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National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Golden, CO, US

2012-02 to present | Research Scientist, Biocatalyst Development (National Bioenergy Center)
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Christopher Johnson

Gevo Inc: Englewood, CO, US

2011-11 to 2012-01 | Molecular Biologist
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Christopher Johnson

Metabolix Inc: Cambridge, MA, US

2005-09 to 2010-05 | Research Associate
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Christopher Johnson

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Colorado at Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus: Aurora, CO, US

2005-09 to 2011-05 | Ph.D. Molecular Biology
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Christopher Johnson

Indiana University Bloomington: Bloomington, IN, US

1996-09 to 2000-05 | B.S. Microbiology
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Christopher Johnson

Works (34)

Synthetic Genetic Elements Enable Rapid Characterization of Inorganic Carbon Uptake Systems in Cupriavidus necator H16

ACS Synthetic Biology
2025-03-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.4c00869
Contributors: Akira K. Nakamura; Emily M. Fulk; Christopher W. Johnson; Farren J. Isaacs
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Coupling Waste Feedstocks to Microbial Protein Production in a Circular Food System

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2025-01-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c06516
Contributors: Taylor Uekert; Alissa C. Bleem; Eric C. Holmes; Ajinkya Pal; Christopher W. Johnson; Gregg T. Beckham
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Improving growth of Cupriavidus necator H16 on formate using adaptive laboratory evolution-informed engineering

Metabolic Engineering
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.10.016
Contributors: Christopher H. Calvey; Violeta Sànchez i Nogué; Aleena M. White; Colin M. Kneucker; Sean P. Woodworth; Hannah M. Alt; Carrie A. Eckert; Christopher W. Johnson
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Debottlenecking 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylation in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 improves muconate productivity from p-coumarate

Metabolic Engineering
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.12.010
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Christopher Johnson

Correction: Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance

Energy & Environmental Science
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1EE90066H
Contributors: Lahiru N. Jayakody; Christopher W. Johnson; Jason M. Whitham; Richard J. Giannone; Brenna A. Black; Nicholas S. Cleveland; Dawn M. Klingeman; William E. Michener; Jessica L. Olstad; Derek R. Vardon et al.
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Biological upgrading of pyrolysis-derived wastewater: Engineering Pseudomonas putida for alkylphenol, furfural, and acetone catabolism and (methyl)muconic acid production

Metabolic Engineering
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.08.007
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Tandem chemical deconstruction and biological upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) to ÎČ-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Metabolic Engineering
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.07.005
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Christopher Johnson

Metabolism of syringyl lignin-derived compounds in Pseudomonas putida enables convergent production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid

Metabolic Engineering
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.02.005
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Christopher Johnson

High-Throughput Large-Scale Targeted Proteomics Assays for Quantifying Pathway Proteins in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2020-12-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.603488
Part of ISSN: 2296-4185
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Christopher Johnson

Gene amplification, laboratory evolution, and biosensor screening reveal MucK as a terephthalic acid transporter in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

Metabolic Engineering
2020-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2020.09.009
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Christopher Johnson

Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020-10-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006753117
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Christopher Johnson

Engineering glucose metabolism for enhanced muconic acid production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Metabolic Engineering
2020-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2020.01.001
Part of ISSN: 1096-7176
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Christopher Johnson

Enabling microbial syringol conversion through structure-guided protein engineering

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2019-07-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1820001116
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Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Christopher Johnson

Innovative Chemicals and Materials from Bacterial Aromatic Catabolic Pathways

Joule
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.05.011
Part of ISSN: 2542-4351
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Christopher Johnson

Sensor-Enabled Alleviation of Product Inhibition in Chorismate Pyruvate-Lyase

ACS Synth. Biol.
2019-04-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00465
Part of ISSN: 2161-5063
Part of ISSN: 2161-5063
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Christopher Johnson

A protocatechuate biosensor for Pseudomonas putida KT2440 via promoter and protein evolution

Metabolic Engineering Communications
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meteno.2018.03.001
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2-s2.0-85044113783
Contributors: Jha, R.K.; Bingen, J.M.; Johnson, C.W.; Kern, T.L.; Khanna, P.; Trettel, D.S.; Strauss, C.E.M.; Beckham, G.T.; Dale, T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Bioprocess development for muconic acid production from aromatic compounds and lignin

Green Chemistry
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8GC02519C
Contributors: Davinia SalvachĂșa; Christopher W. Johnson; Christine A. Singer; Holly Rohrer; Darren J. Peterson; Brenna A. Black; Anna Knapp; Gregg T. Beckham
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Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance

Energy & Environmental Science
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8EE00460A
Contributors: Lahiru N. Jayakody; Christopher W. Johnson; Jason M. Whitham; Richard J. Giannone; Brenna A. Black; Nicholas S. Cleveland; Dawn M. Klingeman; William E. Michener; Jessica L. Olstad; Derek R. Vardon et al.
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Accelerating pathway evolution by increasing the gene dosage of chromosomal segments

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2018-07-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1803745115
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Christopher Johnson

A promiscuous cytochrome P450 aromatic O-demethylase for lignin bioconversion

Nature Communications
2018-06-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04878-2
Contributors: Sam J. B. Mallinson; Melodie M. Machovina; Rodrigo L. Silveira; Marc Garcia-BorrĂ s; Nathan Gallup; Christopher W. Johnson; Mark D. Allen; Munir S. Skaf; Michael F. Crowley; Ellen L. Neidle et al.
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Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2018-05-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1718804115
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Christopher Johnson

Conversion and assimilation of furfural and 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Metabolic Engineering Communications
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meteno.2017.02.001
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2-s2.0-85013468458
Contributors: Guarnieri, M.T.; Ann Franden, M.; Johnson, C.W.; Beckham, G.T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Eliminating a global regulator of carbon catabolite repression enhances the conversion of aromatic lignin monomers to muconate in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Metabolic Engineering Communications
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meteno.2017.05.002
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2-s2.0-85021366231
Contributors: Johnson, C.W.; Abraham, P.E.; Linger, J.G.; Khanna, P.; Hettich, R.L.; Beckham, G.T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Cis, cis -Muconic acid: Separation and catalysis to bio-adipic acid for nylon-6,6 polymerization

Green Chemistry
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c5gc02844b
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2-s2.0-84964948762
Contributors: Vardon, D.R.; Rorrer, N.A.; SalvachĂșa, D.; Settle, A.E.; Johnson, C.W.; Menart, M.J.; Cleveland, N.S.; Ciesielski, P.N.; Steirer, K.X.; Dorgan, J.R. et al.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Enhancing muconic acid production from glucose and lignin-derived aromatic compounds via increased protocatechuate decarboxylase activity

Metabolic Engineering Communications
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meteno.2016.04.002
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2-s2.0-84964949918
Contributors: Johnson, C.W.; SalvachĂșa, D.; Khanna, P.; Smith, H.; Peterson, D.J.; Beckham, G.T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.02.030
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2-s2.0-84960390972
Contributors: Beckham, G.T.; Johnson, C.W.; Karp, E.M.; SalvachĂșa, D.; Vardon, D.R.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Adipic acid production from lignin

Energy and Environmental Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c4ee03230f
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2-s2.0-84929401437
Contributors: Vardon, D.R.; Franden, M.A.; Johnson, C.W.; Karp, E.M.; Guarnieri, M.T.; Linger, J.G.; Salm, M.J.; Strathmann, T.J.; Beckham, G.T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Aromatic catabolic pathway selection for optimal production of pyruvate and lactate from lignin

Metabolic Engineering
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2015.01.005
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2-s2.0-84930198715
Contributors: Johnson, C.W.; Beckham, G.T.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1410657111
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2-s2.0-84906309043
Contributors: Linger, J.G.; Vardon, D.R.; Guarnieri, M.T.; Karp, E.M.; Hunsinger, G.B.; Franden, M.A.; Johnson, C.W.; Chupka, G.; Strathmann, T.J.; Pienkos, P.T. et al.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Corrigendum to "Vgll2a is required for neural crest cell survival during zebrafish craniofacial development" [Dev. Biol. 357 (2011) 269-281]

Developmental Biology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.12.043
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2-s2.0-84863401812
Contributors: Johnson, C.W.; Hernandez-Lagunas, L.; Feng, W.; Melvin, V.S.; Williams, T.; Artinger, K.B.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

The L6 domain tetraspanin Tm4sf4 regulates endocrine pancreas differentiation and directed cell migration

Development
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/dev.058693
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2-s2.0-79960162541
Contributors: Anderson, K.R.; Singer, R.A.; Balderes, D.A.; Hernandez-Lagunas, L.; Johnson, C.W.; Artinger, K.B.; Sussel, L.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Vgll2a is required for neural crest cell survival during zebrafish craniofacial development

Developmental Biology
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.06.034
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2-s2.0-80051475128
Contributors: Johnson, C.W.; Hernandez-Lagunas, L.; Feng, W.; Melvin, V.S.; Williams, T.; Artinger, K.B.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

Nkx2.2 activates the ghrelin promoter in pancreatic islet cells

Molecular Endocrinology
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1210/me.2009-0360
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2-s2.0-75149127292
Contributors: Hill, J.T.; Chao, C.S.; Anderson, K.R.; Kaufman, F.; Johnson, C.W.; Sussel, L.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

The Coprinus cinereus adherin Rad9 functions in Mre11-dependent DNA repair, meiotic sister-chromatid cohesion, and meiotic homolog pairing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2002 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.232316999
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2-s2.0-0037069323
Contributors: Cummings, W.J.; Merino, S.T.; Young, K.G.; Li, B.; Johnson, C.W.; Sierra, E.A.; Zolan, M.E.
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Christopher Johnson via Scopus - Elsevier

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