Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

2023

Journal Article

Platelet-derived exerkine CXCL4/platelet factor 4 rejuvenates hippocampal neurogenesis and restores cognitive function in aged mice

Leiter, Odette, Brici, David, Fletcher, Stephen J., Yong, Xuan Ling Hilary, Widagdo, Jocelyn, Matigian, Nicholas, Schroer, Adam B., Bieri, Gregor, Blackmore, Daniel G., Bartlett, Perry F., Anggono, Victor, Villeda, Saul A. and Walker, Tara L. (2023). Platelet-derived exerkine CXCL4/platelet factor 4 rejuvenates hippocampal neurogenesis and restores cognitive function in aged mice. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 4375, 1-20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39873-9

Platelet-derived exerkine CXCL4/platelet factor 4 rejuvenates hippocampal neurogenesis and restores cognitive function in aged mice

2023

Journal Article

Characterization of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in Dioscorea transversa

Salisbury, Lauren J., Fletcher, Stephen J., Stok, Jeanette E., Churchman, Luke R., Blanchfield, Joanne T. and De Voss, James J. (2023). Characterization of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in Dioscorea transversa. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299 (6) 104768, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104768

Characterization of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in Dioscorea transversa

2022

Journal Article

A haplotype resolved chromosomal level avocado genome allows analysis of novel avocado genes

Nath, Onkar, Fletcher, Stephen J., Hayward, Alice, Shaw, Lindsay M., Kharabian Masouleh, Ardashir, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and Mitter, Neena (2022). A haplotype resolved chromosomal level avocado genome allows analysis of novel avocado genes. Horticulture Research, 9 uhac157, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhac157

A haplotype resolved chromosomal level avocado genome allows analysis of novel avocado genes

2022

Journal Article

Tospoviruses induce small interfering RNAs targeting viral sequences and endogenous transcripts in solanaceous plants

Fletcher, Stephen J., Peters, Jonathan R., Olaya, Cristian, Persley, Denis M., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Carroll, Bernard J., Pappu, Hanu and Mitter, Neena (2022). Tospoviruses induce small interfering RNAs targeting viral sequences and endogenous transcripts in solanaceous plants. Pathogens, 11 (7) 745, 745. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11070745

Tospoviruses induce small interfering RNAs targeting viral sequences and endogenous transcripts in solanaceous plants

2022

Journal Article

RNAi as a foliar spray: efficiency and challenges to field applications

Hoang, Bao Tram L., Fletcher, Stephen J., Brosnan, Christopher A., Ghodke, Amol B., Manzie, Narelle and Mitter, Neena (2022). RNAi as a foliar spray: efficiency and challenges to field applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (12) 6639, 6639. doi: 10.3390/ijms23126639

RNAi as a foliar spray: efficiency and challenges to field applications

2022

Journal Article

Foliar application of clay-delivered RNA interference for whitefly control

Jain, Ritesh G, Fletcher, Stephen J, Manzie, Narelle, Robinson, Karl E, Li, Peng, Lu, Elvin, Brosnan, Christopher A, Xu, Zhi Ping and Mitter, Neena (2022). Foliar application of clay-delivered RNA interference for whitefly control. Nature Plants, 8 (5), 535-548. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01152-8

Foliar application of clay-delivered RNA interference for whitefly control

2022

Journal Article

Effective RNAi-mediated control of the crop pest whitefly

Jain, Ritesh, Fletcher, Stephen and Mitter, Neena (2022). Effective RNAi-mediated control of the crop pest whitefly. Nature Plants, 8 (5), 461-462. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01160-8

Effective RNAi-mediated control of the crop pest whitefly

2022

Journal Article

A comprehensive high-quality DNA and RNA extraction protocol for a range of cultivars and tissue types of the woody crop avocado

Nath, Onkar, Fletcher, Stephen J., Hayward, Alice, Shaw, Lindsay M., Agarwal, Rimjhim, Furtado, Agnelo, Henry, Robert J. and Mitter, Neena (2022). A comprehensive high-quality DNA and RNA extraction protocol for a range of cultivars and tissue types of the woody crop avocado. Plants, 11 (3) 242, 242. doi: 10.3390/plants11030242

A comprehensive high-quality DNA and RNA extraction protocol for a range of cultivars and tissue types of the woody crop avocado

2021

Journal Article

Message in a bubble: Shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organisms using extracellular vesicles

Cai, Qiang, He, Baoye, Wang, Shumei, Fletcher, Stephen, Niu, Dongdong, Mitter, Neena, Birch, Paul R. J. and Jin, Hailing (2021). Message in a bubble: Shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organisms using extracellular vesicles. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 72 (1), 497-524. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-081720-010616

Message in a bubble: Shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organisms using extracellular vesicles

2020

Journal Article

RNAi-based functional genomics in hemiptera

Jain, Ritesh G., Robinson, Karl E., Fletcher, Stephen J. and Mitter, Neena (2020). RNAi-based functional genomics in hemiptera. Insects, 11 (9) 557, 557-22. doi: 10.3390/insects11090557

RNAi-based functional genomics in hemiptera

2020

Journal Article

Summary of discussions from 2019 OECD Conference on RNAi Based Pesticides

Mendelsohn, Michael L., Gathmann, Achim, Kardassi, Dimitra, Sachana, Magdalini, Hopwood, Emily, Dietz-Pfeilstetter, Antje, Michelsen-Correa, Stephani, Fletcher, Stephen J. and Székács, András (2020). Summary of discussions from 2019 OECD Conference on RNAi Based Pesticides. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 740, 740. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00740

Summary of discussions from 2019 OECD Conference on RNAi Based Pesticides

2020

Journal Article

The tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) genome is differentially targeted in TSWV-infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with or without Sw-5 gene

Olaya, Cristian, Fletcher, Stephen J., Zhai, Ying, Peters, Jonathan, Margaria, Paolo, Winter, Stephan, Mitter, Neena and Pappu, Hanu R. (2020). The tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) genome is differentially targeted in TSWV-infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with or without Sw-5 gene. Viruses, 12 (4) 363, 363. doi: 10.3390/v12040363

The tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) genome is differentially targeted in TSWV-infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with or without Sw-5 gene

2020

Journal Article

Can-Seq: a PCR and DNA sequencing strategy for identifying new alleles of known and candidate genes

Cao, Jiangling, Gursanscky, Nial R., Fletcher, Stephen J., Sawyer, Anne, Wadia, Mehershad, McKeough, Lachlan, Coleman, Marek, Dressel, Uwe, Taochy, Christelle, Mitter, Neena, Vaucheret, Herv and Carroll, Bernard J. (2020). Can-Seq: a PCR and DNA sequencing strategy for identifying new alleles of known and candidate genes. Plant Methods, 16 (1) 16, 16. doi: 10.1186/s13007-020-0555-0

Can-Seq: a PCR and DNA sequencing strategy for identifying new alleles of known and candidate genes

2020

Journal Article

A perspective on RNAi-based biopesticides

Fletcher, Stephen J., Reeves, Philip T., Hoang, Bao Tram and Mitter, Neena (2020). A perspective on RNAi-based biopesticides. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 51, 51. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00051

A perspective on RNAi-based biopesticides

2019

Journal Article

The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptation

Rendon-Anaya, Martha, Ibarra-Laclette, Enrique, Mendez-Bravo, Alfonso, Lan, Tianying, Zheng, Chunfang, Carretero-Paulet, Lorenzo, Anahi Perez-Torres, Claudia, Chacon-Lopez, Alejandra, Hernandez-Guzman, Gustavo, Chang, Tien-Hao, Farr, Kimberly M., Barbazuk, W. Brad, Chamala, Srikar, Mutwil, Marek, Shivhare, Devendra, Alvarez-Ponce, David, Mitter, Neena, Hayward, Alice, Fletcher, Stephen, Rozas, Julio, Sanchez Gracia, Alejandro, Kuhn, David, Barrientos-Priego, Alejandro F., Salojarvi, Jarkko, Librado, Pablo, Sankoff, David, Herrera-Estrella, Alfredo, Albert, Victor A. and Herrera-Estrella, Luis (2019). The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (34), 17081-17089. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1822129116

The avocado genome informs deep angiosperm phylogeny, highlights introgressive hybridization, and reveals pathogen-influenced gene space adaptation

2019

Journal Article

Small RNA profiling of Cavendish banana roots inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 and tropical race 4

Fei, Shulang, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Fletcher, Stephen, Peters, Jonathan, Batley, Jacqueline, Aitken, Elizabeth and Mitter, Neena (2019). Small RNA profiling of Cavendish banana roots inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 and tropical race 4. Phytopathology Research, 1 (1) 22. doi: 10.1186/s42483-019-0029-3

Small RNA profiling of Cavendish banana roots inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 and tropical race 4

2019

Journal Article

Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops

Ahsan, Muhammad Umair, Hayward, Alice, Irihimovitch, Vered, Fletcher, Stephen, Tanurdzic, Milos, Pocock, Alexander, Beveridge, Christine Anne and Mitter, Neena (2019). Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 729, 729. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00729

Juvenility and vegetative phase transition in tropical/subtropical tree crops

2019

Journal Article

Exogenous application of RNAi-inducing double-stranded RNA inhibits aphid-mediated transmission of a plant virus

Worrall, Elizabeth A., Bravo-Cazar, Ana, Nilon, Alexander T., Fletcher, Stephen J., Robinson, Karl E., Carr, John P. and Mitter, Neena (2019). Exogenous application of RNAi-inducing double-stranded RNA inhibits aphid-mediated transmission of a plant virus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 265, 265. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00265

Exogenous application of RNAi-inducing double-stranded RNA inhibits aphid-mediated transmission of a plant virus

2018

Journal Article

Molecular characterization and analysis of conserved potyviral motifs in bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) for RNAi-mediated protection

Worrall, Elizabeth A., Hayward, Alice C., Fletcher, Stephen J. and Mitter, Neena (2018). Molecular characterization and analysis of conserved potyviral motifs in bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) for RNAi-mediated protection. Archives of Virology, 164 (1), 181-194. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-4065-6

Molecular characterization and analysis of conserved potyviral motifs in bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) for RNAi-mediated protection

2018

Journal Article

RNA-dependent epigenetic silencing directs transcriptional downregulation caused by intronic repeat expansions

Eimer, Hannes, Sureshkumar, Sridevi, Singh Yadav, Avilash, Kraupner-Taylor, Calvin, Bandaranayake, Champa, Seleznev, Andrei, Thomason, Tamblyn, Fletcher, Stephen J., Gordon, Stephanie Frances, Carroll, Bernard J. and Balasubramanian, Sureshkumar (2018). RNA-dependent epigenetic silencing directs transcriptional downregulation caused by intronic repeat expansions. Cell, 174 (5), 1095-1105.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.044

RNA-dependent epigenetic silencing directs transcriptional downregulation caused by intronic repeat expansions