Works (139)

Updated: February 12th, 2025 05:08

2024 conference paper

A transmissao do complexo do virus da meleira do mamoeiro

In J. A. Ventura, D. A. Vinagre, & D. S. Martins (Eds.), Simposio do Papaya Brasileiro (pp. 111–117).

By: J. Ventura, T. Antunes, D. Buss, M. Araujo, A. Whitfield, P. Fernandes, J. de Almeida

Ed(s): J. Ventura, D. Vinagre & D. Martins

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 22, 2025

2024 conference paper

A transmissao do complexo do virus da meleira do mamoeiro

In D. dos S. Martins, J. A. Ventura, & D. O. V. B. Vinagre (Eds.), Simposio do Papaya Brasileiro, 9., 2024, Vitória-ES. Produção Sustentável com Qualidade (pp. 111–117). Vitória, ES: Incaper.

By: D. Buss, M. Araujo, J. Almeida, T. Antunes, J. Ventura, A. Whitfield, P. Fernandes

Ed(s): D. Martins, J. Ventura & D. Vinagre

Event: Simposio do Papaya Brasileiro at Vitória, ES

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2024 journal article

CRISPR</scp>/Cas9‐mediated genome editing of <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>, the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjection

Insect Molecular Biology, 33(6), 589–600.

By: J. Han n, W. Klobasa n, L. de Oliveira n, D. Rotenberg n, A. Whitfield n & M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: CRISPR; eye; gene knockout; insect vector; Thysanoptera
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Added: May 7, 2024

2024 journal article

Disease Progress and Detection of a California Resistance-Breaking Strain of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato with LAMP and CRISPR-Cas12a Assays

PhytoFrontiers™, 4(1), 50–60.

By: T. Shymanovich n, A. Saville n, N. Mohammad n, Q. Wei n, D. Rasmussen n, K. Lahre n, D. Rotenberg n, A. Whitfield n, J. Ristaino n

author keywords: LAMP/CRISPR/Cas12a; resistance-breaking strain; tomato; TSWV
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Added: November 18, 2024

2024 journal article

Efforts to understand transmission of the papaya meleira virus complex by insects

Tropical Plant Pathology, 49(4), 467–479.

By: J. de Almeida*, M. Maurastoni*, T. Sá-Antunes*, J. Ventura*, A. Whitfield n & P. Fernandes*

author keywords: Cicadellids; Trialeurodes; plant virus; sticky disease; vector
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Added: June 11, 2024

2024 journal article

First Report of Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) Infecting Tomatoes in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 108(10), 3203.

By: H. McInnes n, I. Meadows n, S. Moparthi n, K. Lahre n, D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

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Added: October 8, 2024

2024 conference paper

Localization of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) proteins in Sf9 insect cells

Beltwide Cotton Conference. Presented at the Beltwide Cotton Conference, Fort Worth, TX.

By: M. Mayfield, K. Martin & A. Whitfield

Event: Beltwide Cotton Conference at Fort Worth, TX on January 3-5, 2024

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2024 chapter book

Methods for Thrips Transmission and Maintenance of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)

By: P. LaBonte n, R. Packer n, H. McInnes n, D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 19, 2025

2024 journal article

RNAi

Insect Molecular Biology, 33(4), 295–311.

By: C. Xavier n, C. Tyson n, L. Kerner n & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: Alphanucleorhabdovirus; insect reproduction; nuclear export; Peregrinus maidis; XPO1
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Added: April 8, 2024

2024 report

Recombinant viral expression vectors and methods of use

(U.S. Patent No. US20240182916A1).

By: A. Whitfield, S. Kanakala, & K. Martin

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2024 content posted

Ruvbl1 is required for the reproduction of the corn planthopper,<i>Peregrinus maidis

By: C. Xavier n, C. Tyson n & A. Whitfield n

Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 17, 2025

2024 journal article

Ruvbl1 silencing affects reproduction of the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis

PLOS ONE, 19(12), e0316352.

By: C. Xavier n, C. Tyson n & A. Whitfield n

Ed(s): A. Palazzo

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Added: January 19, 2025

2024 journal article

Visualizing tomato spotted wilt virus protein localization: Cross-kingdom comparisons of protein-protein interactions

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®, 10.

By: K. Martin*, Y. Chen n, M. Mayfield*, M. Montero-Astua* & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: insect cells; interaction mapping; localization; plant cells; tomato spotted wilt virus
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Added: January 20, 2025

2023 journal article

A Capsid Protein Fragment of a Fusagra-like Virus Found in Carica papaya Latex Interacts with the 50S Ribosomal Protein L17

Viruses, 15(2), 541.

author keywords: Totiviridae; fusagra-like virus; protein-protein interaction; coat protein; dsRNA; plant virus
MeSH headings : Amino Acids; Capsid; Capsid Proteins / genetics; Carica; Chromatography, Liquid; Latex; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; RNA Viruses / genetics
TL;DR: Findings support the hypothesis that the interaction between PMeV/PMeV2 structural proteins and RPL17 is important for virus–host interactions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 20, 2023

2023 journal article

A call to arms: novel strategies for thrips and tospovirus control

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 57, 101033.

By: M. Maurastoni n, J. Han*, A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

MeSH headings : Female; Animals; Thysanoptera; Tospovirus / genetics
TL;DR: Characterizing the thrips-virus interactome provides new targets for disrupting the transmission cycle and the identification of a toxin that acts to deter thrips oviposition on cotton also presents new opportunities for control of this important pest. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 19, 2023

2023 journal article

Abaxial leaf surface-mounted multimodal wearable sensor for continuous plant physiology monitoring

Science Advances, 9(15).

By: G. Lee n, O. Hossain n, S. Jamalzadegan n, Y. Liu n, H. Wang n, A. Saville n, T. Shymanovich n, R. Paul n ...

MeSH headings : Wearable Electronic Devices; Plant Leaves; Temperature; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Volatile Organic Compounds; Plants
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Added: June 5, 2023

2023 journal article

Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)

Journal of General Virology, 104(8).

By: A. Whitfield (1 connected NC State author and many others, 187 authors in total )

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2023 article

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing ofFrankliniella occidentalis,the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjection

Han, J., Klobasa, W., Oliveira, L., Rotenberg, D., Whitfield, A. E., & Lorenzen, M. D. (2023, December 1).

By: J. Han n, W. Klobasa n, L. Oliveira n, D. Rotenberg n, A. Whitfield n & M. Lorenzen n

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Added: January 17, 2025

2023 journal article

Characterization of a Peregrinus maidis host protein which interacts with a viral glycoprotein

Phytopathology, 113(9s), S2.49.

By: H. Teh, C. Xavier, D. Rotenberg, M. Lorenzen & A. Whitfield

Event: 2023 APS Souther Division Meeting at Durham, NC on February 13-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Characterization of a Peregrinus maidis host protein which interacts with a viral glycoprotein

Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting. Presented at the Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Durham, NC.

By: H. Teh, C. Xavier, M. Lorenzen, D. Rotenberg & A. Whitfield

Event: Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting at Durham, NC on February 13-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Characterization of a putative Peregrinus maidis antimicrobial peptide and its interaction with a rhabdovirus

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

By: H. Teh, C. Xavier, D. Rotenberg & A. Whitfield

Event: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting at National Harbor, MD on November 5-8, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Developing genetic resistance to emerging resistance-breaking (RB) variants to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in cultivated tomato

Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Denver, CO.

By: K. Lahre, R. Shekasteband, D. Rotenberg & A. Whitfield

Event: Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society at Denver, CO on August 12-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 journal article

Development of a LAMP/Cas12a assay to specifically detect the California strain of resistance breaking (RB) Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in tomato

Phytopathology, 113(9s), S2.40.

By: T. Shymanovich, A. Saville, N. Mohammad, Q. Wei, D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, J. Ristaino

Event: 2023 APS Southern Division Meeting at Durham, NC on February 13-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 content posted

Exportin 1 is required for the reproduction and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector<i>Peregrinus maidis

By: C. Xavier n, C. Tyson n, L. Kerner n & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 17, 2025

2023 journal article

First Report of Resistance-Breaking Variants of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Infecting Tomatoes with the <i>Sw-5</i> Resistance Gene in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 107(7), 2271.

By: K. Lahre n, R. Shekasteband n, I. Meadows n, A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

Contributors: K. Lahre n, R. Shekasteband n, I. Meadows n, A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

author keywords: host resistance-breaking; tomato; viruses
TL;DR: TSWV ImmunoStrips and reverse-transcription (RT)-PCR with NSm primers confirmed the presence of TSWV in 12 symptomatic plants sampled across the two farms, providing definitive evidence of the occurrence of RB-TSWV at both farms, and subsequent sequencing confirmed the C118Y and D122G substitutions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 7, 2023

2023 conference paper

Identification of thrips gut surface proteins binding to tomato spotted wilt virus glycoprotein GN

American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, Athens, GA.

By: M. Maurastoni & A. Whitfield

Event: American Society for Virology Annual Meeting at Athens, GA on June 24-28, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Maize mosaic virus mRNA but not its genome is targeted by the RNA interference pathway in the insect vector Peregrinus maidis

American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, Athens, GA.

By: C. Xavier & A. Whitfield

Event: American Society for Virology Annual Meeting at Athens, GA on June 24-28, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Molecular genetic and genomic tools for Peregrinus maidis, an emerging model for the Hemiptera

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

By: M. Lorenzen, W. Klobasa, Y. Wang, C. Xavier, B. Coates, D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield

Event: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting at National Harbor, MD on November 5-8, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 journal article

Multigenic Hairpin Transgenes in Tomato Confer Resistance to Multiple Orthotospoviruses Including Sw-5 Resistance-Breaking Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Phytopathology®, 114(5), 1137–1149.

By: J. Oliver*, D. Rotenberg n, K. Agosto-Shaw n, H. McInnes n, K. Lahre n, M. Mulot n, S. Adkins*, A. Whitfield n

author keywords: hairpin constructs; orthotospovirus; Sw-5 resistance-breaking; tomato chlorotic spot virus; tomato spotted wilt virus; transgenic resistance
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Added: April 29, 2024

2023 journal article

Pests and resistance: The biology and control of supervectors and superpests

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 58, 101060.

By: A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

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Added: August 7, 2023

2023 journal article

Plant virology

Current Biology, 33(11), R478–R484.

By: C. Xavier n & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 20, 2025

2023 conference paper

Progress in Breeding Tomatoes for Resistance-Breaking Variants of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (RB-TSWV) Resistance

2023 ASHS Annual Conference. Presented at the 2023 ASHS Annual Conference.

By: R. Shekasteband, K. Lahre, D. Rotenberg & A. Whitfield

Event: 2023 ASHS Annual Conference

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

RUVBL1 is an antiviral effector regulating maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Peregrinus maidis and positively regulates insect reproduction

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

By: C. Tyson, C. Xavier & A. Whitfield

Event: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting at National Harbor, MD on November 5-8, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 report

Resistance-Breaking Variants of TSWV Found on Tomato in NC

https://go.ncsu.edu/readext?906970

By: D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield & I. Meadows

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Roadblocks and Bulldozers: The Challenge of Making Transgenic Hemipterans

International Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA.

By: M. Lorenzen, W. Klobasa, A. Whitfield & D. Rotenberg

Event: International Plant and Animal Genome Conference at San Diego, CA on January 13-18, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 journal article

Structural and functional insights into the <scp>ATP

Insect Molecular Biology, 32(4), 412–423.

By: Y. Wang n, W. Klobasa n, F. Chu n, O. Huot n, A. Whitfield n & M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: ABC transporters; Hemiptera; RNA interference (RNAi); transcriptome
TL;DR: Transcriptomic data and RNAi results presented here will no doubt assist with the development of new control methods for this pest and each phenotype is similar to that found when targeting the orthologous gene in other species and it demonstrates their potential in RNAi‐based P. maidis control. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 1, 2023

2023 conference paper

The detection of the resistance breaking strain in Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) on tomato using LAMP/Cas12a

Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting. Presented at the Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Durham, NC.

By: T. Shymanovich, A. Saville, N. Mohammad, D. Rotenberg, A. E.Whitfield & J. Ristaino

Event: Southern Division American Phytopathological Society Meeting at Durham, NC on February 13-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

The development of transgenic hairpin resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus in tomatoes

Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Denver, CO.

By: H. McInnes, J. Oliver, D. Rotenberg, K. Agosto-Shaw, K. Lahre, M. Mulot, S. Adkins, A. Whitfield

Event: Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society at Denver, CO on August 12-16, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 conference paper

Thrips 'spit' at the interface of vector-virus-plant interactions

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.

By: S. Rajarapu, M. Maurastoni, A. Whitfield & D. Rotenberg

Event: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting at National Harbor, MD on November 5-8, 2023

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2023 article

Visualizing tomato spotted wilt virus protein localization: Cross-kingdom comparisons of protein-protein interactions

Martin, K. M., Chen, Y., Mayfield, M. A., Montero-Astúa, M., & Whitfield, A. E. (2023, November 27).

By: K. Martin*, Y. Chen n, M. Mayfield*, M. Montero-Astúa* & A. Whitfield n

Source: ORCID
Added: January 17, 2025

2022 journal article

2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

Archives of Virology, 167(12), 2857–2906.

By: A. Whitfield (1 connected NC State author and many others, 181 authors in total )

MeSH headings : Humans; Mononegavirales / genetics; Phylogeny; Viruses
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota is presented, as the phylum was expanded by two new families, 41 new genera, and 98 new species. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 19, 2022

2022 conference paper

Deciphering the interactions between maize mosaic virus and its insect host, Peregrinus maidis

American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.

By: H. Teh, K. Barandoc-Alviar, D. Rotenberg, K. Martin & A. Whitfield

Event: American Society for Virology Annual Meeting at Madison, WI on July 16-20, 2022

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 journal article

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae 2022

Journal of General Virology, 103(6).

author keywords: ICTV Profile; taxonomy; Rhadboviridae
MeSH headings : Animals; Birds; Fishes; Genome, Viral; Mammals; Reptiles; Rhabdoviridae / genetics; Virion; Virus Replication
TL;DR: The family Rhabdoviridae comprises viruses with negative-sense (-) RNA genomes of 10-16 kb that infect plants or animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians or fish, as well as arthropods, which serve as single hosts or act as biological vectors for transmission to animals or plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 15, 2022

2022 content posted

Identification of interacting proteins of maize mosaic virus glycoprotein in its vector, <i>Peregrinus maidis

By: K. Barandoc-Alviar, D. Rotenberg n, K. Martin n & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 17, 2025

2022 conference paper

Identification of tomato spotted wilt virus glycoprotein GN domain responsible for binding to thrips guts

American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.

By: M. Maurastoni, Y. Chen, M. Dessau & A. Whitfield

Event: American Society for Virology Annual Meeting at Madison, WI on July 16-20, 2022

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 content posted

In silico analysis of the interaction of Syntaxin-18, a putative receptor of Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with Maize mosaic virus glycoprotein

By: K. Alviar*, A. Clemente* & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 26, 2025

2022 journal article

In silico analysis of the predicted protein-protein interaction of syntaxin-18, a putative receptor of <i>Peregrinus maidis</i> Ashmead (Hemiptera: <i>Delphacidae</i>) with Maize mosaic virus glycoprotein

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(9), 3956–3963.

By: M. Castrosanto*, A. Clemente*, A. Whitfield n & K. Alviar*

author keywords: Alphanucleorhabdovirus; molecular dynamics simulation; protein-protein docking; Maize mosaic virus; corn planthopper
MeSH headings : Animals; Hemiptera / genetics; Qa-SNARE Proteins; Rhabdoviridae; Glycoproteins
TL;DR: The results of the PPI prediction provide novel information for studying the role of Stx18 in the transport, docking and fusion events involved in virus particle transport in the insect vector cells and its release. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 18, 2022

2022 content posted

In silico structure-based analysis of the predicted protein-protein interaction of Syntaxin-18, a putative receptor of <i>Peregrinus maidis</i> Ashmead (Hemiptera: <i>Delphacidae</i>) with Maize mosaic virus glycoprotein

By: M. Castrosanto*, A. Clemente*, A. Whitfield n & K. Alviar*

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Added: January 17, 2025

2022 report

Multigenic transgenic resistance to cereal viruses by RNA-interference

(US Patent No. 11279945).

By: D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, W. Bockus, F. Chumley & R. Acosta-Leal

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 chapter

Novel Strategies for Management of Arthropod Vectors of Vector-borne Vegetable Diseases

In Handbook of Plant Disease Management (pp. 1–24).

By: A. Whitfield n, Y. Wang n, W. Turechek, T. Gottwald, W. Schneider, M. Lorenzen n, S. Adkins

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Added: January 20, 2025

2022 journal article

Remembering a Dear Friend and Rising Vector Biologist: Ismael E. Badillo-Vargas (1983–2022)

American Entomologist, 68(3), 59–60.

By: A. Whitfield n, D. Rotenberg n, S. Nouri*, T. German* & S. Adkins*

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Added: January 20, 2025

2022 article

Rescue of the first Alphanucleorhabdovirus entirely from cloned complementary DNA: an efficient vector for systemic expression of foreign genes in maize and insect vectors

Kanakala, S., Xavier, C. A. D., Martin, K. M., Tran, H. H., Redinbaugh, M. G., & Whitfield, A. E. (2022, May 29). (Vol. 5). Vol. 5.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 17, 2025

2022 journal article

Rescue of the first alphanucleorhabdovirus entirely from cloned complementary DNA: An efficient vector for systemic expression of foreign genes in maize and insect vectors

Molecular Plant Pathology, 24(7), 788–800.

author keywords: expression vector; infectious clone; maize mosaic disease; Peregrinus maidis; planthopper; reverse genetics systems; Rhabdoviridae
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA, Complementary; Zea mays / genetics; Hemiptera; Insect Vectors; Tobacco / genetics; Genetic Vectors
TL;DR: Construction of an infectious clone for the maize-infecting Alphanucleorhabdovirus maydis is reported, the first efficient NSR vector for maize and will be a versatile tool for expression of proteins of interest in maize and cross-kingdom studies of virus replication in plant and insect hosts. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 24, 2022

2022 journal article

Sex-biased proteomic response to tomato spotted wilt virus infection of the salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 149, 103843.

author keywords: Bunyavirales; Orthotospovirus; Thysanoptera; Virus infection; Saliva
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Flowers; Male; Plant Diseases; Plants; Proteome / metabolism; Proteomics; Salivary Glands; Thysanoptera / metabolism; Tospovirus / physiology
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Added: October 31, 2022

2022 article

Sex-biased proteomic response to tomato spotted wilt virus infection of the salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips

Rajarapu, S. P., Ben-Mahmoud, S., Benoit, J. B., Ullman, D. E., Whitfield, A. E., & Rotenberg, D. (2022, July 19).

By: S. Rajarapu, S. Ben-Mahmoud*, J. Benoit, D. Ullman*, A. Whitfield* & D. Rotenberg

Source: ORCID
Added: January 17, 2025

2022 conference paper

Stylet probing activities of transgenic and wild type Peregrinus maidis planthoppers

Entomology Society of America National Meeting. Presented at the Entomology Society of America National Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.

By: A. Wayadande, W. Klobasa, C. Xavier, M. Lorenzen, D. Rotenberg & A. Whitfield

Event: Entomology Society of America National Meeting at Vancouver, British Columbia on November 13-16, 2022

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 journal article

The first Alphanucleorhabdovirus vector system: A versatile tool for gene expression and study of cross-kingdom virus-host interactions

Phytopathology, 112(11s), 93.

By: S. Kanakala, C. Xavier, K. Martin & A. Whitfield

Event: APS Plant Health 2022 Annual Meeting at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6-10, 2022

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 conference paper

The first Alphanucleorhabdovirus vector system: a versatile tool for gene expression and study of cross-kingdom virus-host interactions

Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting. Presented at the Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

By: S. Kanakala, C. Xavier, K. Martin & A. Whitfield

Event: Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting at Pittsburgh, PA on August 6-10, 2022

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2022 journal article

The physical interactome between Peregrinus maidis proteins and the maize mosaic virus glycoprotein provides insights into the cellular biology of a rhabdovirus in the insect vector.

Virology, 577, 163–173.

By: K. Alviar*, D. Rotenberg n, K. Martin n & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: Rhabdovirus; Alphanucleorhabdovirus; Insect vector; Planthopper; Vector biology; Glycoprotein; Spike protein; Protein-protein interactions; Plant virus
TL;DR: The first protein interactome for a rhabdovirus spike protein and insect vector is described, describing a possible cellular coordination of processes associated with MMV G translation, protein folding and trafficking. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2022 conference paper

Unveiling the molecular aspects of Peregrinus maidis immune response during maize mosaic virus infection

American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.

By: C. Xavier & A. Whitfield

Event: American Society for Virology Annual Meeting at Madison, WI on July 16-20, 2022

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Added: February 4, 2025

2022 conference paper

Validating microneedle DNA/RNA based extractions and LAMP assays for in-field detection of four tomato pathogens

Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting. Presented at the Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

By: T. Shymanovich, A. Saville, R. Paul, D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, Q. Wei, J. Ristaino

Event: Annual American Phytopathological Society Meeting at Pittsburgh, PA on August 6-10, 2022

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Added: February 4, 2025

2022 journal article

Validating microneedle DNA/RNA based extractions and LAMP assays for in-field detection of four tomato pathogens

Phytopathology, 112(11s), 197–198.

By: T. Shymanovich, A. Saville, R. Paul, D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, Q. Wei, J. Ristaino

Event: APS Plant Health 2022 Annual Meeting at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6-10, 2022

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Added: February 4, 2025

2022 journal article

이기원 (Giwon Lee) 광운대학교 공과대학 화학공학과 조교수서울특별시 노원구 광운로 20, 광운대학교 비마관 705 호 02-940-8473

Sensors, 18, 2203491.

By: D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, J. Ristaino, Y. Zhu & Q. Wei

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Added: February 4, 2025

2021 journal article

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

Archives of Virology, 166(12), 3513–3566.

By: A. Whitfield & M. Ilyas (2 connected NC State authors and many others, 251 authors in total )

MeSH headings : Humans; Mononegavirales; Viruses
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 13, 2021

2021 article

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales (Aug, 10.1007/s00705-021-05143-6, 2021)

Kuhn, J. H., Adkins, S., Agwanda, B. R., Al Kubrusli, R., Alkhovsky, S. V., Amarasinghe, G. K., … Zhou, X. (2021, December). ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, Vol. 166, pp. 3567–3579.

By: A. Whitfield & M. Ilyas (2 connected NC State authors and many others, 251 authors in total )

TL;DR: This is a list of notable people from around the world who have visited Agwanda in the past 50 years and who have contributed towards its development as a tourism destination. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 6, 2021

2021 journal article

Design and Validation of Plasmid Vectors for Characterizing Protein–Protein Interactions in <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> Insect Cells

PhytoFrontiers™, 2(2), 85–91.

By: H. Teh n, K. Martin* & A. Whitfield n

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Added: January 17, 2025

2021 journal article

Ever-increasing viral diversity associated with the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Formicidae: Hymenoptera)

Virology Journal, 18(1).

By: C. Xavier n, M. Allen* & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: Red imported fire ant; S; invicta; Virus diversity; Virome; Metatranscriptome; Tenuivirus; Mononegavirales; Bunyavirales
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Ants / growth & development; Ants / virology; Biodiversity; DNA Viruses / classification; DNA Viruses / genetics; Genome, Viral / genetics; Introduced Species; Life Cycle Stages; Open Reading Frames / genetics; Phylogeny; RNA Viruses / classification; RNA Viruses / genetics; Taiwan; Transcriptome; United States; Virome / genetics
TL;DR: Comparing virus sequence abundance compared to housekeeping genes, phylogenetic relationships, and completeness of viral coding sequences, the results suggest that four of five virus sequences reported may be associated to viruses actively replicating in the ant S. invicta in introduced areas with potential to be used as biological control agents. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 15, 2021

2021 journal article

In Memoriam: Michael M. Goodin (1967–2020)

Annual Review of Virology, 8(1), viii-ix.

By: R. Dutch & A. Whitfield*

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Added: February 7, 2025

2021 journal article

Integrated microneedle-smartphone nucleic acid amplification platform for in-field diagnosis of plant diseases

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 187, 113312.

By: R. Paul n, E. Ostermann n, Y. Chen n, A. Saville n, Y. Yang*, Z. Gu*, A. Whitfield n, J. Ristaino n, Q. Wei n

author keywords: Plant disease diagnostics; Nucleic acid extraction; Microneedle; Isothermal amplification; Smartphone
MeSH headings : Biosensing Techniques; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; Plant Diseases; Smartphone
TL;DR: It is found that the MN patch containing as few as a single needle tip successfully extracted enough RNA for RT-PCR or RT-LAMP analysis, and MN-extracted RNA samples remained stable on MN surfaces for up to three days. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 14, 2021

2021 journal article

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, <em>Peregrinus maidis</em>, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 3(169).

By: W. Klobasa n, F. Chu n, O. Huot n, N. Grubbs n, D. Rotenberg n, A. Whitfield n, M. Lorenzen n

MeSH headings : Animals; CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics; Endonucleases / genetics; Female; Gene Editing / methods; Zea mays / chemistry
TL;DR: Detailed protocols for collecting and microinjecting precellular P. Maidis embryos with CRISPR components (Cas9 nuclease that has been complexed with guide RNAs), and results of Cas9-based gene knockout of a P. maidis eye-color gene, white, are presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 17, 2021

2021 other

Plant–Virus–Vector Interactions

By: S. Rajarapu n, D. Ullman*, M. Uzest*, D. Rotenberg n, N. Ordaz* & A. Whitfield n

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Added: February 7, 2025

2020 journal article

2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

Archives of Virology, 165(12), 3023–3072.

By: A. Whitfield (1 connected NC State author and many others, 229 authors in total )

MeSH headings : Mononegavirales / classification; Terminology as Topic
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota is presented, as now accepted by the ICTV, after the phylum was amended and emended in March 2020. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Combining multiplex PCR and high-resolution melting for the detection and discrimination of arthropod transmitted viruses of cereals

Journal of Virological Methods, 278, 113823.

By: P. Rydzak*, F. Ochoa Corona*, A. Whitfield n & A. Wayadande*

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Added: January 20, 2025

2020 journal article

Diversity and epidemiology of plant rhabdoviruses

Virus Research, 281, 197942.

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2020 journal article

author keywords: Thysanoptera; Western flower thrips; Hemipteroid assemblage; Insect genomics; Tospovirus; Salivary glands; Chemosensory receptors; Opsins; Detoxification; Innate immunity
MeSH headings : Animals; Crops, Agricultural; Feeding Behavior; Food Chain; Genome, Insect; Immunity, Innate / genetics; Life History Traits; Perception; Phylogeny; Reproduction / genetics; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / immunology; Thysanoptera / physiology; Transcriptome
TL;DR: The genome of Frankliniella occidentalis is presented, offering insights into the polyphagous behavior of this insect pest that finds, colonizes, and survives on a widely diverse array of plants and offers a genomic benchmark for molecular and evolutionary investigations of other Thysanoptera species. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 9, 2020

2020 article

Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests (vol 18, 142, 2020)

Rotenberg, D., Baumann, A. A., Ben-Mahmoud, S., Christiaens, O., Dermauw, W., Ioannidis, P., … Richards, S. (2020, November 16). BMC BIOLOGY, Vol. 18.

TL;DR: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 22, 2021

2020 journal article

New Technologies for Studying Negative-Strand RNA Viruses in Plant and Arthropod Hosts

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®, 33(3), 382–393.

By: T. German*, M. Lorenzen n, N. Grubbs n & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: virus-plant interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Insect Vectors / virology; Insecta / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Plant Viruses; Plants / virology; RNA Viruses
TL;DR: Functional analysis of genes using genome editing will provide future pathways for further study of the transmission cycle and new control strategies for these viruses and their vectors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 3, 2020

2020 chapter book

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (Tospoviridae)

By: H. Pappu*, A. Whitfield n & A. de Oliveira*

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Added: February 7, 2025

2020 journal article

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Benefits Its Thrips Vector by Modulating Metabolic and Plant Defense Pathways in Tomato

Frontiers in Plant Science, 11.

By: P. Nachappa*, J. Challacombe*, D. Margolies*, J. Nechols*, A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

author keywords: tomato spotted wilt virus; Frankliniella occidentalis; defense crosstalk; cell wall organization; photosynthesis; nutrition; phytohormones
TL;DR: These results suggest coordinated gene networks that regulate plant primary metabolism and defense responses rendering virus-infected plants more conducive host for vectors, a relationship that is beneficial to the vector and the virus when considered within the context of the complex transmission biology of TSWV. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 19, 2021

2020 article

Tomato spotted wilt virus benefits its thrips vector by modulating metabolic and plant defense pathways in tomato

Nachappa, P., Challacombe, J., Margolies, D. C., Nechols, J. R., Whitfield, A. E., & Rotenberg, D. (2020, August 11).

By: P. Nachappa*, J. Challacombe*, D. Margolies*, J. Nechols*, A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

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2019 journal article

Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Maize Mosaic Nucleorhabdovirus

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8(29).

By: K. Martin n & A. Whitfield n

Ed(s): K. Stedman

TL;DR: The complete genome sequence of maize mosaic virus (MMV) was obtained using next-generation sequencing from infected Peregrinus maidis and rapid amplification of cDNA ends from infected Zea mays. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 5, 2019

2019 journal article

Delivery of maize mosaic virus to planthopper vectors by microinjection increases infection efficiency and facilitates functional genomics experiments in the vector

Journal of Virological Methods, 270, 153–162.

By: J. Yao*, D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Hemiptera / growth & development; Hemiptera / virology; Insect Vectors / virology; Microinjections; Nymph / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; RNA Interference; Rhabdoviridae / physiology; Zea mays / virology
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that virus microinjection is a robust method for obtaining large numbers of infected planthoppers that are competent in transmitting MMV and, in combination with RNAi, could significantly facilitate the functional analysis of P. maidis-MMV interactions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 22, 2019

2019 journal article

Discovery of Novel Thrips Vector Proteins That Bind to the Viral Attachment Protein of the Plant Bunyavirus Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Journal of Virology, 93(21), e00699–19.

By: I. Badillo-Vargas, Y. Chen n, K. Martin n, D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

Ed(s): A. Simon

author keywords: Bunyavirales; insect vector; orthotospovirus; plant virology; thrips; vector biology; virus-vector interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / classification; Insect Vectors / genetics; Insect Vectors / metabolism; Larva / metabolism; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases / virology; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Binding; Sf9 Cells; Thysanoptera / classification; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / metabolism; Tobacco; Tospovirus / genetics; Tospovirus / metabolism; Tospovirus / physiology; Viral Structural Proteins / genetics; Viral Structural Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: These newly discovered thrips protein-GN interactions are important for a better understanding of the transmission mechanism of persistent propagative plant viruses by their vectors, as well as for developing new strategies of insect pest management and virus resistance in plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 28, 2019

2019 chapter book

Entry of bunyaviruses into plants and vectors

By: Y. Chen n, M. Dessau*, D. Rotenberg n, D. Rasmussen n & A. Whitfield n

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropod Vectors / virology; Bunyaviridae / physiology; Feeding Behavior; Plants / parasitology; Plants / virology; Virus Internalization
TL;DR: This review highlights the transmission and entry strategies of three genera of plant-infecting bunyaviruses: orthotospoviruses, tenuivirus, and emaravIRuses. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 21, 2019

2019 journal article

MeSH headings : Animals; Arenaviridae / classification; Arenaviridae / genetics; Arenaviridae / isolation & purification; Arenaviridae Infections / virology; Humans; Phylogeny
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 11, 2019

2019 journal article

Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019

Archives of Virology, 164(7), 1949–1965.

By: A. Whitfield & L. Zhang (2 connected NC State authors and many others, 103 authors in total )

MeSH headings : Bunyaviridae / classification; Bunyaviridae / genetics; Genome, Viral / genetics; Phylogeny; RNA, Viral / genetics
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 1, 2019

2019 journal article

MeSH headings : Mononegavirales / classification; Mononegavirales / genetics; Mononegavirales / isolation & purification; Phylogeny; Virology / organization & administration
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 2, 2019

2019 journal article

MeSH headings : Genome, Viral / genetics; Mononegavirales / classification; Mononegavirales / genetics; RNA, Viral / genetics
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 1, 2019

2018 journal article

Cellular localization and interactions of nucleorhabdovirus proteins are conserved between insect and plant cells

Virology, 523, 6–14.

By: K. Martin n & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: Nucleorhabdovirus; Plant virus; S2 insect cells; Nicotiana benthamiana; Bimolecular fluorescence complementation; Host-virus interactions
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cell Line; Cell Nucleus / metabolism; Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure; Cell Nucleus / virology; Cloning, Molecular / methods; Cytosol / metabolism; Cytosol / ultrastructure; Cytosol / virology; Drosophila melanogaster / cytology; Drosophila melanogaster / virology; Glycoproteins / genetics; Glycoproteins / metabolism; Host Specificity; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Macrophages / metabolism; Macrophages / ultrastructure; Macrophages / virology; Nucleoproteins / genetics; Nucleoproteins / metabolism; Optical Imaging; Phosphoproteins / genetics; Phosphoproteins / metabolism; Plant Cells / metabolism; Plant Cells / ultrastructure; Plant Cells / virology; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism; Rhabdoviridae / genetics; Rhabdoviridae / growth & development; Rhabdoviridae / metabolism; Tobacco / cytology; Tobacco / virology; Viral Matrix Proteins / genetics; Viral Matrix Proteins / metabolism; Viral Proteins / genetics; Viral Proteins / metabolism; Virus Replication
TL;DR: A limited number of direct protein interactions are documented indicating host factors play a role in the virus protein interactions during the infection cycle, and comparable localization patterns in both organisms indicates a similar replication cycle. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 16, 2018

2018 article

Discovery of novel thrips vector proteins that bind to the viral attachment protein of the plant bunyavirus, tomato spotted wilt virus

Badillo-Vargas, I. E., Chen, Y., Martin, K. M., Rotenberg, D., & Whitfield, A. E. (2018, September 23). (Vol. 9). Vol. 9.

By: I. Badillo-Vargas, Y. Chen n, K. Martin n, D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

Source: ORCID
Added: January 17, 2025

2018 journal article

Editorial overview: Plant virus–vector interactions

Current Opinion in Virology, 33, iii-v.

By: A. Whitfield n & R. Dietzgen*

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Added: January 21, 2019

2018 journal article

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae

Journal of General Virology, 99(4), 447–448.

By: P. Walker*, K. Blasdell*, C. Calisher*, R. Dietzgen*, H. Kondo*, G. Kurath*, B. Longdon*, D. Stone* ...

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Added: January 20, 2025

2018 journal article

Molecular interactions between tospoviruses and thrips vectors

Current Opinion in Virology, 33, 191–197.

By: D. Rotenberg n & A. Whitfield n

MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Expression Profiling; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insect Vectors / physiology; Insect Vectors / virology; Intestines / virology; Larva / physiology; Larva / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Pupa / physiology; Pupa / virology; Salivary Glands / virology; Thysanoptera / physiology; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / growth & development
TL;DR: There is a tight link between thrips development and virus dissemination in the insect, and recent transcriptome studies point to stage-specific responses that coincide with localization of the virus in the Insect body. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 21, 2019

2018 journal article

Plant rhabdoviruses—their origins and vector interactions

Current Opinion in Virology, 33, 198–207.

By: A. Whitfield n, O. Huot n, K. Martin n, H. Kondo* & R. Dietzgen*

MeSH headings : Animals; Biomedical Research / trends; Hemiptera / virology; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insect Vectors / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Plants; Rhabdoviridae / classification; Rhabdoviridae / genetics; Rhabdoviridae / growth & development; Rhabdoviridae Infections / veterinary; Virus Replication
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that plant-infecting rhabdoviruses are derived from insect viruses and conserved and unique biology for these plant viruses in the two diverse hosts is beginning to reveal. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 21, 2019

2018 journal article

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

Archives of Virology, 163(8), 2283–2294.

MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Mononegavirales / classification; Mononegavirales / genetics; Mononegavirales / isolation & purification; Mononegavirales Infections / veterinary; Mononegavirales Infections / virology; Phylogeny
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) and additional taxonomic proposals that may affect the order in the near future are summarized. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 24, 2020

2017 journal article

MeSH headings : Gene Order; Genome, Viral; Mononegavirales / classification; Mononegavirales / genetics; Phylogeny; Species Specificity
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales is presented, with non-Latinized binomial species names replaced all paramyxovirus and pneumovirus species names, thereby accomplishing application of binomial Species names throughout the entire order. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 24, 2020

2017 journal article

Transcriptome changes associated with Tomato spotted wilt virus infection in various life stages of its thrips vector, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds)

Journal of General Virology, 98(8), 2156–2170.

author keywords: Frankliniella fusca; transcriptomes; de novo assembly; differentially expressed contigs; TSWV
MeSH headings : Animals; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / genetics; Insect Vectors / growth & development; Insect Vectors / virology; Larva / genetics; Larva / growth & development; Larva / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / growth & development; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / genetics; Tospovirus / physiology; Transcriptome
TL;DR: Insight is provided into differences in transcriptome-level responses modulated by TSWV in various life stages of an important vector, F. fusca, which maintains intricate interactions with their arthropod vectors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2017 journal article

Transcriptomic response of the insect vector, Peregrinus maidis, to Maize mosaic rhabdovirus and identification of conserved responses to propagative viruses in hopper vectors

Virology, 509, 71–81.

By: K. Martin*, K. Barandoc-Alviar, D. Schneweis*, C. Stewart*, D. Rotenberg* & A. Whitfield*

author keywords: Rhabdoviridae; Nucleorhabdovirus; Virus-vector interactions; Hemipteran; Planthopper; Transcriptomics
MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Expression Profiling; Hemiptera / genetics; Hemiptera / virology; Insect Vectors / genetics; Insect Vectors / virology; Rhabdoviridae / immunology; Zea mays / virology
TL;DR: Comparison of the P. maidis DE transcripts to published propagative virus-responsive transcript databases for two other hopper vectors revealed that 16% of the DE transcripts were shared across the three systems and may represent conserved responses to propagative viruses. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Analysis of Acquisition and Titer of<i>Maize Mosaic Rhabdovirus</i>in Its Vector,<i>Peregrinus maidis</i>(Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Journal of Insect Science, 16(1), 14.

By: K. Barandoc-Alviar, G. Ramirez*, D. Rotenberg* & A. Whitfield*

author keywords: vector-virus interaction; propagative transmission; acquisition efficiency; sustained infection
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Hemiptera / growth & development; Hemiptera / virology; Insect Vectors / virology; Male; Nymph / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Rhabdoviridae / physiology; Zea mays / virology
TL;DR: Nymphs are more efficient than adults at acquiring MMV and virus accumulated in the vector over the course of nymphal development, and sustained infection over the lifespan of P. maidis indicates a potentially high capacity of this vector to transmit MMV. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2016 chapter

CHAPTER 20: Tospovirus–Thrips Biology

In M. Montero-Astúa, C. A. Stafford-Banks, I. E. Badillo-Vargas, D. Rotenberg, D. E. Ullman, & A. E. Whitfield (Eds.), Vector-Mediated Transmission of Plant Pathogens (pp. 289–308).

By: M. Montero-Astúa, C. Stafford-Banks, I. Badillo-Vargas, D. Rotenberg*, D. Ullman & A. Whitfield*

Ed(s): M. Montero-Astúa, C. Stafford-Banks, I. Badillo-Vargas, D. Rotenberg*, D. Ullman & A. Whitfield*

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Added: December 26, 2020

2016 article proceedings

Dissecting the molecular interplay between tospoviruses and their thrips vectors

Presented at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology.

By: A. Whitfield*

Event: 2016 International Congress of Entomology

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Added: February 9, 2025

2016 chapter book

Interactions Between Insect Vectors and Propagative Plant Viruses

By: K. Barandoc-Alviar, I. Badillo-Vargas* & A. Whitfield*

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Added: January 19, 2025

2016 journal article

Occurrence of Viruses and Associated Grain Yields of Paired Symptomatic and Nonsymptomatic Tillers in Kansas Winter Wheat Fields

Phytopathology®, 106(2), 202–210.

By: D. Rotenberg*, W. Bockus*, A. Whitfield*, K. Hervey*, K. Baker*, Z. Ou*, A. Laney*, E. De Wolf*, J. Appel*

MeSH headings : Agriculture; Biomass; Edible Grain / growth & development; Edible Grain / virology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Kansas; Luteoviridae / isolation & purification; Luteoviridae / physiology; Luteovirus; Plant Diseases / virology; Plant Leaves / growth & development; Plant Leaves / virology; Plant Stems / growth & development; Plant Stems / virology; Plant Viruses / isolation & purification; Plant Viruses / physiology; Potyviridae / isolation & purification; Potyviridae / physiology; Triticum / growth & development; Triticum / virology
TL;DR: Overall, the virus survey and tagged paired-tiller sampling strategy revealed effects of virus infection on grain yield of individual tillers of plants grown under field conditions and may provide a complementary approach toward future estimates of the impact of virus incidence on crop health in Kansas. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2016 journal article

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2016 journal article

Salivary gland morphology, tissue tropism and the progression of tospovirus infection in Frankliniella occidentalis

Virology, 493, 39–51.

By: M. Montero-Astúa*, D. Ullman* & A. Whitfield*

author keywords: Virus-vector interactions; Tomato spotted wilt virus; Bunyaviridae; Thrips; Thysanoptera; Plant virus; Propagative transmission
MeSH headings : Animals; Asteraceae / virology; Datura stramonium / virology; Female; Male; Salivary Glands / virology; Thysanoptera / anatomy & histology; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / physiology; Tospovirus / ultrastructure
TL;DR: Findings support the hypothesis that the TSG are involved in trafficking of TSWV to the PSG, and suggest that tissue tropism changes with insect development. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020

2016 journal article

MeSH headings : Genome, Viral; Mononegavirales / classification; Mononegavirales / genetics; Phylogeny
TL;DR: The updated taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales is presented as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020

2016 journal article

The Genus<i>Tospovirus</i>: Emerging Bunyaviruses that Threaten Food Security

Annual Review of Virology, 3(1), 101–124.

By: J. Oliver* & A. Whitfield*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2016 journal article

Thrips developmental stage-specific transcriptome response to tomato spotted wilt virus during the virus infection cycle in Frankliniella occidentalis, the primary vector

Virology, 500, 226–237.

By: D. Schneweis*, A. Whitfield* & D. Rotenberg*

author keywords: Western flower thrips; Thysanoptera; Virus-vector interactions; Tospovirus; Bunyaviridae; transcriptome
MeSH headings : Animals; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / genetics; Insect Vectors / growth & development; Insect Vectors / metabolism; Insect Vectors / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / growth & development; Thysanoptera / metabolism; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / genetics; Tospovirus / physiology; Transcriptome
TL;DR: This study provides the foundation for exploration of tissue-specific expression in response to TSWV and functional analysis of thrips gene function, possibly reflecting the link between thrips development and the virus dissemination route in the vector. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2016 conference paper

Transcriptomics of the <i>F. occidentalis</i>-tospovirus interaction

2016 International Congress of Entomology. Presented at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology.

By: D. Rotenberg

Event: 2016 International Congress of Entomology

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2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
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Added: February 10, 2025

2016 journal article

Wheat Genotypes With Combined Resistance to Wheat Curl Mite,<i>Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

Journal of Economic Entomology, 110,(2), tow255.

By: W. Chuang*, L. Rojas*, L. Khalaf*, G. Zhang*, A. Fritz*, A. Whitfield*, C. Smith*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2015 journal article

Disruption of insect transmission of plant viruses

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 8, 79–87.

By: A. Whitfield* & D. Rotenberg*

TL;DR: This review focuses on new technologies that aim to disrupt the virus-vector interaction and focuses on a few of the well-characterized virus- vector interactions in the field. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2015 journal article

Insect vector-mediated transmission of plant viruses

Virology, 479-480, 278–289.

By: A. Whitfield*, B. Falk* & D. Rotenberg*

author keywords: Capsid protein; Virus glycoprotein; Aphid; Whitefly; Thrips; Planthopper; Leafhopper; Hemipteran; Virus-vector interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Host-Parasite Interactions; Insect Vectors / growth & development; Insect Vectors / virology; Plant Viruses / physiology; Plants / parasitology; Plants / virology
TL;DR: This review focuses on well-characterized insect vector-transmitted viruses in the following genera: Caulimovirus, Crinivirus, Luteovirus, Geminiviridae, Reov virus, Tospov Virus, and Tenuivirus. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2015 journal article

RNA interference tools for the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Journal of Insect Physiology, 76, 36–46.

By: I. Badillo-Vargas*, D. Rotenberg*, B. Schneweis* & A. Whitfield*

author keywords: Thrips; Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus; RNA interference; Plant-virus vector; Vacuolar ATP synthase
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Fertility / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Insect Control / methods; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / virology; Microinjections; Protein Subunits / genetics; Protein Subunits / metabolism; RNA Interference; RNA, Double-Stranded / genetics; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / physiology; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / genetics; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / metabolism
TL;DR: The findings indicate that an RNAi-based strategy to study gene function in thrips is feasible, can result in quantifiable phenotypes, and provides a much-needed tool for investigating the molecular mechanisms of thrips-tospovirus interactions. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2015 journal article

Thrips transmission of tospoviruses

Current Opinion in Virology, 15, 80–89.

By: D. Rotenberg*, A. Jacobson*, D. Schneweis* & A. Whitfield*

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropod Vectors / virology; Biodiversity; Host-Pathogen Interactions / physiology; Insect Vectors / virology; Solanum lycopersicum / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / physiology
TL;DR: This review provides a special emphasis on TSWV and Frankliniella occidentalis, the model tospovirus-thrips pathosystem and other virus-vector combinations are also of importance and where possible, comparisons are made between different viruses and thrips vectors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2014 journal article

Analysis of the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Frankliniella occidentalis

PLoS ONE, 9(4), e94447.

By: C. Stafford-Banks*, D. Rotenberg*, B. Johnson*, A. Whitfield* & D. Ullman*

Ed(s): X. Wang

MeSH headings : Animal Feed; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Ontology; Genes, Insect / genetics; Molecular Sequence Annotation; Salivary Glands / metabolism; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / physiology
TL;DR: This is the first analysis of a sialotranscriptome for any Thysanopteran species and it provides a foundational tool to further the understanding of how thrips interact with their plant hosts and the viruses they transmit. (via Semantic Scholar)
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15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2014 journal article

Disruption of Vector Transmission by a Plant-Expressed Viral Glycoprotein

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®, 27(3), 296–304.

By: M. Montero-Astúa, D. Rotenberg*, A. Leach-Kieffaber, B. Schneweis, S. Park*, J. Park*, T. German*, A. Whitfield*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Viral; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Gene Expression; Glycoproteins / genetics; Glycoproteins / metabolism; Green Fluorescent Proteins; Insect Vectors / virology; Larva; Solanum lycopersicum / cytology; Solanum lycopersicum / genetics; Solanum lycopersicum / virology; Plant Diseases / prevention & control; Plant Diseases / virology; Plants, Genetically Modified; Rabbits; Recombinant Fusion Proteins; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / genetics; Tospovirus / immunology; Tospovirus / physiology; Viral Proteins / genetics; Viral Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that plant expression of a viral protein can be an effective way to block virus transmission by insect vectors, supportive of a dose-dependent relationship in the virus-vector interaction. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2014 journal article

Plant pest destruction goes viral

Nature Biotechnology, 32(1), 65–66.

By: A. Whitfield*, D. Rotenberg* & T. German*

MeSH headings : Animals; Aphids / drug effects; Capsid Proteins / administration & dosage; Neurotoxins / administration & dosage; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
TL;DR: Fusion of a viral coat protein to an insect-specific neurotoxin delivers the molecule into aphids where it is insecticidal. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
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Added: January 19, 2020

2013 journal article

Development of RNAi Methods for Peregrinus maidis, the Corn Planthopper

PLoS ONE, 8(8), e70243.

By: J. Yao*, D. Rotenberg*, A. Afsharifar*, K. Barandoc-Alviar & A. Whitfield*

Ed(s): J. Jurat-Fuentes

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Hemiptera / enzymology; Hemiptera / genetics; Hemiptera / physiology; Injections; Insect Control / methods; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Vectors / virology; Insect Viruses / physiology; Male; Nymph / enzymology; Nymph / genetics; Nymph / physiology; Ovulation / genetics; RNA Interference; RNA, Double-Stranded / administration & dosage; RNA, Double-Stranded / genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rhabdoviridae / physiology; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / genetics; Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / metabolism; Zea mays / parasitology; Zea mays / virology
TL;DR: The development of nymphs injected with 200 ng of either V-ATPase B or D dsRNA was impaired, resulting in higher mortality and lower fecundity than control insects injected with GFP ds RNA, and microscopic examination of these insects revealed that female reproductive organs did not develop normally. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2013 journal article

Dichorhavirus: a proposed new genus for Brevipalpus mite-transmitted, nuclear, bacilliform, bipartite, negative-strand RNA plant viruses

Archives of Virology, 159(3), 607–619.

By: R. Dietzgen*, J. Kuhn*, A. Clawson*, J. Freitas-Astúa*, M. Goodin*, E. Kitajima, H. Kondo*, T. Wetzel*, A. Whitfield*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 9, 2025

2013 journal article

Plant-virus interactions and the agro-ecological interface

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 138(3), 529–547.

author keywords: Agro-ecological interface; Crop; Plant fitness; Plant virus; Vector; Wild plant
TL;DR: An overview of research on plant-virus dynamics across this interface is provided and three research priorities are suggested, emphasizing that agro-ecological interfaces are dynamic, influenced by the human-mediated redistribution of plants, vectors, and viruses around the world, climate change, and the development of new crops. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 5, 2021

2013 journal article

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Benefits a Non-Vector Arthropod, Tetranychus Urticae, by Modulating Different Plant Responses in Tomato

PLoS ONE, 8(9), e75909.

By: P. Nachappa*, D. Margolies*, J. Nechols*, A. Whitfield* & D. Rotenberg*

Ed(s): D. Ballhorn

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Wall / genetics; Cell Wall / metabolism; Cyclopentanes / metabolism; Down-Regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Solanum lycopersicum / metabolism; Solanum lycopersicum / virology; Oxylipins / metabolism; Plant Diseases; Tetranychidae; Tospovirus / metabolism; Transcriptome
TL;DR: The mechanism(s) of increased host suitability of TSWV-infected plants to non-vector herbivores is complex and likely involves several plant biochemical processes. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2012 journal article

Emaravirus-specific degenerate PCR primers allowed the identification of partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase sequences of Maize red stripe virus and Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus

Journal of Virological Methods, 188(1-2), 37–40.

By: T. Elbeaino*, A. Whitfield*, M. Sharma* & M. Digiaro*

author keywords: Emaravirus; RdRp; Degenerate primers; RT-PCR; Sequencing
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Cluster Analysis; DNA Primers / genetics; Ficus; Phylogeny; Plant Viruses / enzymology; Plant Viruses / genetics; RNA Viruses / enzymology; RNA Viruses / genetics; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Viruses, Unclassified / enzymology; Viruses, Unclassified / genetics; Zea mays
TL;DR: Degenerate oligonucleotide primers developed to conserved amino acid sequences in the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene (RdRp) denoted as pre-motif A, motifs A and C have proved their efficacy in amplifying new emaravirus-specific sequences; accordingly, they could be useful in identifying newEmarav virus-like species in nature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 5, 2021

2012 journal article

Genome size and ploidy of <scp>T</scp>hysanoptera

Genome size and ploidy of Thysanoptera. Insect Molecular Biology, 22(1), 12–17.

By: A. Jacobson n, J. Johnston*, D. Rotenberg*, A. Whitfield*, W. Booth n, E. Vargo n, G. Kennedy n

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Flow Cytometry / methods; Genome Size; Genome, Insect; Male; North Carolina; Parthenogenesis; Ploidies; Thysanoptera / genetics
TL;DR: This is the first study to produce genome size estimates for thysanopteran species, and report polyploidy in T. tabaci populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Proteomic Analysis of Frankliniella occidentalis and Differentially Expressed Proteins in Response to<i>Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus</i>Infection

Journal of Virology, 86(16), 8793–8809.

By: I. Badillo-Vargas*, D. Rotenberg*, D. Schneweis*, Y. Hiromasa*, J. Tomich* & A. Whitfield*

MeSH headings : Animals; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insect Proteins / analysis; Proteome / analysis; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Thysanoptera / chemistry; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / growth & development; Transcriptome
TL;DR: The hypothesis that L1 thrips display a complex reaction to TSWV infection is supported and new insights toward unraveling the molecular basis of this interaction are provided. (via Semantic Scholar)
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15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2011 journal article

Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Maize mosaic rhabdovirus-infected gut tissues of Peregrinus maidis reveals the presence of key components of insect innate immunity

Insect Molecular Biology, 20(2), 225–242.

By: A. Whitfield*, D. Rotenberg*, V. Aritua* & S. Hogenhout*

author keywords: arthropod vector; Hemiptera; Rhabdoviridae; transcriptome
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Expressed Sequence Tags; Gastrointestinal Tract / immunology; Gastrointestinal Tract / virology; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Library; Genes, Insect; Hemiptera / genetics; Hemiptera / immunology; Hemiptera / virology; Immunity, Innate; Insect Viruses / physiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Rhabdoviridae
TL;DR: New light is shed on immune response pathways in hemipteran guts that will be useful for further dissecting innate defence response pathways to rhabdovirus infection. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2011 journal article

Wheat Curl Mite Resistance: Interactions of Mite Feeding With Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Infection

Journal of Economic Entomology, 104(4), 1406–1414.

By: M. Murugan*, P. Cardona*, P. Duraimurugan*, A. Whitfield*, D. Schneweis*, S. Starkey*, C. Smith*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2010 journal article

Analysis of expressed sequence tags for <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>, the western flower thrips

Insect Molecular Biology, 19(4), 537–551.

By: D. Rotenberg* & A. Whitfield*

author keywords: transcriptome; Thysanoptera; Frankliniella occidentalis; immune response; RNAi; arthropod vector; Tospovirus; expressed sequence tag; Tomato spotted wilt virus
MeSH headings : Animals; Expressed Sequence Tags / metabolism; Flowers / parasitology; Gene Library; Gene Silencing; Immunity, Innate / genetics; Insecta / genetics; Larva / genetics; Protein Biosynthesis / genetics; RNA / metabolism
TL;DR: The EST collection provides new sequence resources for characterizing gene functions in F. occidentalis and other thrips species with regards to vital biological processes, studying the mechanism of interactions with the viruses harboured and transmitted by the vector, and identifying new insect gene‐centred targets for plant disease and insect control. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: December 26, 2020

2009 journal article

Molecular and cellular interactions between rhabdoviruses and their insect hosts

Phytopathology, 99(6s), S153–S154.

By: A. Whitfield

Event: 2009 APS Meeting at Portland, Oregon on August 1-5, 2009

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 4, 2025

2009 journal article

Variation in <i>Tomato spotted wilt virus</i> Titer in <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i> and Its Association with Frequency of Transmission

Phytopathology®, 99(4), 404–410.

By: D. Rotenberg*, N. Krishna Kumar, D. Ullman, M. Montero-Astúa, D. Willis, T. German, A. Whitfield*

author keywords: Bunyaviridae; Thysanoptera; virus-vector interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Datura / virology; Female; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Insecta / virology; Male; Plant Diseases / virology; RNA, Viral / analysis; Sex Factors; Tospovirus / isolation & purification; Tospovirus / physiology
TL;DR: The hypothesis that a viruliferous thrips is more likely to transmit multiple times if it harbors a high titer of virus is supported and new insights are provided into the biological parameters that may influence the spread of TSWV by thrips. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2008 journal article

Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Rhabdovirus Interactions with Insect and Plant Hosts

Annual Review of Entomology, 54(1), 447–468.

By: E. Ammar*, C. Tsai*, A. Whitfield*, M. Redinbaugh* & S. Hogenhout*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2008 journal article

Insect Vector Interactions with Persistently Transmitted Viruses

Annual Review of Phytopathology, 46(1), 327–359.

By: S. Hogenhout*, E. Ammar*, A. Whitfield* & M. Redinbaugh*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2007 journal article

A Soluble Form of the <i>Tomato spotted wilt virus

Phytopathology®, 98(1), 45–50.

By: A. Whitfield*, N. Kumar, D. Rotenberg*, D. Ullman, E. Wyman, C. Zietlow, D. Willis, T. German

author keywords: bunyaviridae; plant virology; Thysanoptera; virus entry; virus-vector interactions; western flower thrips
MeSH headings : Animals; Datura stramonium / virology; Glycoproteins / pharmacology; Insecta / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Tospovirus / physiology; Viral Envelope Proteins / pharmacology
TL;DR: It is shown that thrips transmission of a tospovirus can be reduced by exogenous viral glycoprotein, and the duration of this effect is determined. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2007 journal article

Soil properties associated with organic matter-mediated suppression of bean root rot in field soil amended with fresh and composted paper mill residuals

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(11), 2936–2948.

By: D. Rotenberg*, A. Wells*, E. Chapman*, A. Whitfield*, R. Goodman* & L. Cooperband*

author keywords: paper mill residuals; compost; terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP); particulate organic matter; microbial community; disease suppression; common root rot; rhizosphere
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Added: January 19, 2020

2005 journal article

Thrips and tospoviruses come of age: Mapping determinants of insect transmission

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(14), 4931–4932.

By: D. Ullman*, A. Whitfield* & T. German*

MeSH headings : Animals; Bunyaviridae / genetics; Bunyaviridae / pathogenicity; Chromosome Mapping; Genes, Viral; Insect Vectors / virology; Insecta / virology; Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics; Plant Diseases / virology; RNA, Viral / genetics; Tospovirus / genetics; Tospovirus / pathogenicity; Viral Proteins / genetics
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the genetic determinants of insect transmissibility for tomato spotted wilt virus reside on the middle RNA (M RNA) segment encoding the viral membrane glycoproteins (GPs) [N-terminal GP (GN) and C-Terminal GP(GC)]. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2020

2005 journal article

Tomato spotted wilt virus glycoprotein GC is cleaved at acidic pH

Virus Research, 110(1-2), 183–186.

By: A. Whitfield*, D. Ullman* & T. German*

author keywords: envelope glycoprotein; Frankliniella occidentalis; Tospovirus
MeSH headings : Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Glycoproteins / analysis; Glycoproteins / metabolism; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism; Tospovirus; Viral Envelope Proteins / analysis; Viral Envelope Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) virions were subjected to varying pH conditions and it was determined that TSWV G(C), but not G(N), was cleaved under acidic pH conditions, and that this phenomenon did not occur at neutral or alkaline pH. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2020

2005 journal article

Tospovirus-Thrips Interactions

Annual Review of Phytopathology, 43(1), 459–489.

By: A. Whitfield*, D. Ullman* & T. German*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2004 journal article

Expression and Characterization of a Soluble Form of <i>Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Glycoprotein G <sub>N

Journal of Virology, 78(23), 13197–13206.

By: A. Whitfield*, D. Ullman* & T. German*

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Added: January 20, 2025

2003 journal article

Tissue Blot Immunoassay for Detection of <i>Tomato spotted wilt virus</i> in <i>Ranunculus asiaticus</i> and Other Ornamentals

Plant Disease, 87(6), 618–622.

By: A. Whitfield*, L. Campbell*, J. Sherwood* & D. Ullman*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

2002 chapter book

Thrips as vectors of tospoviruses

By: D. Ullman*, R. Meideros*, L. Campbell*, A. Whitfield*, J. Sherwood* & T. German*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 20, 2025

Employment

Updated: October 18th, 2018 13:20

2017 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology

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