The University of Georgia Plant Center
Plant Center Faculty: Campbell Joseph Nairn, III (Joe)
Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Ph.D. - University of Florida
Phone: 706-542-1885
Email: jnairn@forestry.uga.edu
Research in the Nairn Lab
Current research areas include the molecular biology and genetics of tree growth and wood development. Additional areas of interest are molecular evolution of genes and gene families, plant systematics and
transgenic technologies.
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Research Interests
One of the primary areas of research in this laboratory target the structural genes involved in wood growth and development and the transcription factors that regulate expression of these genes. Genomic and bioinformatic approaches are utilized for the identification and analysis of genes involved in cell wall formation and differentiation, processes that directly affect wood properties. Additional areas of interest include the regulation of genes involved in plant responses to pathogens and the environment. The application of biotechnology provides new approaches for the study of gene function through the use of gene transformation. These technologies enable the study of specific genes through the use of transgenic plant cell lines.
Selected Publications
O'Grady, K., Goekjian, V., Nairn, C., Nagao, R. and Key, J. (2001) The transcript abundance of GmGT-2, a new member of the GT-2 family of transcription factors from soybean, is down-regulated by light in a phytochrome-dependent manner. Plant Molecular Biology 47:367-378.
Covert, S.F., Kapoor, P., Lee, M.H., Briley, A. and Nairn, C.J. (2001) Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Fusarium circinatum. Mycological Research 105:29-264.
Nairn, C.J., Lewandowski, D.J. and Burns, J.K. (1998) Genetics and expression of two pectinesterase genes in Valencia orange. Physiologia Plantarum 102:226-235.
Burns, J.K., Lewandowski, D.J., Nairn, C.J. and Brown, G.E. (1998) Endo-1,4-b-glucanase gene expression and cell wall hydrolase activities during abscission in Valencia orange. Physiologia Plantarum 102:217-225.
Nairn, C.J., Niedz, R.P., Hearn, C.J., Osswald, W.F., and Mayer, R.T. (1997) cDNA cloning and expression of a Class II acidic chitinase from sweet orange. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1351(1-2):22-26.
McKendree, W.L., Nairn, C.J., and Bausher, M. G. (1995) Differential display from plant leaves using oligo(dT) magnetic bead mRNA isolation and hot air PCR. BioTechniques 19: 715-719.
Bausher, M.G., Nairn, C.J., Niedz, R.P., Hearn, C.J., and Yelenosky, G. (1995) Purification and N-terminal sequence of the major leaf protein (trifoliatin) from trifoliate orange. Plant Science 109: 145-152.
Vandersall, A.S., Cameron, R.G., Nairn, C.J., Yelenosky, G., and Wodzinski, R.J. (1995) Identification, characterization, and partial purification of glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger (syn A. ficuum) NRRL 3135. Preparative Biochemistry 25: 29-55.
Osswald, W.F., Shapiro, J.P., Doostdar, H., McDonald, R.E., Niedz, R.P., Nairn, C.J., Hearn, C.J. and Mayer, R.T. (1994) Identification and characterization of acidic hydrolases with chitinase and chitosanase activities from orange callus tissue. Plant and Cell Physiology 35: 811-820.
Nairn, C.J., Winesett, L. and Ferl, R.J. (1988) Nucleotide sequence of an actin gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. Gene 65: 247-257.
Nairn, C.J. and Ferl, R.J. (1988) The complete nucleotide sequence of the small-subunit ribosomal RNA coding region for the cycad Zamia pumila: Phylogenetic Implications. Journal of Molecular Evolution 27: 133-141.
