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A. E. Whitfield

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Microbiology· 3 Plant Biology· 2 Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Assay:proteomics· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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D. Rotenberg· 4 shared K. M. Martin· 4 shared C. A. D. Xavier· 2 shared Y. Chen· 2 shared A. J. N. Clemente· 1 shared D. C. Margolies· 1 shared D. E. Ullman· 1 shared H. H. Tran· 1 shared

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8 papers

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

K. M. Martin, Y. Chen, M. A. Mayfield, M. Montero-Astua, A. E. Whitfield

This study examines TSWV protein localization and interactions in plant and insect cells, revealing distinct patterns and interaction networks across species.

bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2023Cell Biology

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

S. P. Rajarapu, S. Ben-Mahmoud, J. B. Benoit, D. E. Ullman, A. E. Whitfield, D. Rotenberg

This study identifies sex-biased proteomic responses to TSWV infection in salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, revealing differential effects on male and female proteomes and saliva composition.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2022Physiology

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

S. Kanakala, C. A. D. Xavier, K. M. Martin, H. H. Tran, M. G. Redinbaugh, A. E. Whitfield

The paper constructs an infectious clone of the maize-infecting Alphanucleorhabdovirus maydis, demonstrating its use as a vector for systemic gene expression in maize and insect vectors.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2022Plant Biology

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

M. A. Castrosanto, A. J. N. Clemente, A. E. Whitfield, K. Alviar

The paper performs in silico analysis of the interaction between Maize mosaic virus glycoprotein and Syntaxin-18, identifying ZDOCK as the best predictor of their 3D complex and interaction affinity.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2022Biochemistry

Identification of interacting proteins of maize mosaic virus glycoprotein in its vector, Peregrinus maidis.

K. B. Alviar, D. Rotenberg, K. M. Martin, A. E. Whitfield

The paper identifies 125 proteins interacting with maize mosaic virus glycoprotein in its vector, revealing roles in endocytosis, transport, and host defense.

bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

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

C. A. D. Xavier, M. L. Allen, A. E. Whitfield

The paper identifies five new viruses associated with the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta in introduced areas, including a tenuivirus with a long-term association.

bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2020Microbiology

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

P. Nachappa, J. F. Challacombe, D. C. Margolies, J. R. Nechols, A. E. Whitfield, D. Rotenberg

This study identifies how TSWV infection modulates tomato plant metabolism and defense pathways to create a more favorable environment for its thrips vector.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2020Plant Biology

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

I. E. Badillo-Vargas, Y. Chen, K. M. Martin, D. Rotenberg, A. E. Whitfield

This paper identifies six TSWV-interacting proteins in thrips vectors that bind to the viral attachment protein GN, with two proteins validated as direct interactors, providing new targets for disrupting virus-vector interactions.

bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2019Microbiology