Bruce D. Kohorn, Ph.D.
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Department of Biology
- Institution
- Bowdoin College
- Address
- 6100 College Station
- City, State, ZIP
- Brunswick, ME 04011
- Phone
- (207) 504-2691
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/b/bkohorn/
- Research field
- Cell Biology
- Award year
- 1989
Research
My studies now concentrate on two types of signaling pathways. One involves communication between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the cytoplasm of angiosperms. The other project involves a redox controlled, membrane bound organelle protein kinase that regulates light energy transduction and the perception of light. We have discovered a family of 5 Arabidopsis thaliana protein kinases, designated WAKs for Wall Associated Kinases, that likely provide a physical and a signaling continuum between the cell wall and the cytoplasm. All five WAKs contain a cytoplasmic protein kinase domain and span the plasma membrane to extend into the cell wall a domain that contains cysteine rich repeats. We are currently investigating WAK function in turgor control and WAK biogenesis.
Scholar Keywords
1989 Search Pew Scholars
- Michael P. Bevilacqua, M.D., Ph.D.
- Pamela J. Bjorkman, Ph.D.
- Anthony M.C. Brown, Ph.D.
- Nancy Carrasco, M.D.
- Gregory A. Clark, Ph.D.
- Pamela Cowin, Ph.D.
- Douglas W. DeSimone, Ph.D.
- Marc K. Jenkins, Ph.D.
- Daniel D. Kalderon, Ph.D.
- Bruce D. Kohorn, Ph.D.
- J. Michael Koomey, Ph.D.
- John Kuriyan, Ph.D.
- Richard S. Lemons, M.D., Ph.D.
- Marla B. Luskin, Ph.D.
- Susan K. McConnell, Ph.D.
- Virginia L. Miller, Ph.D.
- M. Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hermann Steller, Ph.D.
- John B. Thomas, Ph.D.
- Wesley C. Van Voorhis, M.D., Ph.D.