Aaron N. Johnson, PhD

Associate Professor of Developmental Biology

Research interests

Muscle development, regeneration, and disease

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Postdoctoral Fellow (Eric Olson lab)

Arizona State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Developmental Genetics)

Arizona State University
Ph.D. Biology (Developmental Genetics), August 2006.

Arizona State University
B.S. Biology, August 1998 (Summa cum laude).

Yang, S. and AN Johnson (2023). The serine/threonine kinase Back seat driver prevent cell fusion to maintain cell identity. Developmental Biology, 495: 35-41. PMID: 36528051
Yang, S., M. Tian, Y. Dai, S. Feng, Y. Wang, D. Chhangani, T. Ou, W. Li, Z. Yang, J. McAdow, DE Rincon-Limas, X. Yin, W. Tai, G. Cheng, and AN Johnson (2022). Infection and chronic disease activate a brain-muscle signaling axis that regulates muscle performance. biorxiv. 2020.12.20.423533
Yang, S., Y. Du, J. McAdow, J. Trigg, P. Taghert and AN Johnson (2022). Spatiotemporal expression of regulatory kinases directs the transition from mitotic growth to cellular morphogenesis. Nat Comm, 13(1): 772. PMID: 35140224
McAdow, J., S. Yang, T. Ou, G. Huang, MB Dobbs, CA Gurnett, and AN Johnson (2022). A pathogenic mechanism associated with myopathies and structural birth defects involves TPM2 directed myogenesis. JCI Insights, e152466 PMID: 35579956
Ou, T., G. Huang, B. Wilson, JB Skeath, and AN Johnson (2021). A genetic screen for regulators of muscle morphogenesis in Drosophila. G3, 11(8):jkab172. PMID: 33993253
Yang, S., A. Weske, Y. Du, J. Valera, and A.N.Johnson (2020). FGF signaling directs myotube guidance by regulating Rac activity. Development Feb 7;147(3): dev183624. PMID: 31932350