Works (52)

Updated: April 3rd, 2024 21:01

2023 journal article

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

CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, 57.

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
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
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 5, 2023

2023 article

Dehydration yields distinct transcriptional shifts associated with glycogen metabolism and increases feeding in the western flower thrips, <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>

Bailey, S. T., Kondragunta, A., Choi, H. A., Han, J., Rotenberg, D., Ullman, D. E., & Benoit, J. B. (2023, November 20). ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA, Vol. 11.

By: S. Bailey*, A. Kondragunta*, H. Choi, J. Han*, D. Rotenberg n, D. Ullman*, J. Benoit*

author keywords: dehydration; desiccating conditions; feeding; Frankliniella occidentalis; glycogen; invasive plant pest; RNA-seq; Thripidae; thrips; Thysanoptera; water balance; western flower thrips
TL;DR: The results establish the fundamental water balance characteristics of adult thrips and indicate that dehydration significantly influences the survivorship and feeding behavior of thrips; all of which being crucial factors that contribute to their capacity as vectors for plant pathogens. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 11, 2023

2023 article

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

Lahre, K., Shekasteband, R., Meadows, I., Whitfield, A. E., & Rotenberg, D. (2023, January 10). PLANT DISEASE, Vol. 1.

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 7, 2023

2023 article

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

Whitfield, A. E., & Rotenberg, D. (2023, August). CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, Vol. 58.

By: A. Whitfield n & D. Rotenberg n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 7, 2023

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.

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
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 31, 2022

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 12, 2022

2021 journal article

Integration of transcriptomics and network analysis reveals co-expressed genes in Frankliniella occidentalis larval guts that respond to tomato spotted wilt virus infection

BMC GENOMICS, 22(1).

By: J. Han n & D. Rotenberg n

author keywords: Orthotospovirus; Thysanoptera; Virus-vector interactions; Tomato spotted wilt virus; Western flower thrips; Larvae; Gut tissue; Transcriptome; Weighted gene co-expression network analysis
MeSH headings : Animals; Larva / genetics; Plant Diseases; Thysanoptera / genetics; Tospovirus / genetics; Transcriptome
TL;DR: These findings expand the understanding of the developmentally-mediated interaction between thrips vectors and orthotospoviruses, and provide opportunities for probing pathways for biomarkers of thrips vector competence. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 23, 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)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: May 17, 2021

2020 journal article

Gene content evolution in the arthropods

GENOME BIOLOGY, 21(1).

By: G. Thomas*, E. Dohmen*, D. Hughes*, S. Murali*, M. Poelchau*, K. Glastad*, C. Anstead*, N. Ayoub* ...

author keywords: Arthropods; Genome assembly; Genomics; Protein domains; Gene content; Evolution; DNA methylation
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / classification; Arthropods / genetics; DNA Methylation; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; Phylogeny
TL;DR: Using 76 whole genome sequences representing 21 orders spanning more than 500 million years of arthropod evolution, this work documents changes in gene and protein domain content and provides temporal and phylogenetic context for interpreting these innovations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2020

2020 journal article

Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests

BMC BIOLOGY, 18(1).

By: D. Rotenberg n, A. Baumann*, S. Ben-Mahmoud*, O. Christiaens*, W. Dermauw*, P. Ioannidis*, C. Jacobs*, I. Vargas Jentzsch* ...

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)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
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.

By: D. Rotenberg n, A. Baumann*, S. Ben-Mahmoud*, O. Christiaens*, W. Dermauw*, P. Ioannidis*, C. Jacobs*, I. Jentzsch* ...

TL;DR: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 22, 2021

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
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

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 28, 2019

2019 article

Entry of bunyaviruses into plants and vectors

VIRUS ENTRY, Vol. 104, pp. 65–96.

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
12. Responsible Consumption and Production (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 21, 2019

2018 content posted

Gene Content Evolution in the Arthropods

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 21, 2019

2018 journal article

Optimized Yellow Dwarf Virus Multiplex PCR Assay Reveals a Common Occurrence of Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAS in Kansas Winter Wheat

PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS, 19(1), 37–43.

By: A. Laney n, R. Acosta-Leal n & D. Rotenberg n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 16, 2019

2018 journal article

Transcriptome-wide responses of adult melon thrips (Thrips palmi) associated with capsicum chlorosis virus infection

PLOS ONE, 13(12).

By: S. Gamage*, D. Rotenberg n, D. Schneweis*, C. Tsai* & R. Dietzgen*

MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Expression Profiling; Molecular Sequence Annotation; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Species Specificity; Thysanoptera / genetics; Thysanoptera / virology; Tospovirus / physiology
TL;DR: This study assembled the first transcriptome in the genus Thrips and provides important data to broaden the understanding of networks of molecular interactions between thrips and tospoviruses. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 31, 2018

2017 weblog post

Insight into molecular basis of plant-infecting arbovirus persistence in the vector: Conserved responses to viruses in insects

http://www.elsevierblogs.com/virology/insight-into-molecular-basis-of-plant-infecting-arbovirus-persistence-in-the-vector/

By: D. Rotenberg, K. Martin & A. Whitfield

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 21, 2020

2017 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

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.

By: A. Shrestha*, D. Champagne*, A. Culbreath*, D. Rotenberg*, A. Whitfield* & R. Srinivasan*

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Analysis of Acquisition and Titer of Maize Mosaic Rhabdovirus in Its Vector, Peregrinus maidis (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 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)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2016 chapter

Tospovirus-thrips biology

In J. K. Brown (Ed.), Vector-Mediated Transmission of Plant Pathogens (pp. 289–309).

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

Ed(s): J. Brown

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Added: December 26, 2020

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)
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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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
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

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

Effect of Light Intensity on Brassica rapa Chemistry and Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Life History Traits.

Journal of Entomological Science, 47(4), 327–349.

By: W. Johnson*, J. Nechols*, R. Cloyd*, D. Rotenberg* & M. Kennelly*

TL;DR: Growingpac choi in the greenhouse under different light intensities is unlikely to affect diamondback moths through changes in pac choi chemistry unless decreased male body weight confers a fitness cost, however, plant-mediated effects associated with changes in light intensity on P. xylostella survival should be evaluated. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2012 journal article

Effect of Nitrogen Source on Pac Choi (Brassica rapa L.) Chemistry and Interactions with the Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella L.)

HortScience, 47(10), 1457–1465.

By: W. Johnson, R. Cloyd, J. Nechols, K. Williams, N. Nelson, D. Rotenberg*, M. Kennelly

author keywords: plant-insect interactions; nitrogen; conventional; organic; fertilizer; insect fitness
TL;DR: Fertilizer affected diamondback moth fitness with percent survival and cohort development significantly reduced on pac choi associated with the organic fertilizer, however, pacchoireceiving theOrganic fertilizer treatment wasimilar in regard to primary nutrients and secondary compounds compared with plants that received a conventional fertilizer. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2012 journal article

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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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 Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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

2010 journal article

Analysis of expressed sequence tags for Frankliniella occidentalis, 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: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 26, 2020

2009 journal article

Variation in Tomato spotted wilt virus Titer in Frankliniella occidentalis 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

A Soluble Form of the Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) Glycoprotein GN (GN-S) Inhibits Transmission of TSWV by Frankliniella occidentalis

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

Farm Management Effects on Rhizosphere Colonization by Native Populations of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Pseudomonas spp. and Their Contributions to Crop Health

Phytopathology, 97(6), 756–766.

By: D. Rotenberg*, R. Joshi, M. Benitez, L. Chapin, A. Camp, C. Zumpetta, A. Osborne, W. Dick, B. Gardener

TL;DR: It is indicated that farming practices can alter the relative abundance and incidence of phlD+ pseudomonads in the rhizosphere and that practices that reduce root disease severity are not universally linked to increased root colonization by DAPG-producers. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2007 journal article

Multiple statistical approaches of community fingerprint data reveal bacterial populations associated with general disease suppression arising from the application of different organic field management strategies

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(9), 2289–2301.

By: M. Benítez*, F. Tustas*, D. Rotenberg*, M. Kleinhenz*, J. Cardina*, D. Stinner*, S. Miller*, B. McSpadden Gardener*

author keywords: bacterial communities; damping-off; disease suppression; terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism; transition strategy
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
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2006 journal article

Methods for effective real-time RT-PCR analysis of virus-induced gene silencing

Journal of Virological Methods, 138(1-2), 49–59.

By: D. Rotenberg*, T. Thompson*, T. German* & D. Willis*

author keywords: SYBRGreen; cDNA; tobacco
MeSH headings : Gene Silencing; Solanum lycopersicum / virology; Oxidoreductases / biosynthesis; Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / biosynthesis; Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / genetics; Plant Diseases / virology; Plant Proteins / biosynthesis; Plant Proteins / genetics; RNA, Messenger / analysis; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards; Ribosomal Proteins / biosynthesis; Ribosomal Proteins / genetics; Tobacco / virology
TL;DR: There was a significant inverse relationship between the relative abundance of CP RNA and the amount of PDS transcript in rTRV::tPDS-infected tomato suggesting that virus spread and accumulation are required precursors for successful VIGS in this host. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2005 journal article

Dynamic relationships between soil properties and foliar disease as affected by annual additions of organic amendment to a sandy-soil vegetable production system

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 37(7), 1343–1357.

By: D. Rotenberg*, L. Cooperband* & A. Stone*

author keywords: paper mill residuals; compost; disease control; soil organic matter; aerial bacteria; plant available nitrogen
TL;DR: Overall, the influence of soil carbon on disease severity was displaced by the increasing importance of TN and NO3-N, indicating a transition from a C-dependent to an N-dependent system. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2005 journal article

PAPER MILL RESIDUALS AND COMPOST EFFECTS ON PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER AND RELATED SOIL FUNCTIONS IN A SANDY SOIL

Soil Science, 170(10), 788–801.

By: C. Newman, D. Rotenberg* & L. Cooperband

author keywords: paper mill residuals; compost; sandy soil; particulate organic matter; plant available water
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2004 journal article

Interaction of spatially separated Pratylenchus penetrans and Verticillium dahliae on potato measured by impaired photosynthesis

Plant Pathology, 53(3), 294–302.

By: D. Rotenberg*, A. MacGuidwin*, I. Saeed* & D. Rouse*

TL;DR: The findings indicate that the role of the nematode in the fungus/host interaction is more than simply to facilitate extravascular and/or vascular entry of the fungus into potato roots. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

2003 journal article

Effect of Organic Amendments on Soilborne and Foliar Diseases in Field-Grown Snap Bean and Cucumber

Plant Disease, 87(9), 1037–1042.

By: A. Stone*, G. Vallad*, L. Cooperband*, D. Rotenberg*, H. Darby*, R. James*, W. Stevenson*, R. Goodman*

author keywords: Aphanomyces euteiches; biological control; Colletotrichum lindemuthianum; Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans; P. syringae pv. syringae; Pythium spp.; suppressive soils
TL;DR: The application of raw and composted PMR to sandy soils has the potential to control several soilborne and foliar diseases of cucumber and snap bean grown on a sandy soil. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020

Employment

Updated: June 29th, 2022 20:54

2021 - present

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

Education

Updated: October 2nd, 2018 11:30

1997 - 2000

University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI, US
PhD Plant Pathology

1993 - 1997

University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI, US
MS Plant Pathology

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