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Kristen  Willie
                        Corn, Soybean and Wheat Quality Research

                        




                        
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                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)First waikavirus infectious clones and vascular expression of green fluorescent protein from maize chlorotic dwarf virus (MCDV)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stewart, L.R., Willie, K.J., Xie, W., Todd, J.C., Tran, H. 2023. First waikavirus infectious clones and vascular expression of green fluorescent protein from maize chlorotic dwarf virus (MCDV). Frontiers in Virology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2023.1216285.Sugarcane mosaic virus isolates from Rwanda are highly virulent on maize and can overcome potyvirus resistance genes
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Wilson, J.R., Willie, K.J., Stewart, L.R., Redinbaugh, M.G. 2022. Sugarcane mosaic virus isolates from Rwanda are highly virulent on maize and can overcome potyvirus resistance genes. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. 112:S3.1. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-S3.1.Coat protein expression strategy of maize rayado fino virus and evidence for requirement of CP1 for leafhopper transmission
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mlotshwa, S., Khatri, N., Willie, K.J., Xu, J., Todd, J.C., Hong, H., Stewart, L.R. 2022. Coat protein expression strategy of maize rayado fino virus and evidence for requirement of CP1 for leafhopper transmission. Virology. 507:96-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2022.02.003.Critical residues for proteolysis activity of maize chlorotic dwarf virus (MCDV) 3C-like protease and comparison of activity of orthologous waikavirus proteases
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stewart, L.R., Willman, M.R., Marty, D., Cole, A., Willie, K.J. 2022. Critical residues for proteolysis activity of maize chlorotic dwarf virus (MCDV) 3C-like protease and comparison of activity of orthologous waikavirus proteases. Virology. 567:57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2021.12.008.Maize rayado fino virus-based tool for high penetrance virus-induced gene silencing

- (Abstract Only)Mlotshwa, S., Xu, J., Willie, K.J., Khatri, N., Marty, D., Stewart, L.R. 2021. Maize rayado fino virus-based tool for high penetrance virus-induced gene silencing. Mid Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology Society Conference . https://wp.towson.edu/mapmbs/program-booklet/.Maize dwarf mosaic virus: A new multi-use tool for functional genomics in maize

- (Abstract Only)Simultaneous gene expression and multi-gene silencing in Zea mays using maize dwarf mosaic virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Xie, W., Marty, D., Xu, J., Khatri, N., Willie, K.J., Buckner Moraes, W., Stewart, L.R. 2021. Simultaneous gene expression and multi-gene silencing in Zea mays using maize dwarf mosaic virus. BMC Biology. 21. Article 208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02971-1.Maize yellow mosaic virus interacts with maize chlorotic mottle virus and sugarcane mosaic virus in mixed infections, but does not cause maize lethal necrosis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stewart, L.R., Willie, K.J. 2021. Maize yellow mosaic virus interacts with maize chlorotic mottle virus and sugarcane mosaic virus in mixed infections, but does not cause maize lethal necrosis. Plant Disease. Article 33736468. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-2088-RE.Engineering maize rayado fino virus for virus-induced gene silencing
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mlotshwa, S., Xu, J., Willie, K.J., Khatri, N., Marty, D., Stewart, L.R. 2020. Engineering maize rayado fino virus for virus-induced gene silencing. Plant Direct. 4(8). Article e00224. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.224.A recently discovered maize polerovirus causes leaf reddening symptoms in several maize genotypes and is transmitted by both the corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) and the bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stewart, L.R., Todd, J.C., Willie, K.J., Massawe, D., Khatri, N. 2020. A recently discovered maize polerovirus causes leaf reddening symptoms in several maize genotypes and is transmitted by both the corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) and the bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi). Plant Disease. 104(6):1589-1592. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-19-2054-sc.Maize lethal necrosis viruses and other maize viruses in Rwanda
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Asiimwe, T., Stewart, L.R., Willie, K.J., Massawe, D., Kamatanesi, J., Redinbaugh, M.G. 2019. Maize lethal necrosis viruses and other maize viruses in Rwanda. Journal of Plant Pathology. 69(3):585-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13134.Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) as a virus-induced gene silencing vector in maize seedlings
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Jarugula, S., Willie, K.J., Stewart, L.R. 2018. Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) as a virus-induced gene silencing vector in maize seedlings. Virus Genes. 54: 616-620. doi.org/10.1007/s11262-018-1569-9.Complete genome sequence of a new maize-associated cytorhabdovirus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Willie, K.J., Stewart, L.R. 2017. Complete genome sequence of a new maize-associated cytorhabdovirus. Genome Announcements. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00591-17.Johnsongrass mosaic virus contributes to maize lethal necrosis in East Africa

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stewart, L.R., Willie, K.J., Wijeratne, S., Redinbaugh, M.G., Massawe, D., Niblett, C.N., Asiimwe, T. 2017. Johnsongrass mosaic virus contributes to maize lethal necrosis in East Africa. Plant Disease. 101(8):1455-1462. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-17-0136-RE.Shotgun Sequencing of the Negative-Sense RNA Genome of the Rhabdovirus, Maize Mosaic Virus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Reed, S.E., Tsai, C., Willie, K.J., Redinbaugh, M.G., Hogenhout, S.A. 2005. Shotgun Sequencing of the Negative-Sense RNA Genome of the Rhabdovirus, Maize Mosaic Virus. Journal of Virological Methods. 129(1):91-96.INTERACTION BETWEEN A MAIZE SPHINGOSINE KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN AND THE MAIZE CHLOROTIC DWARF VIRUS COAT PROTEIN 1

- (Abstract Only)Willie, K.J., Redinbaugh, M.G., Matthies, I., Sauer, M., Sankar, U., Simcox, K., Bouchard, R., Pratt, R.C. 2005. Interaction between a maize sphingosine kinase-like protein and the maize chlorotic dwarf virus coat protein 1 [abstract]. Phytopathology. 95:S87.SEQUENCE AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE MAIZE FINE STREAK VIRUS (MFSV) GENOME.

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tsai, C., Redinbaugh, M.G., Willie, K.J., Reed, S.E., Goodwin, M., Hogenhout, S.A. 2005. Sequence and functional analysis of the maize fine streak virus (mfsv) genome. Phytopathology. 94:S103.COMPLETE GENOME SEQUENCE AND IN PLANTA SUBCELLUAR LOCALIZATION OF MAIZE FINE STREAK VIRUS PROTEINS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tsai, C.W., Redinbaugh, M.G., Willie, K.J., Reed, S., Goodin, M., Hogenhout, S.A. 2004. Complete genome sequence and in planta subcelluar localization of maize fine streak virus proteins. Journal of Virology. 79(9):5304-5314.IDENTIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS ENCODED BY THE MAIZE CHLOROTIC DWARF WAIKAVIRUS GENOME

- (Abstract Only)TOWARDS CHARACTERIZATION OF UNKNOWN PROTEINS ENCODED BY THE MAIZE CHLOROTICDWARF VIRUS GENOME

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