Gautam Sarath Research Molecular Biologist Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.) Switchgrass biomass composition altered by six generations of divergent breeding for digestibility - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G., Jung, H.G., Dien, B.S., Casler, M.D. 2013. Switchgrass biomass composition altered by six generations of divergent breeding for digestibility. Crop Science. 53:853-862. (doi: 10.2135/cropsci2012.09.0542) Comparative analysis of end point enzymatic digests of arabino-xylan isolated from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L) of varying maturities using LC-MS^n^ - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., O Bryan, P.J., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2012. Comparative analysis of end point enzymatic digests of arabino-xylan isolated from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L) of varying maturities using LC-MS^n^. Metabolites. 2(4):959-982. Insect resistance of a full sib family of tetraploid switchgrass with varying lignin levels - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dowd, P.F., Sarath, G., Mitchell, R., Saathoff, A.J., Vogel, K.P. 2012. Insect resistance of a full sib family of tetraploid switchgrass with varying lignin levels. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 60(1):975-984. Screening alfalfa, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass cultivars for ethanol yield by treating with dilute-acid followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation - (Abstract Only) - (10-May-12) Switchgrass PviCAD1: Understanding residues important for substrate preferences and activity - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (24-Apr-12) Identification and characterization of 4 missense mutations in brown midrib 12 (Bmr12); the caffeic O-methyltranferase (COMT) of sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sattler, S.E., Palmer, N.A., Saballos, A., Greene, A.M., Xin, Z., Sarath, G., Vermerris, W., Pedersen, J.F. 2012. Identification and characterization of 4 missense mutations in brown midrib 12 (Bmr12); the caffeic O-methyltranferase (COMT) of sorghum. BioEnergy Research. 5: 855-865. DOI 10.1007/s12155-012-9197. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry investigation of enzyme-resistant xylooligosaccharide structures of switchgrass associated with ammonia pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, and fermentation - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., Hector, R.E., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2012. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry investigation of enzyme-resistant xylooligosaccharide structures of switchgrass associated with ammonia pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, and fermentation. Bioresource Technology. 110:437-447. Next generation sequencing of crown and rhizome transcriptome from an upland, tetraploid switchgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Palmer, N.A., Saathoff, A.J., Kim, J., Benson, A., Tobias, C.M., Twigg, P., Vogel, K.P., Madhavan, S., Sarath, G. 2012. Next generation sequencing of crown and rhizome transcriptome from an upland, tetraploid switchgrass. BioEnergy Research. 5:649-661. DOI 10.1007/s12155-011-9171-1. Modifying crops to increase cell wall digestibility - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Jung, H.G., Samac, D.A., Sarath, G. 2012. Modifying crops to increase cell wall digestibility. Plant Science. 185-186:65-77. Lessons learned in six generations of divergent breeding for IVDMD in switchgrass - (Abstract Only) Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2011. Lessons learned in six generations of divergent breeding for IVDMD in switchgrass. Abstract # 220-10. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Chloroplast genome variation in upland and lowland switchgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Young, H.A., Lanzatella-Craig, C., Sarath, G., Tobias, C.M. 2011. Chloroplast genome variation in upland and lowland switchgrass. PLoS One. 6(8): e23980. Available: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0023980. Ethanol yields and cell wall properties in divergently bred switchgrass genotypes - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Dien, B.S., Saathoff, A.J., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Chen, H. 2011. Ethanol yields and cell wall properties in divergently bred switchgrass genotypes. Bioresource Technology. 102:9579-9585. Identifying enzyme resistant xylo-oligomers from processing switchgrass to bioethanol - (Abstract Only) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., Hector, R.E., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2011. Identifying enzyme resistant xylo-oligomers from processing switchgrass to bioethanol [abstract]. American Society for Mass Spectrometry. p. 66. Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce feruloyl esterase for the release of ferulic acid from switchgrass - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Wong, D., Chan, V.J., Batt Throne, S.B., Sarath, G., Liao, H. 2011. Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce feruloyl esterase for the release of ferulic acid from switchgrass. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s10295-011-0985-9. Switchgrass alkaline pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, and fermentation with residual oligosaccharide product analysis by mass spectrometry - (Abstract Only) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., Hector, R.E., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2011. Switchgrass alkaline pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, and fermentation with residual oligosaccharide product analysis by mass spectrometry [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 33rd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, May 2-5, 2011, Seattle, Washington. Paper NO. 10-19. Indirect measurements of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu fermentable cell wall sugars for second generation biofuels production. - (Proceedings) Miranda, C., Sattler, S.E., Sarath, G., Vogel, K.P. 2011. Indirect measurements of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu fermentable cell wall sugars for second generation biofuels production. Annals of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Animal Production Society, Belem, PA, Brazil, July 18-21, 2011. Pages 1-3. Enhancing alfalfa conversion efficiencies for sugar recovery and ethanol production by altering lignin composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dien, B.S., Miller, D.J., Hector, R.E., Dixon, R.A., Chen, F., McCaslin, M., Risen, P., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2011. Enhancing alfalfa conversion efficiencies for sugar recovery and ethanol production by altering lignin composition. Bioresource Technology. 102(11):6479-6486. Carbon partitioning into cell wall structural carbohydrates by following 13C label in Switchgrass - (Proceedings) Soundararajan, M., Sarath, G. 2011. Carbon partitioning into cell wall structural carbohydrates by following 13C label in Switchgrass. Meeting Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. Pp:296-298 ISBN: 978-1-4244-9388-3. Selective chemical oxidation and depolymerization of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) xylan with oligosaccharide product analysis by mass spectrometry - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., O Bryan, P.J., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2011. Selective chemical oxidation and depolymerization of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) xylan with oligosaccharide product analysis by mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25(8):941-950. Characterization of the Arthropod Community Associated with Switchgrass (Poales: Poaceae) in Nebraska - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Schaeffer, S., Baxendale, F., Heng-Moss, T., Sitz, R., Sarath, G., Mitchell, R., Shearman, R. 2011. Characterization of the Arthropod Community Associated with Switchgrass (Poales: Poaceae) in Nebraska. Journal of Kansas Entomological Society. 84: 87-104. Potential for using the ARS switchgrass bioenergy NIRS calibrations on C4 tropical grasses - (Abstract Only) Miranda, C., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2010. Potential for using the ARS switchgrass bioenergy NIRS calibrations on C4 tropical grasses. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, 1-3 Nov. 2010, Long Beach, CA. CDROM Abstract #56-38. Sustainable Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Energy - (Proceedings) Mitchell, R., Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G. 2010. Sustainable Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Energy. Meeting Proceedings for International Conference on Biofuel Crop Production and Development, August 23-25, 2010, Zamorano University, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Switchgrass contains two cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases involved in lignin formation - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Saathoff, A.J., Tobias, C.M., Sattler, S.E., Haas, E.E., Twigg, P., Sarath, G. 2011. Switchgrass contains two cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases involved in lignin formation. BioEnergy Research. 4(2):120-133. Chemical depolymerization of switchgrass xylan with oligosaccharide product analysis by HPAEC-PAD and mass spectrometry - (Abstract Only) Bowman, M.J., Dien, B.S., O Bryan, P.J., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2010. Chemical depolymerization of switchgrass xylan with oligosaccharide product analysis by HPAEC-PAD and mass spectrometry [abstract]. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. p. 73. Discovering Traits Controlling Winter-hardiness and Spring Regrowth in Diverse Switchgrass Germplasm - (Abstract Only) Sarath, G., Vogel, K.P., Tobias, C.M., Soundararajan, M., Twigg, P., Saathoff, A.J., Okada, M. 2010. Discovering Traits Controlling Winter-hardiness and Spring Regrowth in Diverse Switchgrass Germplasm. Abstract presented at Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Symposium Proceedings April 19-22, 2010 in Clearwater, FL. Not published anywhere else. A Fluorescent Assay for Plant Caffeic Acid O-methyltransferases - (Abstract Only) Palmer, N.A., Sattler, S.E., Saathoff, A.J., Sarath, G. 2010. A Fluorescent Assay for Plant Caffeic Acid O-methyltransferases. Abstract only - Poster presented at the Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Symposium Proceedings in Clearwater, FL, April 19-22, 2010. Not published elsewhere. Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of Three Switchgrass CADs - (Abstract Only) Saathoff, A.J., Tobias, C.M., Sattler, S.E., Haas, E.E., Twigg, P., Sarath, G. 2010. Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of Three Switchgrass CADs. Abstract only - presented at Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Symposium Proceedings in Clearwater, FL, April 19-22, 2010. Not published elsewhere. Switchgrass - (Book / Chapter) Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G., Saathoff, A.J., Mitchell, R.B. 2011. Switchgrass. Book Chapter. In: Energy Crops, Nigel Halford and Angela Karp (eds.). The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. P. 341-380. ISBN: 978-1-84973-032-7. A Continuous, Quantitative Fluorescent Assay for Plant Caffeic acid O-Methyltransferases - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Palmer, N.A., Sattler, S.E., Saathoff, A.J., Sarath, G. 2010. A Continuous, Quantitative Fluorescent Assay for Plant Caffeic acid O-Methyltransferases. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 58: 5220-5226 Characterization of Peroxidase Changes in Resistant and Susceptible Warm- Season Turfgrasses Challenged by Blissus Occiduus - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Gulsen, O., Eickhoff, T., Heng-Moss, T., Shearman, R., Baxendale, F., Sarath, G., Lee, D., Nabity, P. 2010. Characterization of Peroxidase Changes in Resistant and Susceptible Warm- Season Turfgrasses Challenged by Blissus Occiduus. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. Vol 4: 45-55 Production of Butanol (a Biofuel) from Agricultural Residues: Part II - Use of Corn Stover and Switchgrass Hydrolysates - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Qureshi, N., Saha, B.C., Hector, R.E., Dien, B., Hughes, S., Liu, S., Iten, L., Bowman, M.J., Sarath, G., Cotta, M.A. 2010. Production of butanol (a Biofuel) from agricultural residues: Part II - Use of corn stover and switchgrass hydrolysates. Biomass and Bioenergy. 34(4):566-571. Differential Resistance of Switchgrass Cultivars to Fall Armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda) - (Abstract Only) Dowd, P.F., Johnson, E.T., Sarath, G., Vogel, K.P., Musser, R.O. 2009. Differential Resistance of Switchgrass Cultivars to Fall Armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda). National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Meeting abstract. Analysis of the Peroxidase Activity of Rice (Oryza Sativa) Recombinant Hemoglobin 1: Implications for the In Vivo Function of Hexacoordinate Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobins in Plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Violante-Mota, F., Moran, J.F., Sarath, G., Areedondo-Peter, R. 2010. Analysis of the Peroxidase Activity of Rice (Oryza Sativa) Recombinant Hemoglobin 1: Implications for the In Vivo Function of Hexacoordinate Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobins in Plants. Phytochemistry. 71(1):21-26. Increasing Biomass Conversion Efficiencies to Ethanol by Engineering Energy Crops - (Proceedings) Dien, B.S., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sattler, S.E., Cotta, M.A. 2009. Increasing Biomass Conversion Efficiencies to Ethanol by Engineering Energy Crops. Proceedings of the United States-Japan Natural Resources Food and Agriculture Panel. p. 37-40. Physiological Responses of Resistant and Susceptible Barley, Hordeum vulgare to the Russian Wheat Aphid, Diurpahis noxia (Mordvilko) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Gutsche, A.R., Heng-Moss, T.M., Higley, L.G., Sarath, G., Mornhinweg, D.W. 2009. Physiological Responses of Resistant and Susceptible Barley, Hordeum vulgare to the Russian Wheat Aphid, Diurpahis noxia (Mordvilko). Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 3(4):233-240. Two Distinct Waxy Alleles Impact the Granule-Bound Starch Synthase in Sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sattler, Scott E., Jaswinder Singh, Eric J. Haas, Lining Guo, Gautam Sarath, and Jeffrey F. Pedersen Two distinct waxy alleles impact the granule-bound starch synthase in sorghum. Molecular Breeding 24:349-359 Correlations between oxygen affinity and sequence classifications of plant hemoglobins - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Smagghe, B.J., Hoy, J., Percifield, R., Hargrove, M.S., Sarath, G., Hilbert, J., Watts, R., Dennis, E., Peacock, J., Dewilde, S., Moens, L., Blouin, G., Olson, J.S., Appleby, C.A. 2009. Correlations between oxygen affinity and sequence classifications of plant hemoglobins. Biopolymers. 91(12):1083-1096. Improved Sugar Conversion and Ethanol Yield for Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Lines with Reduced Lignin Contents - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dien, B.S., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F., Sattler, S.E., Chen, H., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Nichols, N.N., Cotta, M.A. 2009. Improved Sugar Conversion and Ethanol Yield for Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Lines with Reduced Lignin Contents. BioEnergy Research. 2(3):153-164. A Nonsense Mutation in a Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene is Responsible for the Sorghum Brown Midrib-6 Phenotype - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sattler, S.E., Saathoff, A.J., Haas, E.J., Palmer, N.A., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F. 2009. A nonsense mutation in a cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene is responsible for the sorghum brown midrib-6 phenotype. Plant Physiology 150 (2):584-95. A Multiple Species Approach to Biomass Production from Native Herbaceous Perennial Feedstocks - (Review Article) Gonzalez-Hernandez, J., Sarath, G., Owens, V., Stein, J.M., Gedye, K. 2009. A Multiple Species Approach to Biomass Production from Native Herbaceous Perennial Feedstocks. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plants. 45:267-281. Impact of Divergent Selection on the Abundance and Activities of Lignin Biosynthetic Enzymes in Switchgrass, and Characterization of Recombinant Switchgrass CAD and COMT Proteins - (Abstract Only) Saathoff, A.J., Palmer, N.A., Tobias, C.M., Twigg, P., Sattler, S.E., Haas, E.J., Mitchell, R., Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G. 2009. Impact of Divergent Selection on the Abundance and Activities of Lignin Biosynthetic Enzymes in Switchgrass, and Characterization of Recombinant Switchgrass CAD and COMT Proteins. p. 47 Abstracts 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Soc. for Industrial Microbiology. May 3-6, 2009, San Francisco, CA. The sorghum brown midrib mutants, tools to improve biomass for feed and bio-fuels - (Abstract Only) Sattler, S.E., Saathoff, A.J., Haas, E.J., Palmer, N.A., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F. 2009. The sorghum brown midrib mutants, tools to improve biomass for feed and bio-fuels. PAG XVII. Abstract W467. Agricultural Residues and Energy Crops as Novel Substrates for Butanol Production by Fermentation - (Abstract Only) Qureshi, N., Saha, B.C., Iten, L.B., Sarath, G., Dien, B.S., Cotta, M.A. 2008. Agricultural Residues and Energy Crops as Novel Substrates for Butanol Production by Fermentation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of 10th International Workshop and Conference on Regulation of Metabolism, Genetics, and Development of Solvent and Acid Forming Clostridia, September 28-October 1, 2008, Holland, The Netherlands. Paper No. 19. Comparative Genomes in Switchgrass Using 61,585 High-Quality EST - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Tobias, C.M., Sarath, G., Twigg, P., Lindquist, E., Pangilinan, J., Penning, B., Barry, K., Carpita, N., Lazo, G.R. 2008. Comparative Genomics in Switchgrass Using 61,585 High-Quality EST. The Plant Genome. 1:111-124 Genetic background impacts soluble and cell wall-bound aromatics in brown midrib mutants of sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Palmer, N.A., Sattler, S.E., Saathoff, A.J., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Pedersen, J.F., Sarath, G. 2008. Genetic background impacts soluble and cell wall-bound aromatics in brown midrib mutants of sorghum. Planta 229 (1): 115-127 Managing and enhancing switchgrass as a bioenergy feedstock - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Mitchell, R.B., Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G. 2008. Managing and enhancing switchgrass as a bioenergy feedstock. Biofuels, Bioproducts, & Biorefining. 2:530-539. Log 221508. Aged Switchgrass Seed Lot’s Response to Dormancy-breaking Chemicals - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Mitchell, R. 2008. Aged Switchgrass Seed Lot’s Response to Dormancy-breaking Chemicals. Seed Technology Journal 30:7-16. Gene expression profiling of tolerant barley in response to Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) feeding. - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Gutsche A, Heng-Moss T, Sarath G, Twigg P, Xia Y, Lu G, Mornhinweg DW (2009) Gene expression profiling of tolerant barley in response to Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) feeding. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 99: 163–173. Publication Date April 2009. Evaluating low lignin mutants of forage sorghum for increased conversion efficiency to sugars and ethanol - (Abstract Only) Dien, B.S., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sattler, S.E., Nichols, N.N. 2008. Evaluating low lignin mutants of forage sorghum for increased conversion efficiency to sugars and ethanol. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. p. 267. Development of Switchgrass Into a Biomass Energy Crop - (Proceedings) Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2008. Development of Switchgrass Into a Biomass Energy Crop. p. 64. In: R.S. Zalesny, Jr., R. Mitchell, and J. Richardson (eds.). Proceedings of the Short Rotation Crops International Conference, Bloomington, Minnesota, August 19-21. http://www.cinram.umn.edu/srwc/ Energy crops for ethanol: a processing perspective - (Proceedings) Dien, B.S., Sarath, G., Pedersen, J.F., Vogel, K.P., Jung, H.G., Sattler, S.E., Casler, M.D., Mitchell, R., Cotta, M.A. 2008. Energy crops for ethanol: a processing perspective. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Crops Science Congress, April 13-18, 2008, Jeju Island, Korea. p. 1-5. Cell wall composition and accessibility to hydrolytic enzymes is differentially altered in divergently bred switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) genotypes - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Akin, D.E., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R. 2008. Cell wall composition and accessibility to hydrolytic enzymes is differentially altered in divergently bred switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) genotypes. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 2008 Jul; 150: 1-14. Prokaryotic BirA ligase biotinylates K4, K9, K18 and K23 in eukaryotic histone H3 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kobza, K., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2008. Prokaryotic BirA ligase biotinylates K4, K9, K18 and K23 in eukaryotic histone H3. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Reports 41: 310-315. P39, a Novel Soybean Protein Allergen Belongs to a Plant-Specific Protein Family, and is Present in Protein Storage Vacuoles - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Xiang, P., Baird, L.M., Jung, R., Zeece, M.G., Markwell, J., Sarath, G. 2008. P39, a novel soybean protein allergen belongs to a plant-specific protein family, and is present in protein storage vacuoles. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Vol 56: 2266-2272. Opportunities and roadblocks in utilizing forages and small grains for liquid fuels - (Review Article) Sarath, G., Mitchell, R., Sattler, S.E., Funnell-Harris, D.L., Pedersen, J.F., Graybosch, R.A., Vogel, K.P. 2008. Opportunities and roadblocks in utilizing forages and small grains for liquid fuels. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 35: 343-354. Cloning and Characterization of a Caesalpinoid (Chamaecrista fasciculate) Hemoglobin: The Structural Transition from a Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobin to a Leghemoglobin - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Gopalasubramniam, S., Kovacs, F., Violante-Mota, F., Twig, P., Arredondo-Peter, R., Sarath, G. 2008. Cloning and Characterization of a Caesalpinoid (Chamaecrista fasciculate) Hemoglobin: The Structural Transition from a Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobin to a Leghemoglobin. Proteins 72: 252-260. Biotinyl-methyl 4-(amidomethyl) benzoate is a competitive inhibitor of human biotinidase - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kobza, K., Chaiseeda, K., Sarath, G., Takacs, J.M., Zempleni, J. 2008. Biotinyl-methyl 4-(amidomethyl) benzoate is a competitive inhibitor of human biotinidase. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. Vol 19: 826-832. The Arabidopsis pyruvate,orthophosphate dikinase regulatory proteins encode a novel, unprecedented Ser/Thr protein kinase primary structure - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Chastain, C.J., Xu, W., Parsley, K., Sarath, G., Hibberd, J.M., Chollet, R. 2008. The Arabidopsis pyruvate,orthophosphate dikinase regulatory proteins encode a novel, unprecedented Ser/Thr protein kinase primary structure. Plant Journal 53: 854-863. Developing herbaceous energy crops as feedstocks for biofuel production - (Proceedings) Dien, B.S., Jung, H.G., Vogel, K.P., Casler, M.D., Lamb, J.F., Iten, L.B., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2007. Developing herbaceous energy crops as feedstocks for biofuel production. In: Proceedings of the UJNR Food and Agricultural Panel, October 21-25, 2007, Tsukuba, Japan. p. 137-140. Evaluation of leadplant (Amorpha canescens) germplasm collected from prairies in the Midwest USA - (Abstract Only) Schuler, C., Vogel, K.P., Baltensperger, D., Sarath, G., Mitchell, R. 2007. Evaluation of leadplant (Amorpha canescens) germplasm collected from prairies in the Midwest USA. In Annual Meeting Abstracts [CD-ROM] No. 278-10. Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America Meeting. Madison, WI. ABA, ROS and NO are key players during switchgrass seed germination - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Hou, G., Baird, L.M., Mitchell, R. 2007. Aba, ros and no are key players during switchgrass seed germination. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 2: 492-493. Cloning and expression of an atrazine inducible cytochrome P450 from Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Londono, D.K., Wang, H., Siqueria, H.A., Sarath, G., Lydy, M.J., Siegfried, B.D. 2007. Cloning and expression of an atrazine inducible cytochrome P450 from Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae). Journal of Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 89: 104-110. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE WHEAT TO THE RUSSIAN WHEAT APHID, DIURAPHIS NOXIC (MORDVILK0) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Franzen, L., Heng-Moss, T., Higley, L., Sarath, G., Burd, J.D. 2007. Physiological and biochemical responses of resistant and susceptible wheat to the russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxic (Mordvilko). Journal of Economic Entomology. 100: 1692-1703. REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES, ABA AND NITRIC OXIDE INTERACTIONS ON THE GERMINATION OF WARM-SEASON C4-GRASSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Mitchell, R., Hou, G., Baird, L.M. 2007. Reactive oxygen species, aba and nitric oxide interactions on the germination of warm-season c4-grasses. Planta Vol 226: 697-708. FORAGE ENERGY CROPS AS FEEDSTOCKS FOR PRODUCTION OF FUEL ETHANOL - (Abstract Only) Cotta, M.A., Dien, B.S., Iten, L.B., Jung, H.G., Lamb, J.F., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G., Casler, M.D., Weimer, P.J. 2006. Forage energy crops as feedstocks for production of fuel ethanol [abstract]. Biocatalysis and Bioenergy. p. 21. K12-BIOITINYLATED HISTONE H4 MARKS HETEROCHROMATIN IN HUMAN LYMPHOBLASTOMA CELLS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Camporeale, G., Oommen, A.M., Griffin, J.B., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2007. K12-bioitinylated histone H4 marks heterochromatin in human lymphoblastoma cells. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 18:760-768. SWITCHGRASS FOR BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK IN THE USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sanderson, M.A., Adler, P.R., Boateng, A.A., Casler, M.D., Sarath, G. 2006. Switchgrass as a biofuels feedstock in the USA. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 86(5):1315-1325. Internode structure and cell wall composition in maturing tillers of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Baird, L.M., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R. 2007. Internode structure and cell wall composition in maturing tillers of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L). Bioresource Technology. V98: 2985-2992. PEROXIDASE GENE POLYMORPHISM IN BUFFALOGRASS AND OTHER GRASSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Gulsen, O., Shearman, R., Heng-Moss, T., Mutlu, N., Lee, D., Sarath, G. 2007. Peroxidase gene polymorphism in buffalograss and other grasses. Crop Science Congress Vol 47:767-772. An avidin-based assay for histone debiotinylase activity in human cell nuclei - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Chew, Y., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2007. An avidin-based assay for histone debiotinylase activity in human cell nuclei. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 18: 475-481. ESSENTIAL AGRONOMIC PRACTICES FOR MANAGING SWITCHGRASS FOR BIOENERGY - (Abstract Only) Mitchell, R., Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G., Schmer, M.R. 2006. Essential agronomic practices for managing switchgrass for bioenergy. In Annual Meeting Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, SSA. Madison, WI. ON-FARM PRETREATMENT OF BIOMASS: IMPACT OF GENETICS AND MANAGEMENT - (Abstract Only) - (08-Apr-06) DEVELOPMENT OF FORAGE CROPS AS FEEDSTOCKS FOR PRODUCTION OF FUEL ETHANOL - (Abstract Only) Cotta, M.A., Dien, B.S., Jung, H.G., Vogel, K.P., Casler, M.D., Lamb, J.F., Weimer, P.J., Iten, L.B., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2006. Development of forage crops as feedstocks for production of fuel ethanol [abstract]. International Conference on Bioenergy. p. I-5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND RESPONSE TO DILUTE-ACID PRETREATMENT AND ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION OF ALFALFA, REED CANARYGRASS, AND SWITCHGRASS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dien, B.S., Jung, H.G., Vogel, K.P., Casler, M.D., Lamb, J.F., Iten, L.B., Mitchell, R., Sarath, G. 2006. Chemical composition and response to dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of alfalfa, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass. Biomass and Bioenergy. 30:880-891. THE ARABIDOPSIS HOMOLOG OF TRITHORAX, ATX1, BINDS PHOSPHATIDYI INOSITO-5-PHOSPHATE, AND THE TWO REGULATE A COMMON SET OF TARGET GENES. - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Alvarez-Venegas, R., Sadder, M., Hlavacka, A., Baluska, F., Xia, Y., Lu, G., Firsov, A., Sarath, G., Moriyama, H., Dubrovsky, J., Avramova, Z. 2006. The arabidopsis homolog of trithorax, atx1, binds phosphatidyi inosito-5-phosphate, and the two regulate a common set of target genes. 103:6049-6054. CHINCH BUG (HEMIPTERA: BLISSIDA) MOUTHPART MORPHOLOGY, PROBING FREQUENCIES AND LOCATIONS ON RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE GERMPLAMS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Anderson, W., Heng-Moss, T., Baxendale, F., Baird L., Sarath, G., Higley, L. 2006. Chinch bug (Hemiptera: Blissida) mouthpart morphology, probing frequencies and locations on resistant and susceptible germplams. Journal of Economic Entomology . 99: 212-221. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE BUFFALOGRASSES TO CHINCH BUG FEEDING - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Heng-Moss, T., Macedo, T., Franzen, L., Baxendale, F., Higley, L., Sarath, G. 2006. Physiological responses of resistant and susceptible buffalograsses to chinch bug feeding. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99: 222-228. NITRIC OXIDE ACCELERATES SEED GERMINATION IN WARM-SEASON GRASSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sarath, G., Bethke, P.C., Jones, R., Baird, L.M., Guichuan, H., Mitchell, R. 2006. Nitric oxide accelerates seed germination in warm-season grasses. Planta (2006) 223:1154-1164 BIOTINYLATION OF K12 IN HISTONE H4 DECREASES IN RESPONSE TO DNA DOUBLE STRANDED REAKS IN HUMAN JAR CHORIOCARCINOMA CELLS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kothapalli, N., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2005. Biotinylation of k12 in histone h4 decreases in response to dna double stranded reaks in human jar choriocarcinoma cells. Journal of Nutrition, 135(1):2337-2442. K4, K9, AND K18 ARE BIOTINYLATED IN HUMAN HISTONE H3 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kobza, K., Kueh, A., Rueckert, B., Camporeale, G., Griffin, J.B., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2005. K4, k9, and k18 are biotinylated in human histone h3. FEBS Journal 272(16):4249-4259. ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED SHORT TANDEM REPEATS IN SWITCHGRASS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Tobias, C.M., Twigg, P., Hayden, D.M., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Lazo, G.R., Chow, E.K., Sarath, G. 2005. Analysis of expressed sequence tags and the identification of associated short tandem repeats in switchgrass. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 111: 956-964. LYSINE RESIDUES IN N- AND C- TERMINAL REGIONS OF HUMAN HISTONE H2A ARE TARGETS FOR BIOINTYLATION BY BIOTINIDASE - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Chew, Y., Camporeale, G., Kothapalli, N., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2006. Lysine residues in n- and c- terminal regions of human histone h2a are targets for biointylation by biotinidase. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 17: 225-233. HIGH-THROUGHOUT IMMUNOBLOTTING IDENTIFIES BIOTIN-DEPENDENT SIGNALING PROTEINS IN HEPG2 HEPATOCARCINOMA CELLS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Rodriguez-Melendez, R., Griffin, J.B., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2005. High-throughout immunoblotting identifies biotin-dependent signaling proteins in hepg2 hepatocarcinoma cells. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. vol 135:1659-1666. APPLICATION OF FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC TOOLS FOR EXPLORING SWITCHGRASS FEEDSTOCKS IMPROVED THROUGH DIVERGENT SELECTION - (Abstract Only) Sarath, G., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Twigg, P., Tobias, C.M., Baird, L.M. 2005. Application of functional genomic tools for exploring switchgrass feedstocks improved through divergent selection. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Symposium Proceedings.#3A-01. THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF INCREASED YIELD AND DIGESTIBILITY IN A PERENNIAL C4 GRASS - (Proceedings) Mitchell, R., Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G. 2005. The economic benefit of increased yield and digestibility in a perennial C4 grass. p.99. In F. P. O'Mara et al. (ed). Proc. XX Int. Grassland Congress, Dublin, Ireland 26 June- 2 July 2005. Wageningen Academic Publishers. Wageningen, The Netherlands. PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS IN THE PATHOGENIC INTESTINAL SPIROCHETE BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dassanayake, R., Sarath, G., Duhamel, G. 2005. Penicillin-binding proteins in the pathogenic intestinal spirochete brachyspira pilosicoli. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 4:1561-1563. MODELING THE TERTIARY STRUCTURE OF A MAIZE (ZEA MAYS SSP. MAYS) NON-SYMBIOTIC HEMOGLOBIN - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Saenz-Rivera, J., Sarath, G., Arredondo-Peter, R. 2004. Modeling the tertiary structure of a maize (zea mays ssp. mays) non-symbiotic hemoglobin. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 42:891-892. STEM ANATOMY OF SWITCHGRASS PLANTS DEVELOPED BY DIVERGENT BREEDING CYCLES FOR TILLER DIGESTIBILITY - (Proceedings) Sarath, G., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R., Baird, L.M. 2005. Stem anatomy of switchgrass plants developed by divergent breeding cycles for tiller digestibility. p. 115. In F.P. O'Mara et al (ed.) Proc. XX Int. Grassland Congress, Dublin, Ireland 26 June-2 July 2005. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. DIVERGENT BREEDING FOR TILLER IVDMD MODIFIED LEAF, SHEATH, AND STEM COMPOSITION OF SWITCHGRASS - (Proceedings) Vogel, K.P., Sarath, G., Mitchell, R. 2005. Divergent breeding for tiller ivdmd modified leaf, sheath, and stem composition of switchgrass. p.116. In F. P. O'Mara et al. (ed.) Proc. XX Int. Grassland Congress, Dublin, Ireland 26 June-2 July 2005. Wageningen, Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. ROLES OF NUTRIENTS IN EPIGENTIC EVENTS CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY USING A COMBINATION OF CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION ASSAYS AND DNA MICROARRAYS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Oommen, A.M., Griffin, J.B., Sarath, G., Zempleni, J. 2005. Roles of nutrients in epigentic events can be characterized by using a combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation assays and dna microarrays. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.(2005). 16:74-77. GRADIENT IN LIGNIFICATION IN MATURE TILLERS OF SWITCHGRASS (PANICUM VIRGATUM L. EV KANLOW) - (Abstract Only) Sarath, G., Baird, L.M., Vogel, K.P., Mitchell, R. 2004. Gradient in lignification in mature tillers of switchgrass (panicum virgatum l. ev kanlow). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. CD-ROM No. 5097. RICE NONSYMBIOTIC HEMOGLOBIN-2PROMOTER IS ACTIVATED BY THE CYTOKININ-REGULATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, ARR-1 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Ross, E.H., Elowsky, C., Stone, J., Arredondo, P.R., Sarath, G. 2004. Rice nonsymbiotic hemoglobin-2promoter is activated by the cytokinin-regulated transcription factor, arr-1. J Exp Bot. 55:1721-1731. C-TERMINAL 23 KD POLYPEPTIDE OF SOYBEAN GLY M BD 28K IS A POTENTIAL ALLERGEN - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Xiang, P., Haas, E.J., Zeece, M.G., Markwell, J., Sarath, G. 2004. C-terminal 23 kd polypeptide of soybean gly m bd 28k is a potential allergen. Planta. 220:56-63. LYSINE-8 AND LYSINE-12 ARE BIOTINYLATED ON HUMAN HISTONE H4. - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Camporeale, G., Schubert, E., Sarath, G., Cerny, R., Zempleni, J. 2004. Lysine-8 and lysine-12 are biotinylated on human histone h4. European Journal of Biochemistry. 271:2257-2263. TYR(B10) PREVENTS STABILIZATION OF BOUND OXYGEN IN SOYBEAN LEGHEMOGLOBIN - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kundu, S., Blouin, G.C., Premer, S., Sarath, G., Olson, J.S., Hargrove, M. 2004. Tyr(b10) prevents stabilization of bound oxygen in soybean leghemoglobin. Biochemistry. 43: 6241-6252. STABILITY OF THE ALLERGENIC SOYBEAN KUNITZ TRYPSIN INHIBITOR - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Roychaudhuri, R., Sarath, G., Zeece, M.G., Markwell, J. 2004. Stability of the allergenic soybean kunitz trypsin inhibitor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 699:207-212. CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN CHANGES IN BUFFALOGRASSES CHALLENGED BY BLISSUS OCCIDUUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Heng-Moss, T., Sarath, G., Baxendale, F., Novak, D., Bose, S., Xinhi, N., Quisenberry, S. 2004. Characterization of protein changes in buffalograsses challenged by blissus occiduus. J Econ Entomol. 97:1086-1095. BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED PROTEASES OF BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI ISOLATED FROM HUMANS WITH INTESTINAL DISORDERS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dassanayake, R.P., Caceres, N.E., Sarath, G., Duhamel, G.E. 2004. Biochemical properties of membrane-associated proteases of brachyspira pilosicoli isolated from humans with intestinal disorders. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 53:319-323. PARTIAL PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GENERAL ESTERASE ASSOCIATED WITH METHYL-PARATHION RESISTANCE IN DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VERGIFER (COLEOPTERA:CHRYSOMELIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) ZHOU, X., SCHARF, M.E., SARATH, G., MEINKE, L.J., CHANDLER, L.D., SIEGFRIED, B.D. PARTIAL PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GENERAL ESTERASE ASSOCIATED WITH METHYL-PARATHION RESISTANCE IN DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VERGIFER (COLEOPTERA:CHRYSOMELIDAE). JOURNAL OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 2004. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-ALPHA POPULATIONS CHANGE WITH AGE IN COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) HANSEN, K.K., KITTOCK, R.J., SARATH, G., TOOMBS, C.J., CACERES, N., BECK, M.M. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-ALPHA POPULATIONS CHANGE WITH AGE IN COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS. POULTRY SCIENCE. 2003. FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION, EXPRESSION, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF A NOVEL IRON-SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE FROM COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA) ROOT NODULES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Moran, J.F., James, E.K., Rubio, M.C., Sarath, G., Klucas, R.V., Becana, M. 2003. Functional characterization, expression, and subcellular localization of a novel iron-superoxide dismutase from cowpea (vigna unguiculata) root nodules. Plant Physiology, 133(2):773-782 TNT BIOTRANSFORMATION AND DETOXIFICATION BY A PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STRAIN - (Peer Reviewed Journal) OH, B., SHEA, P.J., DRIJBER, R.A., VASILYEVA, G., SARATH, G. TNT BIOTRANSFORMATION AND DETOXIFICATION BY A PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STRAIN. BIODEGRADATION. 2003. PERENNIAL HERBACEOUS BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS: POTENTIAL AND STATUS - (Abstract Only) Vogel, K.P., Jung, H.G., Mitchell, R., Lamb, J.F., Sarath, G. 2004. Perennial herbaceous biomass energy crops: potential and status. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Symposium Proceedings.p3. 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