PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Google Scholar link)

Gill U., Nandety R., Krom N., Dai X., Zhuang Z., Tang Y., Zhao P. and Mysore K. (2019). Draft genome sequence resource of switchgrass rust pathogen, Puccinia novopanici isolate Ard-01. Phytopathology, https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-19-0118-A. 

Gill U., Scott J, Shekasteband R., Ogundiwin E., Schuit C., Francis D., Sung-Chur S., Smith H. and Hutton S.F. (2019) Ty-6, a major begomovirus resistance gene on chromosome 10, is effective against Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus and Tomato Mottle Virus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03298-0.

Sun L., Gill U., Nandety R., Kwon S., Mehta P., Dickstein R., Udvardi M., Mysore K., Wen J. (2019) Genome‐wide analysis of flanking sequences reveals that Tnt1 insertion is positively correlated with gene methylation in Medicago truncatula. The Plant Journal, doi:10.1111/tpj.14291.

Gill U., Lee S., Jia Y. and Mysore K. (2019) Exploring natural variation for rice sheath blight resistance in Brachypodium distachyon. Plant Signaling and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2018.1546527.

Gill U., Sun L., Rustgi S., Tang Y., von Wettstein D. and Mysore K. (2018) Transcriptome‐based analyses of phosphite‐mediated suppression of rust pathogens Puccinia emaculata and Phakopsora pachyrhizi and functional characterization of selected fungal target genes. The Plant Journal, 93 (5): 894-904.

Gill U., Uppalapati S., Gallego-Giraldo L., Ishiga Y., Dixon R. and Mysore K. (2018) Metabolic flux towards the (iso)flavonoid pathway in lignin modified alfalfa lines Induces resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis. Plant, Cell, and Environment, 41(9): 1997-2007.

Gill U., Serrani-Yarce J., Lee H. and Mysore K. (2018) Tissue culture (somatic embryogenesis)-induced Tnt1 retrotransposon-based mutagenesis in Brachypodium distachyon. In: Sablok G., Budak H., Ralph P. (eds) Brachypodium Genomics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1667. Humana Press, New York, NY.

Ramegowda V., Gill U., Sivalingam P.N., Gupta A., Gupta C., Govind G., Karaba N.N., Pereira A., Udayakumar M., Mysore K. and Senthil-Kumar M. (2017) GBF3 transcription factor imparts drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 9148.

Gill U., Brueggeman R., Nirmala J., Chai Y., Steffenson B. and Kleinhofs A. (2016) Molecular and genetic characterization of barley mutants and genetic mapping of mutant rpr2 required for Rpg1-mediated resistance against stem rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 129(8): 1519-1529.

Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S., Gill U., Huhman D., Tang Y. and Mysore K. (2015) Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses identify a role for chlorophyll catabolism and phytoalexin during Medicago nonhost resistance against Asian soybean rust. Scientific Reports 5, Article number: 13061.

Gill U., Uppalapati S., Nakashima J. and Mysore K. (2015) Characterization of Brachypodium distachyon as a nonhost model against switchgrass rust pathogen Puccinia emaculata. BMC Plant Biology 15: 113.

Gill U., Lee S. and Mysore K.S. (2015) Host versus nonhost resistance: Distinct wars with similar arsenals. Phytopathology 105: 580-587.

Gill U., Nirmala J., Brueggeman R. and Kleinhofs A. (2012) Identification, characterization and putative function of HvRin4, a barley homolog of Arabidopsis Rin4. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 80: 41-49.

Zhang L., Lavery L., Gill U., Gill K., Steffenson B., Yan G., Chen X. and Kleinhofs A. (2009) A cation/proton-exchanging protein is a candidate for the barley NecS1 gene controlling necrosis and enhanced defense response to stem rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 118: 385-397.

Brueggeman R., Druka A., Nirmala J., Cavileer T., Drader T., Rostoks N., Mirlohi A., Bennypaul H., Gill U., Kudrna D., Whitelaw C., Kilian A., Han F., Sun Y., Gill K., Steffenson B. and Kleinhofs A. (2008) The stem rust resistance gene Rpg5 encodes a protein with nucleotide-binding-site, leucine-rich, and protein kinase domains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 105:14970-14975.

Keiša A., Kānberga K., Gill U., Kleinhofs A. and Rostoks N. (2008) Cloning and characterization of barley homologues of the Arabidopsis LSD1 gene: putative regulators of hypersensitive response. Acta Universitatis Latviensis 745: 87-101.

Gill U., Banga S. S., Ahuja I. and Banga S. K. (2006) In vitro regeneration from cotyledonary explants of Toria and Brown sarson morphotypes of Brassica rapa ssp. oleifera with a special reference to S-allele homozygotes. Journal of Oilseeds Research 23: 26-30.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION/SUBMITTED

Gill U., Nakashima J., Mittal S., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S., Kang Y., Udvardi M. and Mysore K. A Medicago truncatula Cytochrome p450 gene plays a role in penetration resistance against nonhost pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi. (Target journal: The Plant Cell).

Gill U., Kang Y., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S., Udvardi M. and Mysore K. A MYB96 transcription factor imparts resistance against abiotic and biotic stresses in Medicago sativa. (Target journal: Plant Physiology).

Gill U., Wen J., Sun L., Dickstein R. and Mysore K. Targeted genome sequence capture for efficient and high-throughput identification of flanking sequence tags of Tnt1 retrotransposon insertion sites in plants. (Target journal: Nature Protocols).

Chandra S., Gill U., Oh Y., Noh Y., Nagano S., Sachiko I., Hardigan M., Knapp S., Whitaker V. and Lee S. Fine mapping and candidate gene search of the Phytophthora crown rot resistance locus FaRPc2 in octoploid strawberry. (Target journal: BMC Genomics).

Gill U., Krom N., Tang Y., Mysore K. Whole genome sequencing of switchgrass rust pathogen, Puccinia emaculata and its relationship with other members of genus Puccinia. (Target journal: BMC Genomics).

PAPERS / ABSTRACTS PRESENTED IN SYMPOSIA / CONFERENCES

Gill U., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S.R., Mittal S., Lee H-K., Wen J. and Mysore K. (2017) Insertional mutagenesis of Medicago truncatula and its utilization to identify novel sources of resistance against Asian soybean rust; International Conference of Legume Genetics and Genomics, September 18-22, 2017. Siofok, Hungry. Book of abstracts, ICLGG2017/OL/43.

Gill U., Nakashima J., Mittal S., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S. and Mysore K. (2016) Characterization of a Medicago truncatula Cytochrome p450 gene for its role in penetration resistance against nonhost pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Plant Biology 2016 (The American Society of Plant Biologists), July 9-13, 2016. Austin, TX.

Lee H-K., Gill U., Chandrashekar B., Gallaway J. and Mysore K. (2016) Development of Tnt1-based activation tagging lines in the model legume Medicago truncatula using RNA-guided transcriptional regulation via CRISPR-dCas9 system. World Congress on In Vitro Biology, June 11-15, 2016. San Diego, CA.

Gill U., Nakashima J., Mittal S., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S. and Mysore K. (2016) Exploring nonhost resistance in a model legume Medicago truncatula against Asian soybean rust. International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, January 8-13, 2016. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Gill U., Mysore K. (2015) Application of phosphite inhibits growth of plant fungal pathogens and primes plant defense response. The American Phytopathological Society (APS) Annual Meeting, August 1-5, 2015. Convention Centre, Pasadena, CA.

Serrani-Yarce J., Dai X., Lee H., Gill U., Krom N., Wen J., Uppalapati S., Zhao P. and Mysore K. (2015) Insertional mutagenesis of Brachypodium distachyon using the Tnt1 retrotransposon and its use to study nonhost disease resistance. International Brachypodium Conference, 16-19 June 2015, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

Gill U., Mittal S., Nakashima J., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S. and Mysore K. (2015) A Medicago truncatula Cytochrome p450 gene plays a role in penetration resistance against nonhost pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi. International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, January 10-14, 2015. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Gill U., Mittal S., Ishiga Y., Uppalapati S., Nakashima J. and Mysore K. (2014) Identification and characterization of a Medicago truncatula Tnt1 mutant, Epr1 (enhanced Penetration to Rust) against Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the Asian soybean rust pathogen. Plant Genomics Congress, USA, September 11-12, 2014. St. Louis, MO.

Lee H., Serrani-Yarce J., Gill U. and Mysore K. (2014) Generation of activation-tagged lines in Medicago truncatula using tobacco Tnt1 retrotransposon. Plant Genomics Congress, USA, September 11-12, 2014. St. Louis, MO.

Gill U., Uppalapati S. and Mysore K. (2013) A multifaceted approach to control switchgrass rust (Puccinia emaculata) by employing nonhost resistance and chemical control. Oklahoma EPSCoR State Conference, April 23, 2013. Wes Watkins Centre, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Gill U., Nirmala J., Brueggeman R., Steffenson B. and Kleinhofs A. (2011) Molecular and genetic characterization of six barley mutants susceptible to stem rust pathogen, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici race MCCF. International Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference, January 15-19, 2010. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Gill U., Nirmala J., Brueggeman R. and Kleinhofs A. (2010) Towards elucidating the role of HvRin4 in Rpg1-mediated stem rust resistance in barley. International Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference, January 9-13, 2010. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Zhang L., Nirmala J., Drader T., Brueggeman R., Gill U., Gill K. and Kleinhofs A. (2008) Characterization and functional analysis of the barley Rpr1 gene. International Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference, January 12-16, 2008. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Bennypaul H., Gill U., Okubara P. and Gill K. (2007) Virus induced gene silencing for functional characterization of genes expressing in various wheat tissues. International Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference, January 13-17, 2007. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.

Bennypaul H., Gill U., Jarugula S. and Gill K. (2006) Functional characterization of expressed resistance gene candidates using genetic mapping and RNA interference. International Plant and Animal Genome XIV Conference, January 14-18, 2006. Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA.