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Titles of Books:

Eickson LR, W-J Yu (2001). (Eds.) Molecular Farming of Plants and Aimals for Application i Human and Veterinary Medicine. Kluwer (submitted).

Chapters in Books:

Erickson LR, B McBride, C DeLange, E Nagy, W-J Yu, T Tuboly, S Du, J Zhang, A bailey (2001). "Production & delivery of therapeutic peptides in plants". In: Erickon LR & W-J YU (Eds.) Molecular Farming of Plants and Aimals for Application i Human and Veterinary Medicine. Kluwer (submitted).

Eickson L, W-J, Yu, T Tuboly, E Nagy, A Bailey, J Zhang, D Yoo, S Du (2001). "Edigle vaccines in plants for livestock pathogens". in: Brandle J & Ka C (Eds.) Molecular farming of plants and animals. Kluwer (submitted).

Erickson LR.  Genetic Engineering of Food Proteins in Plants.  In: R. Yada (ed.)  Engineering Food Proteins.  (Submitted).

Kott LS, LR Erickson, WD Beversdorf (1990) the role of biotechnology in canola/rapeseed research. In: Shahidi F (ed), Rapeseed/Canola: Production, Chemistry, Nutrition and Processing Technology. Van Nostrand, Reinholt Publishing Co.
 

Refereed journal publications, published or accepted:

Pluhar S, L Erickson, P Pauls (2001). Effects of tissue culture on a highly repetive DNA sequence (E180 satellite) in Medicago sativa L. Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture (in press).

Tuboly T, WJ Yu, A Bailey, S DeGrandis, S Du, L Erickson, E Nagy (2000). Immunogenicity of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus spike protein expressed in plants. (In Press, Vaccine)

Goodwin PH, F Pereira and LR Erickson (2000). Peroxidase activity during suscepible and resistant interaction between cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis and X. cassavae. J. Phytopath, 148:575-577.

Goodwin PH, T. Hsiang, L R Erickson (2000). A comparison of a stilbene and chalcone synthases including a new stilbene synthase gene from Vitis riparia. Plant Science, 151:1-8.

Pereira F, P Goodwin, L R Erickson (1999). The role of a phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene during cassava bacterial blight and cassava bacterial necrosis. J Plant Res 112:51-60.

Wu, Y, F Pereira, X Qiu, L R Erickson (1998). A comparison of the promoter regions of three pollen-specific genes in alfalfa. Sex Plant Reprod 11:181-182.

Agyare-Tabbi A, F Pereira, L R Erickson (1997). Isolation and characterization of repetitive and microsatellite DNA in cassava. African J Root & Tuber Crops 2:135-138.

Pereira F., A Agyare-Tabbi, L R Erickson (1997). PCR amplification, cloning and expression of a phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta CRANTZ). African J Root & Tuber Crops 2:123-127.

Qiu X, Y Wu, S Du, L R Erickson (1996). A new arabinogalactan-like gene expressed in the pollen of alfalfa. Plant Science 124: 41-47.

Wu Y, X Qiu, S Du, L R Erickson (1996). Cloning and characterization of P022, a pollen-expressed gene in alfalfa. Plant Mol Biol 32: 1205-1207.

Qiu X and L R Erickson (1996) A pollen-specific polygalacturonase-like cDNA from alfalfa. Sex Plant Reprod 9: 123-124.

Wu Y, X Qiu, S Du, L R Erickson (1996). P0149, a new member of pollen pectate lyase-like gene family in alfalfa. Plant Mol Biol 32:1037-1042.

Bhagwat B, L Viera, L R Erickson (1996) Stimulation of in vitro shoot proliferation from nodal explants of cassava by thidiazuron, benzyladenine and gibberellic acid. Plant, Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture 46: 1-7.

Xia X, S Du, L R Erickson (1996) A moderately repeated DNA sequence in alfalfa is expressed in a floral-specific manner. Genome 39:9-16.

Qiu X and L R Erickson (1995) A pollen-specific cDNA encoding a putative pectin esterase in alfalfa. Plant Physiology 109:1127.

Qui X, Y. Wu, J Jaynes, P. Goodwyn, L R Erickson (1995) Effect of a membrane interactive peptide on plant cells of canola (Brassica napus) and two fungal pathogens. Plant Cell Rep 15: 115-118.

Qiu X, L R Erickson (1994) A simple and effective method for isolating RNA from alfalfa pollen. Plant Mol Biol Reptr 12(3):211-16.

Du S, L R Erickson, S R Bowley (1994) Effect of plant genotype on the transformation of cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Plant Cell Reports 13: 330-334.

Pereira L F, L R Erickson (1994) Stable transformation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by particle bombardment. Plant Cell Rep 14:290-293.

Xia X, L R Erickson (1993) An AT-rich satellite DNA sequence, E180, in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Genome 36(3): 427-432

Erickson L R, R J Kemble (1993) The effect of genotype on pollen transmission of mitochondria in rapeseed (Brassica napus). Sex Plant Reprod 6: 33-39  Back to Top

Papers and Abstracts in Conference Proceedings:

Tuboly T, WJ Yu, A Bailey, S DeGrandis, S Du, L Erickson, E Nagy (1999). Immunogenicity of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus spike protein expressed in plants. Can Soc of Microbiology, Montreal

WJ Yu, T Tuboly, A Bailey, S DeGrandis, S Du, E Nagy, L Erickson (1999). Enhancing gene expression in plants by synthesizing a 1856 bp artificial gene encoding a truncated spike protein of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus. Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario

Du S, WJ Yu, C DeLange, B McBride, Y Mine, L Erickson (1999). Expression of a synthetic porcine epidermal growth factor in plants. Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario

Bailey A, WJ Yu, T Tuboly, E Nagy, LR Erickson (1999). Expression of a swine viral epitope as a fusion protein in plants. Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario

Zhang J, R Rymerson, D Yoo, J Brandle, LR Erickson (1999). Production of a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome oral vaccine in plants. Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario.

Pereira L, L R Erickson (1997). Expression of a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in cassava during post- harvest root deterioration and bacterial blight disease. AAPS/CSPP. Vancouver.

Agyare-Tabbi A, L R Erickson (1996). Isolation and characterization of repetitive and microsatellite DNA in cassava. 3rd International Conference on Cassava Biotechnology. Uganda.

Wu Y, LR Erickson (1996). Molecular cloning and characterization of pollen-expressed genes in alfalfa. Canadian Society for Plant Molecular Biology Conference. Quebec City.

Qiu X and LR Erickson (1995) Isolation and characterization of cDNAs preferentially expressed in alfalfa pollen. Genetics Society of Canada, Guelph, Ontario.

Qiu X and LR Erickson (1995) Pollen-specific genes in alfalfa. Canadian Society of Plant Physiology Conference, Guelph, Ontario.

Erickson LR (1994) Transformation of alfalfa by particle bombardment. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, Guelph.

Qiu X and LR Erickson (1994) A pollen-specific cDNA coding for polygalacturonase in alfalfa. ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Pereira L F, and LR Erickson (1994) Stable transformation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by particle bombardment. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, Guelph, Ontario.

Qiu, X and LR Erickson (1994) Isolation and characterization of pollen-specific cDNA in alfalfa. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, Guelph, Ontario.  Back to Top
 

Major invited contributions and/or technical reports:

Erickson LR, WJ Yu, T Tuboly, A Bailey, S Du, E Nagy 1999 Expression and biological activity of a swine viral antigen in plants. Second Int'l Molecular Farming Conference, London, Ontario (invited)

Erickson LR 1999 Genetic engineering of crop plants for applications in the healthcare industries. Healthcare Industries Assoc. Amherst, NY

Erickson LR (1997) Production and delivery of veterinary biologicals in alfalfa. First Int'l Conference in Molecular Farming - Saskatoon (invited).

Xia X, and LR Erickson (1994) Can plant repetitive DNA sequences enhance vector integration? North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, Guelph, Ontario.  Back to Top
 

Patents:

Patents Issued:

Note: These patents have been issued in various countries, indicated in brackets. The last three are under commercial licence.

Erickson LR "Process for transferring cytoplasmic elements in Brassica and products thereof". Pollen transmission of mitochondria and associated plasmids and traits. Used by Allelix Crop Technologies to create cybrids combining chloroplast-encoded triazine resistance and mitochondrially-encoded male sterility. Patent #4,751,347 (United States, June 1988).

Beversdorf W D, LR Erickson, and I Grant. "Hybridization process utilizing a combination of cytoplasmic male sterility, cytoplasmic herbicide tolerance and herbicide tolerance attributable solely to nuclear genes". A more efficient method of creating hybrids than conventional planting of adjacent male and female plots whereby male and female plants are interplanted and the male is eliminated after pollination by herbicide application. Currently licensed to a seed company. Patent #4,658,085 (United States April, 1987), Patent # DE3638864.5-23 (Federal Republic of Germany, 1988), Patent # GB 2,182,832 (United Kingdom, March 1990).

Beversdorf W D, LR Erickson and I Grant. "Hybridization process utilizing a combination of cytoplasmic male sterility and herbicide tolerance attributable solely to nuclear genes". A more efficient method of creating hybrids than conventional planting of adjacent male and female plots whereby male and female plants are interplanted and the male is eliminated after pollination by herbicide application. Currently licensed to a seed company. Patent # 4,658,084 (United States April, 1987).

Beversdorf W D, LR Erickson and I Grant. "Hybridization process utilizing a combination of cytoplasmic male sterility and herbicide tolerance". A more efficient method of creating hybrids than conventional planting of adjacent male and female plots whereby male and female plants are interplanted and the male is eliminated after pollination by herbicide application. Currently licensed to a seed company. Patent # 4,517,763 (United States, May 1985), Patent # 2,545,687 (France, November 1986). Patent # 2,139,466B (United Kingdom, October 1986), Patent # 561,206 (Australia, October 1987), Patent #4,751,347 (United States, June 1988).
 

Patents Filed:

Erickson LR, J Zhang (2001). Novel inducible genes from alfalfa & methods of use thereof. Provisionls US patent filed April/01.

Nagy E, T Tuboly, WJ Yu, LR Erickson (1999) Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus oral vaccine production in plants. Can. # 2,272,793

Erickson LR, A Bailey (1999). Method of expressing proteins and peptides in plants. US Prov. Patent Appl. #60/151147.

Brandle F, LR Erickson, D Yoo and J Zhang (1998) Production of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome oral vaccine in plants. PCT/CA 99/00064.

Erickson LR, S Du, WJ Yu, B McBride, C DeLange (1999) Production of porcine epidermal growth factor in plants. Back to Top

 

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