Charles S. Levings, III

Works (14)

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1998 article

Cross-Linking and Disulfide Bond Formation of Introduced Cysteine Residues Suggest a Modified Model for the Tertiary Structure of URF13 in the Pore-Forming Oligomers

Rhoads, D. M., Brunner-Neuenschwander, B., Levings, C. S., & Siedow, J. N. (1998, June 1). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

By: D. Rhoads n, B. Brunner-Neuenschwander*, C. Levings n & J. Siedow*

author keywords: ligand-gated channel; pore-forming; receptor; URF13; T-toxin; cytoplasmic male sterility; pathotoxin
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Cross-Linking Reagents / chemistry; Cysteine / chemistry; Cysteine / genetics; Diamide / pharmacology; Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide / pharmacology; Disulfides / chemistry; Maleimides / chemistry; Mitochondrial Proteins; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Plant Proteins / chemistry; Plant Proteins / genetics; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry; Threonine / genetics; Zea mays
topics (OpenAlex): Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; Mitochondrial Function and Pathology; DNA Repair Mechanisms
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1998 patent

Modified urf13-T protein

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Ralph Dewey; Charles S. Levings, III

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 patent

Maize cytoplasmic male sterility type T (cms-T) mitochondria DNA

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Ralph Dewey; Charles S. Levings, III

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 patent

Method of detecting toxins using host cells expressing an urf13-T gene

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By: C. Levings, R. Dewey  & C. Braun

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 patent

Recombinant baculovirus with insecticidal activity

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Charles S. Levings, III

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1996 article

Infertility Treatment: A Nuclear Restorer Gene in Maize

Levings, C. S. (1996, May 31). Science.

By: C. Levings n

MeSH headings : Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / genetics; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / metabolism; Cell Nucleus / genetics; Cytoplasm / genetics; Cytoplasm / physiology; Genes, Plant; Mitochondria / genetics; Mitochondria / metabolism; Mitochondrial Proteins; Mycotoxins / metabolism; Mycotoxins / toxicity; Nuclear Proteins / genetics; Nuclear Proteins / metabolism; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Pollen / physiology; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
TL;DR: In his Perspective, Levings discussed why the identification of this gene Rf2 as an aldehyde dehydrogenase is surprising and how it may work to reverse the male sterile phenotype. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1996 patent

Method of detecting toxin-insensitive urf13-T protein

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By: C. Levings, R. Dewey  & C. Braun

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1995 patent

Modified unF-13 protein and gene

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By: C. Levings, R. Dewey  & C. Braun

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1993 journal article

Thoughts on cytoplasmic male sterility in cms-T maize

Plant Cell, 5(10), 1285.

By: C. Levings

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1992 article

Molecular basis of disease susceptibility in the Texas cytoplasm of maize

Levings, C. S., & Siedow, J. N. (1992, May 1). Plant Molecular Biology.

By: C. Levings n & J. Siedow*

author keywords: URF13; CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY; T-TOXIN; CORN LEAF BLIGHT; PORE-FORMING PROTEIN; T-URF13; PATHOTOXIN
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Cytoplasm / metabolism; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Mitochondrial Proteins; Molecular Sequence Data; Plant Proteins / genetics; Zea mays / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
TL;DR: The Texas, or T, cytoplasm of maize (Zea mays L.) carries a cy toplasmic ally inherited male sterility that suppresses the production of viable pollen grains and is inherited in a non-Mendelian manner. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1990 article

The Texas Cytoplasm of Maize: Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Disease Susceptibility

Levings, C. S. (1990, November 16). Science.

By: C. Levings n

topics (OpenAlex): Fungal and yeast genetics research; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
TL;DR: An interaction between fungal toxins and URF13, which results in permeabilization of the inner mitochondrial membrane, accounts for the specific susceptibility to the fungal pathogens. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1986 article

Novel recombinations in the maize mitochondrial genome produce a unique transcriptional unit in the texas male-sterile cytoplasm

Dewey, R. E., Levings, C. S., & Timothy, D. H. (1986, February 1). Cell.

By: R. Dewey n , C. Levings n & D. Timothy n

MeSH headings : Adenosine Triphosphatases / genetics; Base Sequence; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Genes, Regulator; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; RNA / genetics; RNA, Mitochondrial; RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / genetics; Recombination, Genetic; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Ribosomes; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Transcription, Genetic; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / physiology; Zea mays / ultrastructure
topics (OpenAlex): Mitochondrial Function and Pathology; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
TL;DR: A 3547 bp DNA fragment from male-sterile maize mitochondria, designated TURF 2H3, selected because of its unique and abundant transcripts appears to be uniquely altered in cms-T plants restored to fertility by the nuclear restorer genes Rf1 and Rf2. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1978 journal article

Heterogeneity of maize cytoplasmic genomes among male-sterile cytoplasms

Genetics, 89(1), 121–136.

By: D. Pring & C. Levings

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1977 article

Unique DNA associated with mitochondria in the “S”-type cytoplasm of male-sterile maize

Pring, D. R., Levings, C. S., Hu, W. W. L., & Timothy, D. H. (1977, July 1). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By: D. Pring*, C. Levings n, W. Hu  n & D. Timothy n

topics (OpenAlex): Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; Plant Reproductive Biology; Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
TL;DR: Mitochondrial DNAs were prepared from maize lines with normal cytoplasm and with the T, C, S, and EP sources of male-sterile cytoplasms and showed the presence of two faster migrating DNAs of molecular weight 3.42 to 3.48 x 10(6) and 4.01 to 4.10 x10(6). (via Semantic Scholar)
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