REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
James C. Litts

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• Anderson, O.D., J.C. Litts and F.C. Greene. (1997) The alpha-gliadin gene family. I. Characterization of ten new wheat alpha-gliadin genomic clones, evidence for limited sequence conservation of flanking DNA, and southern analysis of the gene family. Theoret. App. Genet. 95:50-58.

• Millan, T., K.M. Devos, C.N. Chinoy, J.C. Litts, R.S. Quatrano and M.D. Gale. (1992) Chromosomal location and RFLP utility in wheat and barley of a wheat gene with homology to a 7S storage-globulin sequence. Theoret. App. Genet. 85:387-388.

• J. C. Litts, M. B. Erdman, N. Huang, E. E. Karrer, A. Noueiry, R. S. Quatrano and R. L. Rodriguez (1992) Nucleotide sequence of the rice (Oryza sativa) Em protein gene (Emp1). Plant Mol Biol. 19:335-7.
  
  
• C. R. Simmons, J. C. Litts, N. Huang and R. L. Rodriguez (1992) Structure of a rice beta-glucanase gene regulated by ethylene, cytokinin, wounding, salicylic acid and fungal elicitors. Plant Mol Biol. 18:33-45.
  
  
• Ranjhan, S., J.C. Litts, M.R. Foolad and R.L. Rodriguez (1991) Chromosomal localization and genomic organization of alpha-amylase genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoret. App. Genet.4:481-488.

• E. E. Karrer, J. C. Litts and R. L. Rodriguez (1991) Differential expression of alpha-amylase genes in germinating rice and barley seeds. Plant Mol Biol. 16:797-805.
  
  
• T. D. Sutliff, N. Huang, J. C. Litts and R. L. Rodriguez (1991) Characterization of an alpha-amylase multigene cluster in rice. Plant Mol Biol. 16:579-91.
  
  
• J. C. Litts, G. W. Colwell, R. L. Chakerian and R. S. Quatrano (1991) Sequence analysis of a functional member of the Em gene family from wheat. DNA Seq. 1:263-74.
  
  
• J. C. Litts, C. R. Simmons, E. E. Karrer, N. Huang and R. L. Rodriguez (1990) The isolation and characterization of a barley 1,3-1,4-beta-glucanase gene. Eur J Biochem. 194:831-8.
  
  
• N. Huang, T. D. Sutliff, J. C. Litts and R. L. Rodriguez (1990) Classification and characterization of the rice alpha-amylase multigene family. Plant Mol Biol. 14:655-68.
  
  
• J. C. Litts, G. W. Colwell, R. L. Chakerian and R. S. Quatrano (1987) The nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding the wheat Em protein. Nucleic Acids Res. 15:3607-18.
  
  
• J. D. Neill, J. C. Litts, O. D. Anderson, F. C. Greene and J. I. Stiles (1987) Expression of a wheat alpha-gliadin gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene. 55:303-17.
  
  
• Dvorak, J., D.D. Kasarda, M.D. Dietler, E.-J.L. Lew, O.D. Anderson, J.C. Litts and P.R. Shewry (1986) Chromosomal location of seed storage protein genes in the genome of Elytrigia elongata. Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 28:818-830.

• Greene, F.C., O.D. Anderson, J.C. Litts and M.-F. Gautier (1985) Control of wheat protein biosynthesis. Cereal Chemistry 62(5): 398-405.

• O. D. Anderson, J. C. Litts, M. F. Gautier and F. C. Greene (1984) Nucleic acid sequence and chromosome assignment of a wheat storage protein gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 12:8129-44.
  
  
• J. C. Litts, J. M. Kelly and J. C. Lagarias (1983) Structure-function studies on phytochrome. Preliminary characterization of highly purified phytochrome from Avena sativa enriched in the 124-kilodalton species. J Biol Chem. 258:11025-31.
  
  

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Complete listings and/or reprints of these articles are available upon request. In addition, I am an author or coauthor on several abstracts and summary articles presented at national and international meetings.