selected publications academic article DeMell, A., Alvarado, V., & Scholthof, H. B. (2023). Molecular perspectives on age-related resistance of plants to (viral) pathogens. New Phytologist. Scholthof, H. B., & Scholthof, K. (2023). Plant virology: an RNA treasure trove. Trends in Plant Science. S1360-1385(23)00223-6. Chiong, K. T., Cody, W. B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2021). RNA silencing suppressor-influenced performance of a virus vector delivering both guide RNA and Cas9 for CRISPR gene editing. Scientific Reports. 11(1), 6769. Cody, W. B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2020). Native Processing of Single Guide RNA Transcripts to Create Catalytic Cas9/Single Guide RNA Complexes in Planta. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 184(2), 1194-1206. Cody, W. B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2019). Plant Virus Vectors 3.0: Transitioning into Synthetic Genomics. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 57(1), 211-230. Zhumabek, A. T., Abeuova, L. S., Mukhametzhanov, N. S., Scholthof, H. B., Ramankulov, Y. M., & Manabayeva, S. A. (2018). Transient expression of a bovine leukemia virus envelope glycoprotein in plants by a recombinant TBSV vector. Journal of Virological Methods. 255, 1-7. Mendoza, M. R., Payne, A. N., Castillo, S., Crocker, M., Shaw, B. D., & Scholthof, H. B. (2017). Expression of Separate Proteins in the Same Plant Leaves and Cells Using Two Independent Virus-Based Gene Vectors. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, 1808. Cody, W. B., Scholthof, H. B., & Mirkov, T. E. (2017). Multiplexed Gene Editing and Protein Overexpression Using a Tobacco mosaic virus Viral Vector. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 175(1), 23-35. Odokonyero, D., Mendoza, M. R., Moffett, P., & Scholthof, H. B. (2017). Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-Mediated Silencing of Nicotiana benthamiana ARGONAUTES (NbAGOs) Reveals New Antiviral Candidates and Dominant Effects of TRV-NbAGO1. Phytopathology. 107(8), 977-987. Omarov, R. T., Ciomperlik, J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2016). An in vitro reprogrammable antiviral RISC with size-preferential ribonuclease activity. Virology. 490, 41-48. Odokonyero, D., Mendoza, M. R., Alvarado, V. Y., Zhang, J., Wang, X., & Scholthof, H. B. (2015). Transgenic down-regulation of ARGONAUTE2 expression in Nicotiana benthamiana interferes with several layers of antiviral defenses. Virology. 486, 209-218. Odokonyero, D., Mendoza, M. R., Alvarado, V. Y., Zhang, J., Wang, X., & Scholthof, H. B. (2015). Transgenic down-regulation of ARGONAUTE2 expression in Nicotiana benthamiana interferes with several layers of antiviral defenses. Virology. 486, 209-218. Shamekova, M., Mendoza, M. R., Hsieh, Y., Lindbo, J., Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2014). Tombusvirus-based vector systems to permit over-expression of genes or that serve as sensors of antiviral RNA silencing in plants. Virology. 452-453, 159-165. Gao, S., Damaj, M. B., Park, J., Beyene, G., Buenrostro-Nava, M. T., Molina, J., ... Mirkov, T. E. (2013). Enhanced transgene expression in sugarcane by co-expression of virus-encoded RNA silencing suppressors. PLoS ONE. 8(6), e66046-e66046. Manabayeva, S. A., Shamekova, M., Park, J., Ding, X. S., Nelson, R. S., Hsieh, Y., Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2013). Differential requirements for Tombusvirus coat protein and P19 in plants following leaf versus root inoculation. Virology. 439(2), 89-96. Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2012). Biological chemistry of virus-encoded suppressors of RNA silencing: an overview. 894, 39-56. Alvarado, V. Y., Odokonyero, D., Duncan, O., Mirkov, T. E., & Scholthof, H. B. (2012). Molecular and physiological properties associated with zebra complex disease in potatoes and its relation with Candidatus Liberibacter contents in psyllid vectors. PLoS ONE. 7(5), e37345-e37345. Seaberg, B. L., Hsieh, Y., Scholthof, K., & Scholthof, H. B. (2012). Host impact on the stability of a plant virus gene vector as measured by a new fluorescent local lesion passaging assay. Journal of Virological Methods. 179(2), 289-294. Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2012). Biological chemistry of virus-encoded suppressors of RNA silencing: an overview. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 894, 39-56. Saxena, P., Hsieh, Y., Alvarado, V. Y., Sainsbury, F., Saunders, K., Lomonossoff, G. P., & Scholthof, H. B. (2011). Improved foreign gene expression in plants using a virus-encoded suppressor of RNA silencing modified to be developmentally harmless. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 9(6), 703-712. Scholthof, H. B., Alvarado, V. Y., Vega-Arreguin, J. C., Ciomperlik, J., Odokonyero, D., Brosseau, C., ... Moffett, P. (2011). Identification of an ARGONAUTE for antiviral RNA silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana. 156(3), 1548-1555. Ciomperlik, J. J., Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2011). An antiviral RISC isolated from Tobacco rattle virus-infected plants. Virology. 412(1), 117-124. Scholthof, K., & Scholthof, H. B. (2011). Induction and suppression of RNA silencing: insights from plant viral infections--a BARD workshop report. Plant Molecular Biology. 75(3), 205-210. Alvarado, V. Y., & Scholthof, H. B. (2011). AGO2: A New Argonaute Compromising Plant Virus Accumulation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2(JAN), 112. Everett, A. L., Scholthof, H. B., & Scholthof, K. (2010). Satellite panicum mosaic virus coat protein enhances the performance of plant virus gene vectors. Virology. 396(1), 37-46. Alvarado, V., & Scholthof, H. B. (2009). Plant responses against invasive nucleic acids: RNA silencing and its suppression by plant viral pathogens. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 20(9), 1032-1040. Wen, A., Mallik, I., Alvarado, V. Y., Pasche, J. S., Wang, X., Li, W., ... Gudmestad, N. C. (2009). Detection, Distribution, and Genetic Variability of 'Candidatus Liberibacter' Species Associated with Zebra Complex Disease of Potato in North America. Plant Disease. 93(11), 1102-1115. Hsieh, Y., Omarov, R. T., & Scholthof, H. B. (2009). Diverse and newly recognized effects associated with short interfering RNA binding site modifications on the Tomato bushy stunt virus p19 silencing suppressor. Journal of Virology. 83(5), 2188-2200. Scholthof, H. B. (2007). Heterologous expression of viral RNA interference suppressors: RISC management. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 145(4), 1110-1117. Qiu, W., & Scholthof, H. B. (2007). Using vectors derived from tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) and TBSV defective interfering RNAs (DIs). Current protocols in microbiology. Chapter 16(1), Unit-16I.4. Omarov, R. T., Ciomperlik, J. J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2007). RNAi-associated ssRNA-specific ribonucleases in Tombusvirus P19 mutant-infected plants and evidence for a discrete siRNA-containing effector complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104(5), 1714-1719. Scholthof, H. B. (2006). The Tombusvirus-encoded P19: from irrelevance to elegance. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 4(5), 405-411. Omarov, R., Sparks, K., Smith, L., Zindovic, J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2006). Biological relevance of a stable biochemical interaction between the tombusvirus-encoded P19 and short interfering RNAs. Journal of Virology. 80(6), 3000-3008. Skare, J. M., Wijkamp, I., Denham, I., Rezende, J., Kitajima, E. W., Park, J., ... Scholthof, H. B. (2006). A new eriophyid mite-borne membrane-enveloped virus-like complex isolated from plants. Virology. 347(2), 343-353. Yamamura, Y., & Scholthof, H. B. (2005). Tomato bushy stunt virus: a resilient model system to study virus-plant interactions. Molecular Plant Pathology. 6(5), 491-502. Scholthof, H. B. (2005). Plant virus transport: motions of functional equivalence. Trends in Plant Science. 10(8), 376-382. Park, J., Faure-Rabasse, S., Robinson, M. A., Desvoyes, B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2004). The multifunctional plant viral suppressor of gene silencing P19 interacts with itself and an RNA binding host protein. 323(1), 49-58. Omarov, R. T., Rezende, J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2004). Host-specific generation and maintenance of Tomato bushy stunt virus defective interfering RNAs. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 17(2), 195-201. Skare, J. M., Wijkamp, I., Rezende, J., Michels, G., Rush, C., Scholthof, K., & Scholthof, H. B. (2003). Colony establishment and maintenance of the eriophyid wheat curl mite Aceria tosichella for controlled transmission studies on a new virus-like pathogen. Journal of Virological Methods. 108(1), 133-137. Turina, M., Omarov, R., Murphy, J. F., Bazaldua-Hernandez, C., Desvoyes, B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2003). A newly identified role for Tomato bushy stunt virus P19 in short distance spread. Molecular Plant Pathology. 4(1), 67-72. Desvoyes, B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2002). Host-dependent recombination of a Tomato bushy stunt virus coat protein mutant yields truncated capsid subunits that form virus-like complexes which benefit systemic spread. 304(2), 434-442. Park, J., Desvoyes, B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2002). Tomato bushy stunt virus genomic RNA accumulation is regulated by interdependent cis-acting elements within the movement protein open reading frames. Journal of Virology. 76(24), 12747-12757. Desvoyes, B., Faure-Rabasse, S., Chen, M., Park, J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2002). A novel plant homeodomain protein interacts in a functionally relevant manner with a virus movement protein. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 129(4), 1521-1532. Qiu, W., Park, J., & Scholthof, H. B. (2002). Tombusvirus P19-mediated suppression of virus-induced gene silencing is controlled by genetic and dosage features that influence pathogenicity. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 15(3), 269-280. Scholthof, K., Mirkov, T. E., & Scholthof, H. B. (2002). Plant virus gene vectors: biotechnology applications in agriculture and medicine. Genetic engineering. 24, 67-85. Qiu, W., & Scholthof, H. B. (2001). Effects of inactivation of the coat protein and movement genes of Tomato bushy stunt virus on early accumulation of genomic and subgenomic RNAs. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 82(Pt 12), 3107-3114. Scholthof, H. B. (2001). Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions That Cut the Mustard. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 127(4), 1476-1483. Scholthof, H. B. (2001). Molecular plant-microbe interactions that cut the mustard. 127(4), 1476-1483. Bringmann, A., Schopf, S., Faude, F., & Reichenbach, A. (2001). Arachidonic acid-induced inhibition of Ca2+ channel currents in retinal glial (Mller) cells. Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 239(11), 859-864. Qiu, W., Park, J. W., Jackson, A. O., & Scholthof, H. B. (2001). Retention of a small replicase gene segment in tomato bushy stunt virus defective RNAs inhibits their helper-mediated trans-accumulation. 281(1), 51-60. Qiu, W., & Scholthof, H. B. (2001). Effects of inactivation of the coat protein and movement genes of Tomato bushy stunt virus on early accumulation of genomic and subgenomic RNAs. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 82(12), 3107-3114. Chu, M., Desvoyes, B., Turina, M., Noad, R., & Scholthof, H. B. (2000). Genetic dissection of tomato bushy stunt virus p19-protein-mediated host-dependent symptom induction and systemic invasion. Virology. 266(1), 79-87. Scholthof, H. B. (1999). Rapid delivery of foreign genes into plants by direct rub-inoculation with intact plasmid DNA of a tomato bushy stunt virus gene vector. Journal of Virology. 73(9), 7823-7829. Scholthof, H. B., Desvoyes, B., Kuecker, J., & Whitehead, E. (1999). Biological activity of two tombusvirus proteins translated from nested genes is influenced by dosage control via context-dependent leaky scanning. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 12(8), 670-679. Ranu, R. S., Scholthof, H. B., Gowda, S., & Shepherd, R. J. (1999). Synthesis of figwort mosaic virus (FMV) coat protein-reverse transcriptase fusion protein in reticulocyte lysates from a full-length transcript. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 8(2), 81-85. Rubio, T., Borja, M., Scholthof, H. B., Feldstein, P. A., Morris, T. J., & Jackson, A. O. (1999). Broad-spectrum protection against tombusviruses elicited by defective interfering RNAs in transgenic plants. Journal of Virology. 73(6), 5070-5078. Chu, M., Park, J. W., & Scholthof, H. B. (1999). Separate regions on the tomato bushy stunt virus p22 protein mediate cell-to-cell movement versus elicitation of effective resistance responses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 12(4), 285-292. Rubio, T., Borja, M., Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1999). Recombination with host transgenes and effects on virus evolution: An overview and opinion. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 12(2), 87-92. Borja, M., Rubio, T., Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1999). Restoration of wild-type virus by double recombination of tombusvirus mutants with a host transgene. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 12(2), 153-162. Creager, A. N., Scholthof, K. B., Citovsky, V., & Scholthof, H. B. (1999). Tobacco mosaic virus. Pioneering research for a century. The Plant Cell. 11(3), 301-308. Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1997). The enigma of pX: A host-dependent cis-acting element with variable effects on tombusvirus RNA accumulation. Virology. 237(1), 56-65. Blanc, S., Schmidt, I., Vantard, M., Scholthof, H. B., Kuhl, G., Esperandieu, P., Cerutti, M., & Louis, C. (1997). Aphids, viruses and the cytoskeleton. Trends in Plant Science. 2(4), 123. Ranu, R. S., Gowda, S., Scholthof, H., Wu, F. C., & Shepherd, R. J. (1996). In vitro translation of the full-length RNA transcript of figwort mosaic virus (Caulimovirus). Gene Expression: International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Science. 5(3), 143-153. Ranu, R., Scholthof, H., Fiyda, S. S., & Shepherd, R. J. (1996). Synthesis of figwort mosaic virus (FMV) coat protein - reverse transcriptase fusion protein in reticulocyte lysate from a full length transcript. The FASEB Journal. 10(6), Blanc, S., Schmidt, I., Vantard, M., Scholthof, H. B., Kuhl, G., Esperandieu, P., Cerutti, M., & Louis, C. (1996). The aphid transmission factor of cauliflower mosaic virus forms a stable complex with microtubules in both insect and plant cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93(26), 15158-15163. Scholthof, H. B., Scholthof, K. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1996). Plant virus gene vectors for transient expression of foreign proteins in plants. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 34(1), 299-323. Scholthof, H. B., Scholthof, K. B., Kikkert, M., & Jackson, A. O. (1995). Tomato bushy stunt virus spread is regulated by two nested genes that function in cell-to-cell movement and host-dependent systemic invasion. Virology. 213(2), 425-438. Scholthof, K. B., Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1995). The effect of defective interfering RNAs on the accumulation of tomato bushy stunt virus proteins and implications for disease attenuation. Virology. 211(1), 324-328. Chang, Y. C., Borja, M., Scholthof, H. B., Jackson, A. O., & Morris, T. J. (1995). Host effects and sequences essential for accumulation of defective interfering RNAs of cucumber necrosis and tomato bushy stunt tombusviruses. Virology. 210(1), 41-53. Scholthof, K. B., Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1995). The tomato bushy stunt virus replicase proteins are coordinately expressed and membrane associated. Virology. 208(1), 365-369. Scholthof, H. B., Scholthof, K. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1995). Identification of tomato bushy stunt virus host-specific symptom determinants by expression of individual genes from a potato virus X vector. The Plant Cell. 7(8), 1157-1172. Scholthof, K., Scholthof, H. B., & Jackson, A. O. (1993). Control of Plant Virus Diseases by Pathogen-Derived Resistance in Transgenic Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 102(1), 7-12. Scholthof, H. B., Wu, F. C., Kiernan, J. M., & Shepherd, R. J. (1993). The putative zinc finger of a caulimovirus is essential for infectivity but does not influence gene expression. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 74 ( Pt 4)(4), 775-780. Scholthof, H. B., Wu, F. C., Gowda, S., & Shepherd, R. J. (1992). Regulation of caulimovirus gene expression and the involvement of cis-acting elements on both viral transcripts. Virology. 190(1), 403-412. Scholthof, H. B., Gowda, S., Wu, F. C., & Shepherd, R. J. (1992). The full-length transcript of a caulimovirus is a polycistronic mRNA whose genes are trans activated by the product of gene VI. Journal of Virology. 66(5), 3131-3139. Gowda, S., Scholthof, H. B., Wu, F. C., & Shepherd, R. J. (1991). Requirement of gene VII in cis for the expression of downstream genes on the major transcript of figwort mosaic virus. Virology. 185(2), 867-871. Scholthof, H. B., Wu, F. C., Richins, R. D., & Shepherd, R. J. (1991). A naturally occurring deletion mutant of figwort mosaic virus (caulimovirus) is generated by RNA splicing. Virology. 184(1), 290-298. Gowda, S., Wu, F. C., Scholthof, H. B., & Shepherd, R. J. (1989). Gene VI of figwort mosaic virus (caulimovirus group) functions in posttranscriptional expression of genes on the full-length RNA transcript. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 86(23), 9203-9207. Richins, R. D., Scholthof, H. B., & Shepherd, R. J. (1987). Sequence of figwort mosaic virus DNA (caulimovirus group). Nucleic Acids Research (NAR). 15(20), 8451-8466. DeMell, A., Mendoza, M., & Scholthof, H. B. A Tomato bushy stunt virus-based vector for simultaneous editing and sensing to survey the host antiviral RNA silencing machinery. pgad436. conference paper Abeuova, L. S., Scholthof, H. B., Ramankulov, E. M., & Manabayeva, S. A. (2015). Tomato bushy stunt virus-based vector for transient expression of human G-CSF in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Journal of Biotechnology. S29-S29. Makenova, A. T., Scholthof, H. B., Ramankulov, E. M., & Manabayeva, S. A. (2015). Transient expression of Acidothermus cellulolyticus endoglucanase E1 by a Tomato bushy stunt virus-based plant expression vector. Journal of Biotechnology. S29-+. Manabayeva, S. A., & Scholthof, H. B. (2013). Heterologous expression of a viral coat protein facilitates long-distance movement of a recombinant protein expressing virus vector. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. S35-S36. institutional repository document Cody, W. B., & Scholthof, H. B. (2020). Native ribonucleases process sgRNA transcripts to create catalytic Cas9/sgRNA complexes in planta
principal investigator on Developing viral-based gene editing tools to probe antiviral RNA silencing in plants awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2023 Plant-Virus interactions that control antiviral RNA silencing awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2019 Application Of A Viral Vector For R Gene Interrogation In Nicotiana Tabacum awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2018
teaching activities BESC481 Seminar Instructor BESC484 Field Experience Instructor BESC484 Field Experience Instructor PLPA605 Molecular Plant Virology Instructor PLPA616 Molecular Bio Pl-microbe Instructor PLPA691 Research Instructor PLPA691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Ciomperlik, Jessica J. (2010-01). Anti-viral RNAi and its suppression in plants.. Herron, Caroline Mary (2004-11). Citrus tristeza virus: characterization of Texas isolates, studies on aphid transmission and pathogen-derived control strategies. Hsieh, Yi-Cheng (2010-01). PROPERTIES OF THE TOMBUSVIRUS MOVEMENT PROTEIN AND RNAi SUPPRESSOR THAT INFLUENCE PATHOGENESIS. McLachlan, Juanita (2013-04). A Study of Nicotiana Benthamiana Protein Interactions with Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus. Mendoza Hernandez, Maria Regina (2016-04). Argonaute 2 and Antiviral Silencing in Plants. Odokonyero, Denis 1984- (2012-12). Identification of ARGONAUTES Involved in Antiviral RNA Silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana. Seaberg, Bonnie Lee (2009-05). Host factors involved in viral movement through plants.
education and training Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky - (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) 1990
awards and honors Fellow, conferred by American Phytopathological Society - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States), 2009 Ruth Allen Award, conferred by American Phytopathological Society - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States), 2007
mailing address Texas A&M University Plant Pathology & Microbiology 2132 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2132 USA