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N. J. Taylor

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Creating resistance to the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in cassava through RNAi-mediated targeting of multiple insect metabolic processes

Narayanan N. Narayanan, Rekha A. R. Swamy, Jackson P. Gehan, Tira Jones, Shelly Lazar, Dor Wintraube, Esther Yakir, Oren Hasson, Adam Lampert, John Colvin, N. J. Taylor, Shai Morin, Osnat Malka

This study develops transgenic cassava plants using RNAi to target whitefly metabolic processes, achieving high insecticidal activity and potential for field control of whitefly populations in East Africa.

Frontiers in Plant Science · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Mutations in DNA polymerase δ subunit 1 mediate CMD2-type resistance to Cassava Mosaic Geminiviruses

Y.-W. Lim, B. N. Mansfeld, P. Schlapfer, K. Gilbert, N. Narayanan, W. Qi, Q. Wang, Z. Zhong, A. Boyher, J. Gehan, G. Beyene, D. Lin, W. Esuma, S. Feng, C. Chanez, , R. S. Bart

The paper identifies a nonsynonymous SNP in MePOLD1 as the causal mutation for CMD2-type resistance to Cassava Mosaic Geminiviruses, validated through virus-induced gene silencing and allele analysis.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology

CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout of CYP79D1 and CYP79D2 in cassava attenuates toxic cyanogen production

M. A. Gomez, K. C. Berkoff, B. K. Gill, A. T. Iavarone, S. E. Lieberman, J. M. Ma, A. Schultink, S. K. Wyman, R. D. Chauhan, N. J. Taylor, B. J. Staskawicz, M.-J. Cho, D. S. Rokhsar, J. B. Lyons

This study uses CRISPR-Cas9 to knockout CYP79D1 and CYP79D2 in cassava, reducing cyanide production and improving food safety.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2021Plant Biology

Visualizing cassava bacterial blight at the molecular level using CRISPR-mediated homology-directed repair

K. Veley, I. Okwuonu, G. Jensen, M. Yoder, N. J. Taylor, B. C. Meyers, R. S. Bart

The paper develops a CRISPR-based tool to visualize Cassava bacterial blight dynamics by inserting a GFP reporter into the susceptibility gene MeSWEET10a.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology

Simultaneous CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of cassava eIF4E isoforms nCBP-1 and nCBP-2 reduces cassava brown streak disease symptom severity and incidence

M. A. Gomez, Z.-J. D. Lin, T. Moll, R. D. Chauhan, K. Renninger, G. Beyene, N. J. Taylor, J. C. Carrington, B. J. Staskawicz, R. Bart

This study edits two cassava eIF4E isoforms to reduce cassava brown streak disease symptoms and virus titer.

bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2018Plant Biology