Professor
Biomolecular Sciences
Contact
kingt@ccsu.edu
Office
Nicolaus Copernicus Hall
132
Education
BA in Biology & Biochemistry
Colby College (Waterville, ME)
1983
PhD in Genetics (Eukaryotic Cellular Biology)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1989
Postdoctoral Training in Mouse Genetics
The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME)
1992
Publications, Research & Presentations
  • J. Girard, J.F. Tomasiello, J.I. Samuel-Constanzo, N. Montero, A.M. Kendra & T.R. King (2022). The squiggle tail (squig) mutation in mice is associated with a deletion in the mesenchyme homeobox 1 (Meox1) gene. BMC Research Notes 15: 305. 
  • S. Eragene, J.J. Stewart, J.I. Samuel-Constanzo, T.Tan, N.-Z. Esgdaille, K. Bigiarelli, V. DaCosta, H. Jimenez & T.R. King (2019). The mouse curly whiskers (cw) mutations are recessive alleles of hephaestin-like 1 (Hephl1). Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports 20: 100478.  
  • K.M. Palanza, L.A. Radden II, M.A. Rabah, T.V. Nguyen, A.C. Kohm, M.E. Connor, M.M. Ricci, J.J. Stewart, S. Eragene & T.R. King (2017). The rough fur (ruf) mutation in mice is an allele of myelin protein zero-like 3 (Mpzl3). Cogent Biology 3:1370058. 
  •  M.E. Connor & T.R. King (2016). The spontaneous juvenile alopecia (jal) mutation in mice is associated with the insertion of an IAP element in the Gata3 gene. Cogent Biology 2:1264691. 
  • K.M. Palanza, A.V. Nesta, R. Tumu, C.M. Walton, M.A. Davis & T.R. King (2016). Auxotrophy-based detection of hyperornithinemia in mouse blood and urine. Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening 4:1-8. 
  • B.M. Brennan, M.T. Huynh, M.A. Rabah, H.E. Shaw, J.J. Bisaillon, L.A. Radden II, T.V. Nguyen & T.R. King (2015). The mouse wellhaarig (we) mutations result from defects in epidermal-type transglutaminase 3 (Tgm3). Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 116: 187-191. 
  •  J.J. Bisaillon, L.A. Radden II, E.T. Szabo, S.R. Hughes, A.M. Feliciano, A.V. Nesta, B. Petrovic, K.M. Palanza, D. Lancinskas, T.A. Szmurlo, D.C. Artus, M.A. Kapper, J.P. Mulrooney & T.R. King (2014). The retarded hair growth (rhg) mutation in mice is an allele of ornithine aminotransferase (Oat).  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports 1C, 378-390.   
  • L.A. Radden, K.M. Child, E.B. Adkins, D.V. Spacek, A.M. Feliciano & T.R. King  (2013). The wooly mutation (wly) on mouse Chromosome 11 is associated with a genetic defect in Fam83g.  BMC Research Notes 6, 189.  doi:10.1186/1756-0500-6-189. 
  •  F. Ramirez, A.M. Feliciano, E.B. Adkins, A. Salas, N. Vila-Santana, J.M. Horák, L.A. Radden, K.M. Child, S.R. Hughes, D.V. Spacek & T.R. King  (2013). The juvenile alopecia mutation (jal) maps to mouse Chromosome 2, and is an allele of GATA binding protein 3 (Gata3).  BMC Genetics 14, 40.  
  •  D.V. Spacek, A.F. Perez, K.M. Ferranti, L.K.-L Wu, D.M. Moy, D.R. Magnan & T.R. King  (2010). The mouse frizzy (fr) and rat “hairless” (frCR) mutations are natural variants of protease serine S1 family member 8 (Prss8). Experimental Dermatology 19, 527-532. 
  • D.R. Magnan, D.V. Spacek, N. Ye, Y.-C. Lu & T.R. King (2009).  The male sterility and histoincompatibility (mshi) mutation in mice is a natural variant of microtubule-associated protein 7 (Mtap7).  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 97, 155-162. 
  • E.L. Paul, R. Badal, D.S. Thompson, D.R. Magnan, F.M. Soucy, I.M. Khan, R.A. Haughton & T.R. King (2008).  The mouse frizzy mutation (fr) maps between D7Csu5 and D7Mit165. Experimental Dermatology 17, 640-644.  
  •  K.A. Alner,  J. Loman, ,  E.H. Hall, R.J. Mutcherson II, & T.R. King (2003).  An X-encoded alloantigenicity between BALB/c and C57BL/6 strains of mice.  Immunogenetics55, 87-94.  
  •  R.R. Chrissluis, T. Stoklasek, J. Loman, A. Guariglia & T.R. King (2002).  The rat shorn mutation (shn) maps between D7Got143 and D7Rat94.  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 76, 335-339.  
  •  K. Ahearn, G. Akkouris, P.R. Berry, R. R. Chrisslius, I. Crooks, A.K. Dull, S. Grable, J. Jeruzal, J. Lanza, C. Lavoie, R. A. Maloney, M. Pitruzzello, R. Sharma, T.A. Stoklasek, J. Tweeddale & T.R. King.  (2002). The Charles River “hairless” rat mutation:  Maps to Chromosome 1, allelic with fuzzy, and a likely orthologue of mouse frizzy.  Journal of Heredity 93, 210-213. 
  •  E.H. Hall, J.A. Lathrop, B. Medina, R.J. Mutcherson II & T.R. King (2000). The hypotrichosis-generating shorn (shn) mutation maps to distal Chromosome 7 in the Norway rat. Journal of Heredity 91, 345-347. 
  • M.C. Rule, R.J. Mutcherson II, A.D. Foss, T. K.-X. Nguyen, K.A. Myrie & T.R. King (1999). Mouse male sterility and histocompatibility (mshi) maps between the D10Mit51/168/212 cluster and D10Mit213. Mammalian Genome 10, 447-450. 
  • A.L. Hildebrandt, A. M. Cantwell, M.C. Rule & T.R. King (1999). The H-mshi antigen is conserved between standard BALB/cBy, C57BL/6J, and wild-derived CAST/Ei and SPRET/Ei inbred strains of mice. Immunogenetics 49, 666-672. 
  • A.N. Moemeka, A. L. Hildebrandt, P. Radaskiewicz & T.R. King (1998).  Shorn (shn): A new mutation causing hypotrichosis in the Norway rat. Journal of Heredity 89, 257-260.  
  • J.P. Turner, J.E. Carpentino, A.M. Cantwell, A.L. Hildebrandt, K.A. Myrie & T.R. King (1997).  Molecular genetic mapping of the mouse male sterility and histoincompatibility (mshi) mutation on proximal Chromosome 10.  Genomics 39, 1-7.  
Courses Taught

BMS 102 Introduction to Biomolecular Science (3 cr);

BMS 201 Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology (4 cr);

BMS 306 Genetics (3 cr);

BMS 308 Genetics Laboratory (1 cr)