cluster transfer from IscU to apoferredoxin in an ATP-dependent reaction

    Kala Chandramouli;Michael K. Johnson

  • Iron–sulfur cluster biosynthesis

    Sibali Bandyopadhyay;Kala Chandramouli;Michael K. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
David B. Knaff
David B. Knaff Texas Tech University
Dennis R. Dean
Dennis R. Dean Virginia Tech
Andrew J. Thomson
Andrew J. Thomson University of East Anglia
Nicolas Rouhier
Nicolas Rouhier University of Lorraine
Brian M. Hoffman
Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University
Guy N. L. Jameson
Guy N. L. Jameson University of Melbourne
Gary Cecchini
Gary Cecchini University of California, San Francisco
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood University of East Anglia
Thomas P. Singer
Thomas P. Singer University of California, San Francisco

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