Works (57)

Updated: April 11th, 2023 10:13

2022 journal article

Characterization and Aggressiveness of Take-All Root Rot Pathogens Isolated from Symptomatic Bermudagrass Putting Greens

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 112(4), 811–819.

By: C. Stephens, T. Gannon, M. Cubeta, T. Sit & J. Kerns

author keywords: disease control and pest management; epidemiology; etiology; fungal pathogens; pathogen detection; techniques
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 2, 2022

2022 article

Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa

Ochola, J., Cortada, L., Mwaura, O., Tariku, M., Christensen, S. A., Ng'ang'a, M., … Torto, B. (2022, February 28). NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 2.

By: J. Ochola*, L. Cortada*, O. Mwaura*, M. Tariku*, S. Christensen*, M. Ng'ang'a*, A. Hassanali*, T. Pirzada ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 1, 2022

2021 journal article

Detection of Fruit Meals Within Laboratory-Raised and Field-Trapped Adult Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Guts

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9.

author keywords: spotted wing Drosophila; integrated pest management; invasive species; gut content; small fruit IPM
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 20, 2021

2021 journal article

PAH-pollution effects on sensitive and resistant embryos: Integrating structure and function with gene expression

PLOS ONE, 16(4).

By: G. Bozinovic n, D. Shea, Z. Feng*, D. Hinton*, T. Sit & M. Oleksiak n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 10, 2021

2020 journal article

A CRISPR/dCas9 toolkit for functional analysis of maize genes

PLANT METHODS, 16(1).

By: I. Gentzel*, C. Park*, M. Bellizzi*, G. Xiao*, K. Gadhave, C. Murphree, Q. Yang, J. LaMantia* ...

author keywords: Maize; Protoplasts; CRISPR; Cas9; Transcription activation; Transcription suppression
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Localization of viral and host RNA within soybean cyst nematode via fluorescence in situ hybridization

EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY, 211.

By: C. Ruark-Seward n, E. Davis & T. Sit

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Near-Atomic-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy Structures of Cucumber Leaf Spot Virus and Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus: Evolutionary Divergence at the Icosahedral Three-Fold Axes

JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, 94(2).

By: M. Sherman*, R. Guenther n, R. Reade*, D. Rochon*, T. Sit & T. Smith*

Ed(s): C. Parrish

author keywords: Tombusviridae; electron microscopy; plant viruses; virion structure
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Individual Flue-Cured Tobacco Seeds and Seedlings Reveals Seed Transmission of Tobacco Mosaic Virus

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 110(1), 194–205.

By: M. Ellis*, J. Hoak*, B. Ellis*, J. Brown n, T. Sit, C. Wilkinson*, T. Reed*, G. Welbaum*

author keywords: RT-qPCR; seedborne transmission; seed transmission; Tobacco mosaic virus; virology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 17, 2020

2020 journal article

Recent Advances in Biodegradable Matrices for Active Ingredient Release in Crop Protection: Towards Attaining Sustainability in Agriculture

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 48, 121–136.

By: T. Pirzada, B. Farias n, R. Mathew n, R. Guenther n, M. Byrd n, T. Sit, L. Pal n, C. Opperman n, S. Khan n

author keywords: Biodegradable matrix; Crop protection; Active ingredient release; Agriculture; Formulation; Seed coating; Encapsulation; Electrospinning; Nanofibers
Source: ORCID
Added: May 29, 2020

2020 journal article

Relationships of virus titers and transmission rates among sympatric and allopatric virus isolates and thrips vectors support local adaptation

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: J. Linak n, A. Jacobson, T. Sit & G. Kennedy

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 8, 2020

2020 journal article

Tailored Lignocellulose-Based Biodegradable Matrices with Effective Cargo Delivery for Crop Protection

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(17), 6590–6600.

By: T. Pirzada, R. Mathew n, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, C. Opperman n, L. Pal, S. Khan

author keywords: Banana paper; Sustainable agriculture; Pulp refining Abamectin; Wrap and plant
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: April 1, 2020

2019 journal article

Electropermeabilization-based fluorescence in situ hybridization of whole-mount plant parasitic nematode specimens

METHODSX, 6, 2720–2728.

By: C. Ruark-Seward n, E. Davis & T. Sit

author keywords: Nematode; RNA; FISH; Localization; Fluorescence; Gene expression; Virus
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 9, 2019

2019 journal article

Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers as Seed Coatings for Crop Protection

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(24), 19848–19856.

By: B. Farias n, T. Pirzada, R. Mathew n, T. Sit, C. Opperman n & S. Khan

author keywords: electrospinning; seed coating; cellulose; fluopyram; abamectin; controlled release
Source: ORCID
Added: November 26, 2019

2018 journal article

A folded viral noncoding RNA blocks host cell exoribonucleases through a conformationally dynamic RNA structure

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 115(25), 6404–6409.

By: A. Steckelberg*, B. Akiyama*, D. Costantino*, T. Sit, J. Nix* & J. Kieft*

author keywords: noncoding RNA maturation; RNA structure; RNA dynamics; single-molecule FRET; exoribonuclease resistance
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Detecting Specific Resource Use by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Using Gut Content Analysis

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 111(3), 1496–1500.

By: L. Diepenbrock n, J. Lundgren*, T. Sit & H. Burrack

author keywords: spotted wing drosophila; gut content; plant pest
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Novel RNA viruses within plant parasitic cyst nematodes

PLOS ONE, 13(3).

By: C. Ruark, M. Gardner*, M. Mitchum*, E. Davis & T. Sit

Ed(s): U. Melcher

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Plant Virus-Based Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Agronomic Compounds as a Suspension Concentrate

VIRUS-DERIVED NANOPARTICLES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS, Vol. 1776, pp. 203–214.

By: R. Guenther n, S. Lommel, C. Opperman & T. Sit

author keywords: Plant pathogenic nematode; Nematicide; Agrichemical; Plant viral nanoparticle; Nanoparticle formulation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2019

2017 journal article

Soybean cyst nematode culture collections and field populations from North Carolina and Missouri reveal high incidences of infection by viruses

PLOS ONE, 12(1).

By: C. Ruark, S. Koenning, E. Davis, C. Opperman, S. Lommel, M. Mitchum*, T. Sit

Ed(s): A. Rao

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Development of abamectin loaded lignocellulosic matrices for the controlled release of nematicide for crop protection

CELLULOSE, 23(1), 673–687.

By: J. Cao, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, S. Lommel, C. Opperman & J. Willoughby

author keywords: Lignocellulosic matrix; Controlled release; Abamectin; Lignin; Crop protection
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Development of Abamectin Loaded Plant Virus Nanoparticles for Efficacious Plant Parasitic Nematode Control

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(18), 9546–9553.

By: J. Cao, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, S. Lommel, C. Opperman & J. Willoughby

author keywords: red clover necrotic mosaic virus (RCNMV); plant virus nanoparticle (PVN); abamectin; soil mobility; crop protection
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Tombusviridae

Sit, T. L., & Lommel, S. A. (2015, November). ELS.

By: T. Sit & S. Lommel n

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2014 journal article

Loading and Release Mechanism of Red Clover Necrotic Mosaic Virus Derived Plant Viral Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery of Doxorubicin

SMALL, 10(24), 5126–5136.

By: J. Cao, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, C. Opperman, S. Lommel & J. Willoughby

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Genomic and physiological responses to strong selective pressure during late organogenesis: few gene expression changes found despite striking morphological differences

BMC Genomics, 14(1), 779.

By: G. Bozinovic n, T. Sit, R. Giulio*, L. Wills* & M. Oleksiak n

author keywords: Development; Genomics; Embryos; Adaptation; Evolution; Fish; Transcriptomics
Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2013 journal article

New insight into the structure of RNA in red clover necrotic mosaic virus and the role of divalent cations revealed by small-angle neutron scattering

ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, 158(8), 1661–1669.

By: S. Martin, L. He*, F. Meilleur, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, S. Lommel, W. Heller*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

The red clover necrotic mosaic virus capsid protein N-terminal amino acids possess specific RNA binding activity and are required for stable virion assembly

VIRUS RESEARCH, 176(1-2), 107–118.

By: S. Park*, T. Sit, K. Kim & S. Lommel

author keywords: RCNMV; Virus assembly; RNA-CP interactions; TABS; TA; Co-packaging
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

The Red clover necrotic mosaic virus capsid protein N-terminal lysine-rich motif is a determinant of symptomatology and virion accumulation

MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY, 13(7), 744–754.

By: S. Park*, T. Sit, K. Kim & S. Lommel

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 article

Dianthovirus

The Springer Index of Viruses, pp. 1895–1900.

By: T. Sit & S. Lommel

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2011 journal article

Gene expression throughout a vertebrate's embryogenesis

BMC GENOMICS, 12(1).

By: G. Bozinovic, T. Sit, D. Hinton* & M. Oleksiak

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of red clover necrotic mosaic virus

ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS, 66(11), 1458–1462.

By: S. Martin, R. Guenther n, T. Sit, P. Swartz, F. Meilleur, S. Lommel, R. Rose, F. Section

author keywords: red clover necrotic mosaic virus; dianthoviruses; viruses
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 article

Tombusviridae

Sit, T. L., & Lommel, S. A. (2010, April). Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.

By: T. Sit & S. Lommel

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2009 journal article

The Red clover necrotic mosaic virus origin of assembly is delimited to the RNA-2 trans-activator

VIROLOGY, 384(1), 169–178.

By: V. Basnayake, T. Sit & S. Lommel

author keywords: Red clover necrotic mosaic virus; Virion assembly; Origin of assembly; trans-activator; Dianthovirus; Tombusviridae
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

A versatile assay for the identification of RNA silencing suppressors based on complementation of viral movement

MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, 21(7), 879–890.

By: J. Powers, T. Sit, F. Qu, T. Morris, K. Kim & S. Lommel

author keywords: IVIS lumina; p8; p9; pPZP212; VSR
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

The Red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA-2 encoded movement protein is a second suppressor of RNA silencing

VIROLOGY, 381(2), 277–286.

By: J. Powers, T. Sit, C. Heinsohn n, C. George, K. Kim & S. Lommel

author keywords: TCV-sGFP; Red clover necrotic mosaic virus; RCNMV; Movement protein; MP; VSR; RNA silencing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Tombusviruses

Encyclopedia of Virology, pp. 145–151.

By: S. Lommel & T. Sit

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2008 journal article

Unique transcription start sites and distinct promoter regions differentiate the pregnane X receptor (PXR) isoforms PXR 1 and PXR 2

DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION, 36(5), 923–929.

By: L. Tompkins, T. Sit & A. Wallace

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Proximal cavity, distal histidine, and substrate hydrogen-bonding mutations modulate the activity of Amphitrite ornata dehaloperoxidase

BIOCHEMISTRY, 45(30), 9085–9094.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Removal of divalent cations induces structural transitions in Red clover necrotic mosaic virus, revealing a potential mechanism for RNA release

JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, 80(21), 10395–10406.

By: M. Sherman*, R. Guenther n, F. Tama*, T. Sit, C. Brooks*, A. Mikhailov*, E. Orlova*, T. Baker*, S. Lommel

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

The genomic RNA packaging scheme of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus

VIROLOGY, 345(2), 532–539.

By: V. Basnayake, T. Sit & S. Lommel

author keywords: RCNMV; virions; UV crosslinking; heating; co-packaging; genome; multipartite; heterodimer; homodimer
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Cell wall localization of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus movement protein is required for cell-to-cell movement

VIROLOGY, 333(1), 10–21.

author keywords: RCNMV movement protein; plasmodesmata; GFP; intracellular localization; viral movement; confocal microscopy
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Enzyme function of the globin dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata is activated by substrate binding

BIOCHEMISTRY, 44(48), 15637–15644.

By: J. Belyea, L. Gilvey, M. Davis, M. Godek n, T. Sit, S. Lommel, S. Franzen

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Red clover necrotic mosaic virus replication proteins accumulate at the endoplasmic reticulum

VIROLOGY, 320(2), 276–290.

author keywords: RCNMV; polymerase; green fluorescent protein; endoplasmic reticulum; co-localization; Tombusviridae; confocal microscopy
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Structural characterization of an intermolecular RNA-RNA interaction involved in the transcription regulation element of a bipartite plant virus

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 32(9), 2819–2828.

By: R. Guenther n, T. Sit, H. Gracz, M. Dolan, H. Townsend, G. Liu, W. Newman, P. Agris, S. Lommel

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

A single amino acid mutation in the Carnation ringspot virus capsid protein allows virion formation but prevents systemic infection

JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, 75(19), 9538–9542.

By: T. Sit, P. Haikal n, A. Callaway n & S. Lommel

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Spontaneous deletion enhances movement of a cucumber necrosis virus based chimera expressing the red clover necrotic mosaic virus movement protein gene +

Molecular Plant Pathology, 2(1), 13–25.

By: R. Reade*, K. Delroux*, K. Macdonald*, T. Sit, S. Lommel n & D. Rochon*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

2001 review

The multifunctional capsid proteins of plant RNA viruses

[Review of ]. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 39(1), 419-+.

By: A. Callaway n, D. Giesman-Cookmeyer n, E. Gillock n, T. Sit & S. Lommel

author keywords: evolution; movement; transmission; resistance; host-factors; biotechnology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 article

Tombusviridae

Giesman-Cookmeyer, D., Sit, T. L., & Lommel, S. A. (2001, August). Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.

By: D. Giesman-Cookmeyer, T. Sit & S. Lommel

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1998 journal article

RNA-mediated trans-activation of transcription from a viral RNA

SCIENCE, 281(5378), 829–832.

By: T. Sit, A. Vaewhongs n & S. Lommel

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 patent

Trans-activation of transcription from viral RNA

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

By: S. Lommel & T. Sit

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

1995 journal article

Mutational analysis of the cucumber necrosis virus coat protein gene

Virology, 206(1), 38–48.

By: T. Sit, J. Johnston*, M. Borg*, E. Frison*, M. McLean* & D. Rochon*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1994 journal article

Coat protein of cucumber necrosis virus is not required for efficient generation or accumulation of defective interfering RNAs

Journal of General Virology, 75(9), 2505–2508.

By: D. Rochon*, R. Finnen & T. Sit

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1994 journal article

The Minimal 5′ Sequence for in Vitro Initiation of Papaya Mosaic Potexvirus Assembly

Virology, 199(1), 238–242.

By: T. Sit, D. Leclerc* & M. Abou-Haidar*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1993 journal article

Cloning and sequence determination of the valS gene, encoding valyl-tRNA synthetase in Lactobacillus casei.

Journal of Bacteriology, 175(8), 2475–2478.

By: B. Taylor*, J. Toy*, T. Sit & A. Bognar*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1993 journal article

Infectious RNA transcripts derived from cloned cDNA of papaya mosaic virus: effect of mutations to the capsid and polymerase proteins

Journal of General Virology, 74(6), 1133–1140.

By: T. Sit & M. AbouHaidar*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1990 journal article

Complete nucleotide sequence of clover yellow mosaic virus RNA

Journal of General Virology, 71(9), 1913–1920.

By: T. Sit, K. White, S. Holy, U. Padmanabhan, M. Eweida, M. Hiebert, G. Mackie, M. AbouHaidar

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1989 journal article

Highly sensitive and specific non-radioactive biotinylated probes for dot-blot, Southern and colony hybridizations

Journal of Virological Methods, 26(1), 35–43.

By: M. Eweida*, T. Sit, S. Sira* & M. AbouHaidar*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1989 journal article

Molecular cloning of the genome of the carlavirus potato virus S: biotinylated RNA transcripts for virus detection in crude potato extracts

Annals of Applied Biology, 115(2), 253–261.

By: M. Eweida*, T. Sit & M. Abouhaidar*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

1989 journal article

Nucleotide Sequence of Papaya Mosaic Virus RNA

Journal of General Virology, 70(9), 2325–2331.

By: T. Sit, M. Abouhaidar* & S. Holy*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 21, 2020

Employment

Updated: March 11th, 2020 11:27

1995 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Principal Research Scholar Entomology and Plant Pathology

1993 - 1995

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Vancouver, BC, CA
Visiting Scientist

Education

Updated: March 11th, 2020 11:27

1988 - 1993

University of Toronto Toronto, ON, CA
Doctor of Philosophy Microbiology

1985 - 1988

University of Toronto Toronto, ON, CA
Master of Science Microbiology

1981 - 1985

University of Toronto Toronto, ON, CA
Bachelor of Science Microbiology