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Christine  Sickler
                        Food and Feed Safety Research

                        




                        
                        Biological Science Technician
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                            **Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Micro RNA (miRNA) profiling of maize genotypes with differential response to Aspergillus flavus implies zma-miR156–squamosa promoter binding protein and zma-miR398/zma-miR394-F-box cominations involved in resistance mechanism
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gandham, P., Rajasekaran, K., Sickler, C., Mohan, H., Gilbert, M., Baisakh, N. 2024. Micro RNA (miRNA) profiling of maize genotypes with differential response to Aspergillus flavus implies zma-miR156–squamosa promoter binding protein and zma-miR398/zma-miR394-F-box cominations involved in resistance mechanism. Stress Biology. 4. Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44154-024-00158-w.Biodegradation Resistance of Cotton Fiber Doped with Interior and Exterior Silver Nanoparticles in Soil
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Nam, S., Tewolde, H., He, Z., Rajasekaran, K., Cary, J.W., Thyssen, G.N., Zhang, H., Sickler, C.M., Islam, M. 2024. Biodegradation Resistance of Cotton Fiber Doped with Interior and Exterior Silver Nanoparticles in Soil. ACS Omega. 9(11): 13017-13027. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c09390.Biodegradability and Antifungal Property of Nanosilver-Imbibed Cotton Fabric

- (Abstract Only)Flavonoids modulate the accumulation of toxins from Aspergillus flavus in maize kernels
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Castano-Duque, L.M., Gilbert, M.K., Mack, B.M., Lebar, M.D., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Sickler, C.M., Cary, J.W., Rajasekaran, K. 2021. Flavonoids modulate the accumulation of toxins from Aspergillus flavus in maize kernels. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12:761446. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.761446.Targeting polyamine metabolism for control of fungal pathogenesis and increasing host resistance during the maize-Aspergillus flavus interaction

- (Abstract Only)Host-induced silencing of Aspergillus flavus genes to control preharvest aflatoxin contamination in maize

- (Abstract Only)RNA-seq Analysis of Aspergillus flavus during infection of resistant and susceptible cultivars of maize reveals gene networks correlating with host resistance

- (Abstract Only)Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize expresing the a-amylase inhibitor from Lablab purpureus L
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Sayler, R.J., Majumdar, R., Sickler, C.M., Cary, J.W. 2019. Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize expresing the a-amylase inhibitor from Lablab purpureus L. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 144:e59169. https://doi.org/10.3791/59169.RNA interference-based silencing of the alpha-amylase (amy1) gene in Aspergillus flavus decreases fungal growth and aflatoxin production in maize kernels
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gilbert, M.K., Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Chen, Z.-Y., Wei, Q., Sickler, C.M., Lebar, M.D., Cary, J.W., Frame, B.R., Wang, K. 2018. RNA interference-based silencing of the alpha-amylase (amy1) gene in Aspergillus flavus decreases fungal growth and aflatoxin production in maize kernels. Planta. 247:1465–1473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2875-0.The Aspergillus flavus spermidine synthase (spds) gene, is required for normal development, aflatoxin production, and pathogenesis during infection of maize kernels

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Lebar, M.D., Mack, B.M., Minocha, R., Minocha, S., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Sickler, C.M., Rajasekaran, K., Cary, J.W. 2018. The Aspergillus flavus spermidine synthase (spds) gene, is required for normal development, aflatoxin production, and pathogenesis during infection of maize kernels. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:317. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00317.Control of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize kernels expressing a tachyplesin-derived synthetic peptide, AGM182

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Sayler, R.J., Sickler, C.M., Majumdar, R., Jaynes, J.M., Cary, J.W. 2018. Control of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize kernels expressing a tachyplesin-derived synthetic peptide, AGM182. Plant Science. 270:150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.006.The pathogenesis-related maize seed (PRms) gene plays a role in resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Sickler, C.M., Lebar, M.D., Musungu, B.M., Fakhoury, A.M., Payne, G.A., Geisler, M., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Wei, Q., Bhatnagar, D., Cary, J.W. 2017. The pathogenesis-related maize seed (PRms) gene plays a role in resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1758. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01758.Fidelity of a simple Liberty leaf-painting assay to validate transgenic maize plants expressing the selectable marker gene, bar
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Majumdar, R., Sickler, C., Wei, Q., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D. 2017. Fidelity of a simple Liberty leaf-painting assay to validate transgenic maize plants expressing the selectable marker gene, bar. Journal of Crop Improvement. 31(4):628-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2017.1327913.RNA interference-mediated control of Aspergillus flavus in maize

- (Abstract Only)Evaluation of resistance to aflatoxin contamination in kernels of maize genotypes using a GFP-expressing Aspergillus flavus strain

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Sickler, C.M., Brown, R.L., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D. 2013. Evaluation of resistance to aflatoxin contamination in kernels of maize genotypes using a GFP-expressing Aspergillus flavus strain. World Mycotoxin Journal. 6(2):151-158.


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