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Department of Animal Science 

UC Davis - The University of California, Davis

James D. Murray

 

Selected Publications

Transgenic technology:

  • Maga, E.A., Sargent, R.G.,  Zeng, H, Pati S., Zarling, D.A.,  Oppenheim, S.M., Collette, N.M.B., Moyer, A.L., Conrad-Brink, J.S., Rowe, J.D., BonDurant, R.H., Anderson, G.B. and  Murray, J.D. (2003). Increased Efficiency of Transgenic Livestock Production. Transgenic Research  12:485-496.

  • Mason, J.B., Najarian, J.G., Anderson, G.B., Murray, J.D. and Maga, E.A. (2006). The effect of coating single- and double-stranded DNA with the recombinase A protein of Escherichia coli on transgene integration in mice. Transgenic Research 15:703-710.

  • Bertolini, L.R., Bertolini, M., Anderson, G.B., Maga, E.A.,  Madden,  K.R. and Murray, J.D. (2007). Transient depletion of Ku70 and Xrcc4 by RNAi as a means to manipulate the non-homologous end-joining pathway. J. Biotech. 128:246-257. 

  • Bertolini, L.R., Bertolini, M., Maga, E.A., Madden, K.R. and Murray, J.D. (2009). Increased gene targeting in Ku70 and Xrcc4 transiently deficient human somatic cells. Mol. Biotech. 41:106-114. 

Transgene biology:

  • Reh, W.A.  Maga, E.A., Collette, N.M.B., Moyer, A., Conrad-Brink, J.S., Taylor, S.J., DePeters, E.J., Oppenheim, S., Rowe, J.D.,  BonDurant, R.H.,  Anderson, G.B. and Murray, J.D. (2004).  Hot Topic: Using a Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Transgene to Alter Milk Fatty Acid Composition. J. Dairy Science:87:3510-3514. 

  • Oberbauer, A.M., Stiglich, C., Murray, J.D., Keen, C.L., Fong, D.L., Smith, L.B. and Cushwa, S. (2004). Dissociation of body growth and adipose deposition effects of growth hormone in oMt1a-oGH transgenic mice. Growth, Devel. & Aging 68:33-45. 

  • Thomas AD, Murray JD, Oberbauer AM. (2004). Leptin modulates fertility under the influence of elevated growth hormone as modeled in oMt1a-oGH transgenic mice. J Endocrinol. 182:421-32. 

  • Thomas, A.D., Murray, J.D. and Oberbauer, A.M. (2005). Transgene transmission to progeny by oMt1a-oGH transgenic mice.  Transgenic Research  14:441-448. 

  • Maga, E.A., Shoemaker, C.F., Rowe, J.D., BonDurant, R.H., Anderson, G.B. and Murray, J.D. (2006). Production and processing of milk from transgenic goats expressing human lysozyme in the mammary gland. J. Dairy Sci. 89:518-524. 

  • Maga, E.A., Walker, R.L., Anderson, G.B. and Murray, J.D.  (2006). Consumption of milk from transgenic goats expressing human lysozyme in the mammary gland results in the modulation of intestinal microflora. Transgenic Research 15:515-519. 

  • Maga, E.A., Cullor, J.S., Smith, W., Anderson, G.B. and Murray, J.D. (2006). Human lysozyme expressed in the mammary gland of transgenic dairy goats can inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause mastitis and the cold-spoilage of milk. Foodborne Pathogens & Disease 3:384-392.

  • Brundige, D.R.  Maga, E.A., Klasing, K.C. and Murray, J.D. (2008) Lysozyme transgenic goats’ milk influences gastrointestinal morphology in young pigs. J. Nutrition 138:921-926.

Horse genomics:

  • G. Guérin, E. Bailey, D. Bernoco, I. Anderson, D. F. Antczak, K. Bell, I. Biros, G. Bjornstad, A.T. Bowling, R. Brandon, A. R. Caetano, G. Cholewinski, D. Colling, M. Eggleston, N. Ellis, J. Flynn, B. Gralak, T. Hasegawa, M. Ketchum, G. Lindgren, L.A. Lyons, L.V. Millon, D. Mariat, J. Murray, A. Neau, K. Rĝed, K. Sandberg, L.C. Skow, I. Tammen, T. Tozaki, E. Van Dyk, B. Weiss, A. Young, J. Ziegle. (2003) The second generation of the International Equine Gene Mapping Workshop half-sibling linkage map. Animal Genetics  34:161-168. 

  • Bricker, S.J., Brault,  L.S., DelValle, A., Millon,  L.V., Murray, J.D. and Penedo, M.C.T. (2005). Radiation hybrid and linkage mapping of six new type I markers in the horse. Animal Genetics 36:182-184. 

Patents:

  • Murray, J.D., Maga, E.A., Anderson, G.B., and Oppenheim, S.M. (2007). Method of Generating a Transgenic Livestock Animal. U.S. Patent Number 7,199,281 B2.  
  • Murray, J.D. and Maga, E.A. (2007). Stearoyl Co-A Desaturase Transgenic Non-human Animals. U.S. Patent Number 7,244,874.