Publications
Journal Articles
Ahmad N, Nielsen BL. 2020. Plant Organelle DNA Maintenance. Plants. 9(683):5 pages. doi:10.3390/plants9060683
Tung M, Lu H, Chang Y, Huang W, Liao T, Wu H, Chang C, Fan H, Nielsen BL, Liu H. 2020. Baculovirus surface display of the HA protein of H5N2 avian influenza virus and its immunogenicity against a lethal challenge with H5N1 virus in chickens. Veterinary Microbiology. 243:10 pages. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108640
Shah SZ, Rasheed A, Gul B, Khan MA, Nielsen BL, Hameed A. 2020. Maternal salinity improves yield, size and stress tolerance of Suaeda fruticosa seeds. Journal of Arid Land. 2020. doi:10.1007/s40333-020-0054-1
Asrar H, Hussain T, Qarim M, Nielsen BL, Gul B, Khan MA. 2020. Salt induced modulations in antioxidative defense system of Desmostachya bipinnata. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 147:113-124. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.12.012
Cheng C, Tseng H, Chiu H, Chang C, Nielsen B, Liu H. 2019. Bovine ephemeral fever virus triggers autophagy enhancing virus replication via upregulation of the Src/JNK/AP1 and PI3K/ Akt/NF‑κB pathways and suppression of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Veterinary Research. 50(79):15 pages. doi:10.1186/s13567-019-0697-0
Morley SA, Ahmad N, Nielsen B. 2019. Plant Organelle Genome Replication. Plants. 8:18 pages. doi:10.3390/plants8100358
Diray-Arce J, Knowles A, Suvorov A, O'Brien J, Hansen C, Bybee SM, Gul B, Khan MA, Nielsen B. 2019. Identification and evolutionary characterization of salt-responsive transcription factors in the succulent halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. PLOS One. 14(9):20 pages. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222940
Chiu H, Huang W, Wang Y, Li J, Liao T, Nielsen B, Liu H. 2019. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 and lamin A/C modulate nucleoplasmic shuttling of avian reovirus p17. Journal of Virology. 93(20):20 pages. doi:10.1128/JVI.00851-19
Kearl J, McNary C, Lowman JS, Mei C, Aanderud ZT, Smith ST, West J, Colton E, Hamson M, Nielsen B. 2019. Salt-tolerant halophyte rhizosphere bacteria stimulate growth of alfalfa in salty soil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10(1849):11 pages. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01849
Morley S, Peralta-Castro A, Brieba LG, Miller J, Ong K, Ridge PG, Oliphant A, Aldous S, Nielsen B. 2019. Arabidopsis thaliana organelles mimic the T7 phage DNA replisome with specific interactions between Twinkle protein and DNA polymerases Pol1A and Pol1B. BMC Plant Biology. 19:16 pages. doi:10.1186/s12870-019-1854-3
Shoukat E, Abideen Z, Ahmed MZ, Gulzar S, Nielsen B. 2019. Changes in growth and photosynthesis linked with intensity and duration of salinity in Phragmites karka: A giant grass. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 162:504-514. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.03.024
Chi P, Huang W, Chiu H, Li J, Nielsen B, Liu H. 2018. Avian reovirus σA-modulated suppression of lactate dehydrogenase and upregulation of glutaminolysis and the mTOC1/eIF4E/HIF-1α pathway to enhance glycolysis and the TCA cycle for virus replication. Cellular Microbiology. 20:18. doi:10.1111/cmi.12946
Chiu HC, Huang WR, Liao TL, Chi PI, Nielsen B, Liu JH, Liu HJ. 2018. Mechanistic insights into avian reovirus p17-modulated interaction of p53 and cyclin H and suppression of cell-cycle cyclin-dependent kinase activity and complex formation of CDK/cyclin enhancing virus replication. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(32):12542-12562. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA118.002341
Weber KS, Bridgewater LC, Jensen JL, Breakwell DP, Nielsen B, Johnson SM. 2018. Personal microbiome analysis improves student engagement and interest in Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Genomics undergraduate courses. PLoS One. 13(4):20 pages. doi:10.1071/FP17281
Asrar H, Hussain T, Gul B, Khan MA, Nielsen B. 2018. Differential protein expression reveals salt tolerance mechanism of Desmostachya bipinnata at moderate and high levels of salinity. Functional Plant Biology. 45(8):793-812. doi:10.1071/FP17281
Huang W, Chi P, Chiu H, Hsu J, Nielsen B, Liao T, Liu H. 2017. Avian reovirus p17 and A act cooperatively to downregulate Akt by suppressing mTORC2 and CDK2/cyclin A2 and upregulating proteasome PSMB6. Scientific Reports. 7. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05510-x
Salehi AS, Smith MT, Schinn S, Hunt JM, Muhlestein C, Diray-Arce J, Nielsen B, Bundy BC. 2017. Efficient tRNA Degradation and Quantification in Escherichia Coli Cell Extract Using RNase‐Coated Magnetic Beads: A Key Step Towards Codon Emancipation.. Biotechnology Progress. 33(5):1401-1407. doi:DOI 10.1002/btpr.2511
Asrar H, Hussain T, Hadi SM, Gul B, Nielsen B, Khan MA. 2017. Salinity induced changes in light harvesting and carbon assimilating complexes of Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Staph.. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 135:86-95. doi:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.12.008 0098-8472
Morley SA, Nielsen B. 2016. Plant Mitochondrial DNA. Frontiers in Bioscience. 22(Landmark Edition):1023-1032.
Nielsen B, Ahmad N, Burgess SJ. 2016. Advances in plastid biology and its applications. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2 pages. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01396
Adnan MY, Hussain T, Asrar H, Hameed A, Gul B, Nielsen B, Khan MA. 2016. Desmostachya bipinnata manages photosynthesis and oxidative stress at moderate salinity. Flora. 225:1-9. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2016.09.006
Perry CE, Gale SD, Erickson LD, Wilson E, Nielsen B, Kauwe JS, Hedges DW. 2016. Seroprevalence and Serointensity of Latent Toxoplasma gondii in a Sample of Elderly Adults With and Without Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 30(2):123-126.
Larson MJ, Clayson PA, Keith CM, Hunt IJ, Hedges DW, Nielsen B, Call VR. 2016. Cognitive Control Adjustments in Healthy Older and Younger Adults: Conflict Adaptation, the Error-Related Negativity (ERN), and Evidence of Generalized Decline with Age. Biological Psychology. 115:50-63. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.01.008
Morley S, Nielsen B. 2016. Chloroplast DNA copy number changes during plant development in organelle DNA polymerase mutants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7:57 (10 pages). doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.00057
Diray-Arce J, Clement MJ, Gul B, Khan A, Nielsen B. 2015. Transcriptome Assembly, Profiling and Differential Gene Expression Analysis of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa Provides Insights into Salt Tolerance. BMC Genomics. 16:353:24 pages. doi:DOI 10.1186/s12864-015-1553-x
Gul B, Ansari R, Ali H, Adnan Y, Weber DJ, Nielsen B, Koyro HW, Khan MA. 2014. The sustainable utilization of saline resources for livestock feed production in arid and semi-arid regions: A model from Pakistan. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 26(12):1032-1045.
Cupp JD, Nielsen B. 2014. DNA Replication in Plant Mitochondria. Mitochondrion.
Diray-Arce J, Liu B, Cupp JD, Hunt T, Nielsen B. 2013. The Arabidopsis At1g30680 gene encodes a homologue to the phage T7 gp4 protein that has both DNA primase and DNA helicase activities. BMC Plant Biology. 13:36; 11 pages.
Cupp JD, Nielsen B. 2012. A Shift in Cellular Dynamics Occurs in an Arabidopsis Organellar DNA Polymerase IB Mutant. Physiologia Plantarum. DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12009.
Lassen MG, Kocchar S, Nielsen B. 2011. Identification of a soybean chloroplast DNA replication origin-binding protein. Plant Molecular Biology. 76(3-5):463-471.
Nielsen B, Cupp JD, Brammer J. 2010. Mechanisms for maintenance, replication, and repair of the chloroplast genome in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61(10):2535-2537.
Manchekar M, Scissum-Gunn KD, Hammett LA, Backert S, Nielsen B. 2009. Mitochondrial DNA recombination in Brassica campestris. Plant Science. 177:629-635.
Khan MA, Ansari R, Ali H, Gul B, Nielsen B. 2009. Panicum turgidum, a potentially sustainable cattle feed alternative to maize for saline areas. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 129:542-546.
Nielsen B, Willis VC, Lin CY. 2007. Western blot analysis to illustrate relative control levels of the lac and ara promoters in Escherichia coli. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 35:133-137.
Manchekar M, Scissum-Gunn K, Song D, Khazi F, McLean SL, Nielsen B. 2006. DNA recombination activity in soybean mitochondria. Journal of Molecular Biology. 356:288-299.
Edmondson AC, Song D, Alvarez LA, Wall MK, Almond D, McClellan DA, Maxwell A, Nielsen B. 2005. Characterization of a mitochondrially targeted single-stranded DNA binding protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 273:115-122.
Lugo SK, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Singh NK, Nielsen B. 2004. Required sequence elements for chloroplast DNA replication activity in vitro and in electroporated chloroplasts. Plant Science. 166:151-161.
Khazi FR, Edmondson AC, Nielsen B. 2003. An Arabidopsis homologue of bacterial RecA that complements an E. coli recA deletion is targeted to plant mitochondria. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 269:454-463.
Nielsen B, Echols S. 2002. Use of a chloroplast rRNA gene to introduce basic molecular biology techniques. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 30:408-413.
Yang W, Qiu J, Nielsen B, Weaver DB. 2000. A preliminary genetic linkage map of soybean using an intraspecific cross of two cultivars: Peking and Lee. Soybean Genetics Newsletter.
Book
Ahmad N, Burgess SJ, Nielsen B. 2016. Advances in Plastid Biology and its Applications. 161 pages p. doi:DOI 10.3389/978-2-88945-048-0
Nielsen B. 2008. Student Study Guide to Accompany Genes IX. Cathleen Sether, editor. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 194 p.
Nielsen B, Grebenok R, Kilpatrick S. 2006. Test Item File for Essential Genes by Benjamin Lewin. Brent Nielsen, editor. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. 212 p.
Book Chapter
Diray-Arce J, Gul B, Khan A, Nielsen B. 2015. HALOPHYTE TRANSCRIPTOMICS: UNDERSTANDING MECHANISMS OF SALINITY TOLERANCE. M.A. Khan, M. Ozturk, B. Gul, & M.Z. Ahmed (Eds), editors. Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. p. 19 pages doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00010-8
Nielsen B, Cherry JH. 2004. Metabolic Engineering of Chloroplasts for Abiotic Stress Tolerance, in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of Plant Organelles. H. Daniell and C.D. Chase, editors. Metabolic Engineering of Chloroplasts for Abiotic Stress Tolerance, in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of Plant Organelles. Berlin, Germany: Kluwer Academic Press. p. 14
Conference Proceedings
Khazi F, Edmondson AC, Nielsen B. 2003. Characterization of mitochondrial targeted homologues of RecA and SSB in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Lassen MG, Nielsen B. 2003. Identification of DNA replication proteins associated with the chloroplast nucleoid.
Nielsen B, Khazi F, Edmondson A. 2002. Characterization of mitochondrial targeted homologues of RecA and SSB in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Khazi FR, Nielsen B. 2001. A mitochondria-targeted homologue of E. coli RecA in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Nielsen B, Lugo SK, Gandhi MS, Kochhar S, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Singh NK. 1999. Electroporation and in vitro chloroplast DNA replication studies.
Presentations
Porter C, Westdyke M, Song E, Nielsen B. Characterization of salt-tolerant bacteria isolated from three halophytes that exhibit growth promotion capabilities with alfalfa grown under saline conditions. Annual meeting, Intermountain Branch of the ASM. Provo, Utah. 2019 .
Knowles A, Nielsen B. Analysis of differential gene expression in Halomonas-inoculated alfalfa grown in the presence of salt. Annual meeting, Intermountain Branch, ASM. Provo, Utah. 2019 .
Morley S, Nielsen BL. Ancient enemies working together: how plant organelles reconciled phage and bacterial systems to replicate DNA. PAGXXVII. San Diego, CA. 2019 .
Nielsen BL, Kearl J, McNary C, Lowman JS, Mei C, Hamson M, Colton E. Bacterial isolates from the halophilic microbiome of three halophytes with potential as inoculants for stimulation of crop growth under saline conditions. PAGXXVII. San Diego, CA. 2019 .
Nielsen B, Kearl J, West J, McNary C, Hamson M, Colton E. Selected isolates from the halophilic microbiome of Utah halophytes have potential for stimulation of alfalfa growth in salty soil. PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) Workshop. Victoria, Canada. 2018 .
Hamson M, Colton E, Kearl J, West J, McNary C, Nielsen B. The halophilic microbiome of Utah halophytes can stimulate alfalfa growth in salty soil. Tri-Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Durango, Colorado. 2018 .
Oliphant A, Aldous S, Morley S, Nielsen B. The role of the Twinkle DNA primase/helicase in the plant mitochondrial DNA replisome. Tri-Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Durango, Colorado. 2018 .
Morley S, Aldous S, Oliphant A, Nielsen B. Twinkle-DNA polymerase interactions and their role in plant mitochondrial DNA replication. Tri-Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Durango, Colorado. 2018 .
Nielsen B. The microbiome of native Utah halophytes: two isolates stimulate growth of a salt-sensitive crop plant. STEM seminar program, Alabama State University. Montgomery, Alabama. 2017 .
Morley S, Miller J, Ridge PG, Nielsen B. Assembling the Arabidopsis Mitochondrial DNA Replisome. 28th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. St. Louis, MO. 2017 .
Kearl J, McNary C, Nielsen B. The microbiome of Utah halophytes. Intermountain Branch meeting, American Society of Microbiology. Weber State University, Utah. 2017 .
Kearl J, McNary C, Nielsen B. The microbiome of Utah halophytes. Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Poster Competition. Brigham Young University. 2017 .
Morley S, Nielsen B. Ancestry, Redundancy and Function of Arabidopsis PolIA and PolIB. LDS Life Sciences Symposium. Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. 2016 .
Nielsen B, Augenstein T, Moore K, Arce J, Morley S. The Arabidopsis Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein SSB1 May Regulate Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA Replication. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts. Mt. Snow, Vermont. 2016 .
Herdegen S, Morley S, Nielsen B. Effect of Mars Regolith on Growth of Anabaena variabilis. Western Section Meeting-ASPB. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 2016 .
Morley SG, Arce J, Nielsen B. Role of Organelle DNA Polymerases in Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA Replication in Arabidopsis thaliana. Western Section Meeting-ASPB. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 2016 .
Augenstein T, Arce J, Nielsen B. The Role of a Single Stranded Binding Protein in Plant Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA Replication. Western Section Meeting-ASPB. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 2016 .
Diray-Arce J, Clement MJ, Nielsen B. Using Bioinformatics as a tool to understand salt tolerance: de novo transcriptome assembly and differential expression analysis of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. BIOT 2105-Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Symposium. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 2015 .
Nielsen B, Diray-Arce J. Differential expression analysis of genes involved in salt tolerance in the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. 2nd International Conference on Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Arguments for Salt Tolerance. Doha, Qatar. 2015 .
Nielsen B, Morley S, Shedge V, Mackenzie SA. Non-redundant functions of dual-localized organellar DNA replication proteins. 9th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology. Wroclaw, Poland. 2015 .
Nielsen B, Morley S, Cupp JD. Chloroplast DNA copy number variation during plant development and in replication protein mutants in Arabidopsis. From Molecules to Cells seminar program. Berlin, Germany. 2015 .
Diray-Arce J, Clement MJ, Gul B, Khan MA, Nielsen B. Global Profiling, de novo assembly, differential expression and phylogeny of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa to understand salinity tolerance. BIOT 2104-Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Symposium. Provo, Utah. 2014 .
Larson MJ, Perry C, Hedges DW, Nielsen B, Holt-Lunstad J, Call VR. The interaction between dopamine D2 receptor gene, telomere length, and ERP indices in performance monitoring in community-dwelling older adults. Society for Psychophysiological Research. Atlanta, Georgia. 2014 .
HIll KR, Hunt I, Perry CE, Hedges DW, Nielsen B, Holt-Lunstad J, Call MJ, Larson MJ. Performance monitoring and serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms (5-HTTLRP) in older adults. Society for Psychophysiological Research. Atlanta, Georgia. 2014 .
Nielsen B, Arce J. Transcriptome and proteome analysis of genes involved in salt tolerance in the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. International Conference on Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. Doha, Qatar. 2014 .
Larson MJ, Perry CE, Nielsen B, Holt-Lunstad J, Farrer TJ, Hedges DW, Call VR. The influence of telomere length on cognitive functioning in healthy community-dwelling older adults. International Neuropsychological Society. Seattle, WA. 2014 .
Diray-Arce J, Clement MJ, Gul B, Khan A, Nielsen B. De novo Transcriptome Assembly of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. Plant & Animal Genomes XXII. San Diego, CA. 2014 .
Diray-Arce J, Clement MJ, Gul B, Khan A, Nielsen B. Optimization and analysis of de novo transcriptome assembly of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. BIOT (Biotechnology and Bionformatics). Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 2013 .
Diray-Arce J, Gul B, Khan A, Nielsen B. Characterization of salt-tolerant genes in the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. LDS Life Sciences Symposium. Salt Lake City, UT. 2013 .
Nielsen B, Cupp JD, Brammer J. A tale of two polymerases: The dual-localized organelle DNA polymerases in Arabidopsis are not fully functionally redundant. Third International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering. Rutgers University, New Jersey. 2013 .
Larson MJ, Clayson PE, Call VR, Nielsen B, Hedges DW. Cognitive control and conflict adaptation in healthy older adults: an electrophysiological study. International Neuropsychological Society. Waikoloa, Hawaii. 2013 .