h-index = 17, i10-index = 19
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Coker, J.A. 'All about' extremophiles. Faculty reviews. 2023 12(27).
https://doi.org/10.12703/r/12-27
Coker, J.A. Recent advances in understanding extremophiles [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2019, 8:1917.
(Can also be found in F1000 Faculty Reviews)
(https://f1000research.com/articles/8-1917/v1)
Coker, J.A. Extremophiles and biotechnology: Current uses and prospects [version 1; referees: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2016, 5:396.
(Can also be found in F1000 Faculty Reviews)
(http://f1000research.com/articles/5-396/v1)
Brown M.S., T. Bennett and J. A. Coker. Niche Genetic Algorithms are better than traditional Genetic Algorithms for de novo Protein Folding [version 1; referees: 2 not approved]. F1000Research 2014, 3:236 F1000Research. 3:236.
(http://f1000research.com/articles/3-236/v1)
Moran-Reyna A and J. A. Coker. The effects of extremes of pH on the growth and transcriptomic profiles of three haloarchaea [version 2; referees: 3 approved]. F1000Research 2014, 3:168. (Featured on Journal's Homepage)
(http://f1000research.com/articles/3-168/v2)
Capes M. C., J. A. Coker, R. Gessler, V. Grinblat-Huse, S. DasSarma, C. Jacob, J-M Kim, P. DasSarma, S. DasSarma. The Information Transfer System of Halophilic Archaea. Plasmid. 65:77-101.
(One of the most cited articles from Plasmid since 2011 according to Scopus)
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147619X10000958)
Slonczewski, J. L., J. A. Coker, and S. DasSarma. 2010. The Microbial Habitability Zone: Surviving with multiple stressors. Microbe. 5:110-116. (Invited article and cover story and art)
(http://www.asmscience.org/content/journal/microbe/10.1128/microbe.5.110.1)
Coker, J. A., P. DasSarma, M. Capes, T. Wallace, K. McGarity, R. Gessler, J. Liu, H. Xiang, B. R. Berquist, S. DasSarma. 2009. Multiple replication origins of Halobacterium sp. NRC-1: Properties of the conserved orc7-dependent oriC1. J. Bacteriol. 191:5253-5261.
(http://jb.asm.org/content/191/16/5253.abstract?sid=482ab9bd-983b-419d-a017-03999f9b7eb1)
Ng, W.V., B.R. Berquist, J.A. Coker, M. Capes, T.H. Wu, P. DasSarma, and S. DasSarma. 2008. Genome sequences of Halobacterium salinarum. Genomics 91:548-552.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088875430800092X)
Lu, Q., J. Han, L. Zhou, J. A. Coker, P. DasSarma, S. DasSarma, and H. Xiang. 2008. Dissection of the regulatory mechanism of a heat-shock responsive promoter in Haloarchaea: a new paradigm for general transcription factor directed archaeal gene regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 36:3031-3042.
(http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/9/3031.short)
Coker, J. A., and S. DasSarma. 2007. Genetic and transcriptomic analysis of transcription factor genes in the model halophilic Archaeon: coordinate action of TbpD and TfbA. BMC Genetics 8:61.
(http://bmcgenet.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2156-8-61)
Coker, J. A., P. DasSarma, J. S. Kumar, J. A. Müller, and S. DasSarma. 2007. Transcriptional profiling of the model Archaeon Halobacterium sp. NRC-1: responses to changes in salinity and temperature. Saline Systems 3:6.
(http://aquaticbiosystems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-1448-3-6)
Reid, I. N., W. B. Sparks, S. Lubow, M. McGrath, M. Livio, J. Valenti, K. R. Sowers, H. D. Shukla, S. MacAuley, T. Miller, R. Suvanasuthi, R. Belas, A. Colman, F. T. Robb, P. DasSarma, J. A. Müller, J. A. Coker, R. Cavicchioli, F. Chen, and S. DasSarma. 2006. Terrestrial models for extraterrestrial life: methanogens and halophiles at Martian temperatures. International Journal of Astrobiology 5:89-97.
DasSarma, S., B. R. Berquist, J. A. Coker, P. DasSarma, and J. A. Müller. 2006. Postgenomics of the model haloarchaeon Halobacterium sp. NRC-1. Saline Systems 2:3. (Highly Accessed)
(http://aquaticbiosystems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-1448-2-3)
Coker, J. A., and J. E. Brenchley. 2006. Protein engineering of a cold-active b-galactosidase from Arthrobacter sp. SB to increase lactose hydrolysis reveals new sites affecting low temperature activity. Extremophiles 10:515-24.
(http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00792-006-0526-z)
Coker, J. A., P. P. Sheridan, J. Loveland-Curtze, K. R. Gutshall, A. J. Auman, and J. E. Brenchley. 2003. Biochemical characterization of a beta-galactosidase with a low temperature optimum obtained from an Antarctic Arthrobacter isolate. J Bacteriol 185:5473-82.
(http://jb.asm.org/content/185/18/5473.abstract?sid=482ab9bd-983b-419d-a017-03999f9b7eb1)
Al-Khaldi, S. F., J. Coker, J. R. Shen, and R. L. Burnap. 2000. Characterization of site-directed mutants in manganese-stabilizing protein (MSP) of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 unable to grow photoautotrophically in the absence of cytochrome c-550. Plant Mol Biol 43:33-41.
(http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1006419928712)
DasSarma, S., J. A. Coker, and P. DasSarma. 2010. Archaea. In Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology, vol. 2. Academic Press.
DasSarma, P., J. A. Coker, V. Huse, and S. DasSarma. 2009. Microorganisms, halophiles, industrial applications. In Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology. Elsevier.
DasSarma, S., J. A. Coker, and P. DasSarma. 2008. Archaea. In Encyclopedia of Microbiology, vol. 2. Academic Press.
Poster Abstracts
Brown, M.S., J.A. Coker. 2017. A complexity Measurement for de novo protein folding. Presented at the 25th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology. Prague, The Czech Republic (July 21-25).
T. Couture, A. Moran-Reyna, J. A. Coker. Harnessing Transcriptomic Data and Structural Analyses to Improve Enzyme Efficiency. Presented at the 8th International Congress on Biocatalysis. Hamburg, Germany (Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2016).
G. Boogaerts, A. Moran-Reyna, N. Batty, J. R. Black, Z. Grace, C. Johnson, H. Minton, A. Shows, B. Kleba, J. A. Coker. Preliminary Characterization of the Microbial Community in the Bonneville Salt Flats. Presented at the 10th International Congress on Extremophiles. St. Petersburg, Russia (Sept 7 – 11, 2014).
L. Wolf, N. Batty, C. Johnston, A. Moran-Reyna, Z. Grace, A. Shows, H. Minton, L. Landen, J. A. Coker, B. Kleba. Identification of the Microbial Life on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Presented at the Intermountain Branch of American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting. Pocatello, ID (March 9, 2013).
A. Moran-Reyna, J. R. Black, J. A. Coker. Stress Response to Extremes of pH in the Halobacteriaceae. Presented at the 98th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Branch of the American Society of Microbiology. Athens, GA (Nov 9 -11, 2012).
A. Moran-Reyna, L. Wolf, G. L. Boogaerts, A. M. Shows, Z. B. Grace, H. L. Minton, B. Kleba, J. A. Coker. Preliminary Characterization of the Microbial Community in the Bonneville Salt Flats. Presented at the 98th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Branch of the American Society of Microbiology. Athens, GA (Nov 9 -11, 2012).
D. Marion, J. R. Black, J. A. Coker. Characterization of a Family 42 beta-galactosidase from an Extreme Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Presented at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. San Francisco, CA (June 16 – 19, 2012).
D. Marion, J. R. Black, J. A. Coker. Characterization of a Family 42 beta-galactosidase from an Extreme Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Presented at the UAB Undergraduate Expo. Birmingham, AL (April 5, 2012).
P.E. Gygli, L.C. DeVeaux, D.P. Wells, M.A. Mestari, J. A. Coker, and S. DasSarma. Gene Expression Analysis of Gamma-Irradiated Halobacterium sp. NRC-1. American Society for Microbiology Intermountain Branch Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT (March 21, 2009)
S. DasSarma, J. A Coker, V. Huse, R. Gessler, M. Capes, J.-M. Kim, J. Han, P. DasSarma,S. DasSarma, R. Tatusov, I. J. Anderson, and N. C. Kyrpides. 2009. Comparative Genomics of Halophilic Archaea: The Conserved Predicted Proteins. Presented at 17th Annual Microbial Genomics Conference. Rocky Gap, MD (Oct 11 – 15, 2009).
J.A. Coker and S. DasSarma. Specific TBP-TFB pairs regulate the response to temperature stress. Presented at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Transcription Conference. Cold Spring Harbor, NY (Aug 25 – 29, 2009)
J.A. Coker, P. DasSarma, J. S. Kumar, I. N. Reid, and S. DasSarma. 2006. Stress responses of the model halophile, Halobacterium sp. NRC-1: A DNA microarray study. Presented at AbSciCon. Washington, D.C. (March 26 – 30, 2006).
J.A. Coker and J. E. Brenchley. Characterization of wild-type and mutant forms of a cold-active beta-galactosidase from an Antarctic Arthrobacter isolate provides insight into cold-activity. Presented the 5th International Congress on Extremophiles. Baltimore, MD (Sept 19 – 23, 2004).
J.A. Coker and J. E. Brenchley. Characterization of two mutations which increase the cold-activity of a family 2 β-galactosidase with a low temperature optimum. Presented at the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Washington, D.C. (May 18 – 22, 2003).
J.A. Coker and J. E. Brenchley. Characterization of the wild-type and mutant forms of a family 2 β-galactosidase with a low temperature optimum. Presented at the 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Salt Lake City, UT (May 19 – 23, 2002).
Conference Papers
Brown, M.S., Hua, O., J.A. Coker. 2015. A complexity Measurement for de novo protein folding. Presented at the 2015 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7300282&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D7300282)
Faculty of 1000 Reviews
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