Dr. Paul Twigg
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Office:
THMH
Suite 108A |
Phone: (308) 865-8881 |
Email: twiggp@unk.edu
Biography
Area of Interest:
Degrees:
- B.S. (1987) - Indiana University (Pennsylvania)
- PhD. (1993) - University of Tennessee
Professional Affiliations:
Dissertation:
- Twigg, P. G. 1993. Isolation of a nodule-specific cDNA encoding a putative glycine-rich protein from Alnus glutinosa. Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 144 pp.
Publications:
- Pervaiz, Z., Contreras, J., Hupp, B., Lindenberger, J.H., Chen, D., Zhang, Q., Wang, C., Twigg, P., and Saleem, M. 2020. Root microbiome changes with root branching order and root chemistry in peach rhizosphere soil. Rhizospere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100249
- Pingault, L., Palmer, N.A., Koch, K.G., Heng-Moss, T., Bradshaw, J.D., Seravelli, J., Twigg, P., Louis, J., & Sarath, G. 2020. Differential defense responses of upland and lowland switchgrass cultivars to a cereal aphid pest. Int. J. Mole. Sci. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/21/7966
- Koch, K.G., Palmer, N.A., Donze-Reiner, T., Scully, E.D., Seravelli, J., Amundsen, K., Twigg, P., Louis, J., Bradshaw, D., Heng-Moss, T., & Sarath, G. 2020. Aphid-responsive defense networks in hybrid switchgrass. Frontiers in Plant Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01145
- Zogli, P.K., Alvarez, S., Naldrett, M.J., Palmer, N.A., Kock, K.G., Pingault, L., Bradshaw, J.D., Twigg, P., Heng-Moss, T., Louis, J., & Sarath, G. 2020. Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) herbivory significantly impacts protein and phosphorylation abundance in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). NatureResearch Scientific Reports 10:14842. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71828-8
- Saleem, M., Pervaiz, Z., Contreras, J., Lindeneberger, J., Hupp, B., Chen, D., Zhang, Q., Wang, C., Iqbal, J., & Twigg, P. 2020. Cover crop diversity improves multiple soil properties via altering root architectural traits. Rhizosphere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100248
- Scully, E.D., Gries, T., Palmer, N. A., Sarath, G., Funnell-Harris, D. L., Baird, L., Twigg, P., Seravelli, J., Clemente, T. E., & Sattler, S. 2018. Overexpression of SbMyb60 in Sorghum bicolor impacts both primary and secondary metabolism. New Phytol. 217:82-104.
- Palmer, N. A., Saathoff, A. J., Scully, E. D., Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P., Madhavan, S., Schmer, M., Cahoon, R., Sattler, S. E., Edme, S. J., Mitchell, R. B., & Sarath, G. 2017. Seasonal below-ground metabolism in switchgrass. The Plant J 92:1059-1075.
- Wang, H., Zhang, C., Dou, Y., Yu, B., Liu, Y., Heng-Moss, T. M., Lu, G., Wachholtz, M., Bradshaw, J. D., Twigg, P., Scully, E., Palmer, N. & Sarath, G. 2017. Insect and plant-derived miRNAs in greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) and yellow sugarcane aphid (Sipha flava) revealed by deep sequencing. Gene 599:68-77
- Donze-Reiner, T., Palmer, N. A., Scully, E. D., Prochaska, T. J., Koch, K. G., Heng-Moss, T., Bradshaw, J. D., Twigg, P., Amundsen, K., Sattler, S. E. & Sarath, G. 2017. Transcriptional analysis of defense mechanisms in upland tetraploid switchgrass to greenbugs. BMC Plant Biology 17:46.
- Scully, E. D., Donze-Reiner, T., Wang, H., Eickhoff, T. E., Baxendale, F., Twigg, P., Kovacs, F., Heng-Moss, T., Sattler, S. E. & Sarath, G. 2016. Identification of an orthologous clade of peroxidases that respond to feeding by greenbugs (Schizaphis graminum) in C4 grasses. Functional Plant Biology 43(12):1134-1148.
- Scully, E. D., Gries, T., Sarath, G., Palmer, N. A., Baird, L., Serapiglia, M. J., Dien, B. S., Boateng, A. A., Ge, Z., Funnell-Harris, D. L., Twigg, P., Clemente, T. E. & Sattler, S. E. 2016. Overexpression of SbMyb60 impacts phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and alters secondary cell wall composition in Sorghum bicolor. Plant Journal 85(3):378-395
- Ramm, C., Wachholtz, M., Amundsen, K., Donze, T., Heng-Moss, T., Twigg, P., Palmer, N. A., Sarath, G. & Baxendale, F. 2015. Transcriptional profiling of resistant and susceptible buffalograsses in response to Blissus occiduus (Hemiptera: Blissidae) feeding. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3):1354-1362.
- Saathoff, A. J., Soundararajan, M., Vogel, K. P., Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P. & Sarath, G. 2014. A new simple method for labeling field crops with stable isotope tracers. Australian Journal of Crop Science 8(12):1625-1631.
- Palmer, N.A., Saathoff, A. J., Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P., Xia, Y., Vogel, K. P., Madhavan, S., Sattler, S. E., and Sarath, G. 2014. Contrasting metabolism in perenniating structures of upland and lowland switchgrass plants late in the growing season. PLoS One 9(8):10.1371/journal.pone.0105138
- Palmer, N.A., Saathoff, A. J., Waters, B. M., Donze, T., Heng-Moss, T., Twigg, P., Tobias, C. M., and Sarath, G. 2014. Global changes in mineral transporters in tetraploid switchgrasses (Panicum virgatum). Fron. In Pl. Sci.: Pl. Nutr. 4:1-12.
- Donze, T., Qu, F., Twigg, P., and Morris, T. J. 2014. Turnip crinle virus coat protein inhibits the basal immune response to virus invasion in Arabidopsis by binding to the NAC transcription factor TIP. Virology 449:207-214.
- Ramm, C., Saathoff, A., Donze, T., Heng-Moss, T., Baxendale, F., Twigg, P., Baird, L., and Amundsen, K. 2013. Expression profiling of four defense-related buffalograss transcripts in response to chinch bug (Hemiptera: Blissidae) feeding. J. Econ. Entomol. 106:2568-2576.
- Kovacs, F.A., Sarath, G., Woodworth, K., Twigg, P., and Tobias, C. M. 2013. Abolishing activity against ascorbate in a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase from switchgrass. Phytochemistry 94:45-52.
- Wachholz, M., Heng-Moss, T., Twigg, P., Baird, L., Lu, G., and Amundsen, K. 2013. Transcriptome analysis of two buffalograss cultivars. BMC Genomics 14:613-625.
- Saathoff, A.J., Donze, T., Palmer, N. A., Bradshaw, J., Heng-Moss, T., Twigg, P., Tobias, C. M., Lagrimini, M., and Sarath, G. 2013. Towards uncovering the roles of switchgrass peroxidases in plant processes. Fron. In Pl. Sci.: Pl. Biotech. 4:1-12.
- Saathoff, A.J., Hargrove, M. S., Haas, E. J., Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P., Sattler, S., and Sarath, G. 2012. Switchgrass PviCAD1: understanding residues important for substrate preferences and activity. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol 168:1086-1100.
- Palmer, N.A., Saathoff, A. J., Kim, J., Benson, A., Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P., Vogel, K. P., Madhavan, S., and Sarath, G. 2012. Next-generation sequencing of crown and rhizome transcriptome from an upland, tetraploid switchgrass. Bioenergy Research 5:649-661.
- Babaian, C. and Twigg, P. 2011. The power of plants: introducing ethnobotany & biophilia into your biology class. The American Biology Teacher 73(4):217-221.
- Saathoff, A. J., Tobias, C. M., Sattler, S. E., Haas, E. J., Twigg, P., and Sarath, G. 2011. Switchgrass contains two cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases involved in lignin formation. BioEnergy Research 4(2):120-133.
- Gutsche, A., Heng-Moss, T., Sarath, G., Twigg, P., Xia, Y., Lu, G., and Mornhinweg, D. 2009. Gene expression profiling of tolerant barley in response toDiuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) feeding. Bulletin of Entomological Research 99:163-173.
- Tobias, C.M., Sarath, G., Twigg, P., Lindquist, E., Pangilinan, J., Lazo, G., Penning, B., and Barry, K. 2008. Comparative genomics in switchgrass using 61,585 high-quality expressed sequence tags. Plant Genome 1:111-124.
- Gopalasubramniam, S., Kovacs, F., Violanta-Mota, F., Twigg, P., Arredando-Peter, R., and Sarath, G. 2008. Cloning and characterization of a caesalpinoid (Chamaecrista fasciculata)Proteins 72:252-260.
- Vogel, J. P., Gu, Y. A., Twigg, P., Lazo, G. R., Laudencia-Chingcuanco, D., Hayden, D. M., Donze, T. J., Vivian, L. A., Stamova, B., and Coleman-Derr, D. 2006. EST sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the model grass Branchypodium distachyon. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 113(2):186-195.
- Tobias, C.M., Hayden, D. M., Twigg, P., and Sarath, G. 2006. Genic microsatellite markers derived from EST sequences of switchgrass ( Panicum virgatumL.). Mol. Ecol. Notes 6:185-187.
- Tobias, C. M., Twigg, P., Hayden, D. M., Vogel, K. P., Mitchell, R. M., Lazo, G. R., Chow, E. K., and Sarath, G. 2005. Analysis of expressed sequence tags and the identification of associated short tandem repeats in switchgrass. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 111(5):956-964.
- Simonson, R. L., and Twigg, P. G. 1999. Cloning and sequencing of a glutamine synthetase cDNA (Accession No. AF169795) from Juglans nigra. (PGR99-144). Plant Physiology 121:313.
- Oh, B. S., Twigg, P. G., Hong, J. S., Mullin, B. C., and An, C. S. 1997. nif V is contiguous to nif HDK in Frankia strain FaC1. Physiologia Plantarum 99(4):707-713.
- Pawlowski, K., Twigg, P. G., Dobrista, S. V., Guan, G.-H., and Mullin, B. C. 1997. A nodule-specific gene family from Alnus glutinosa encodes glycine and histidine-rich proteins expressed in the early stages of actinorhizal nodule development. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 10:656-664.
- Mullin, B. C., Goetting-Minesky, P., and Twigg, P. 1993. Differential gene expression in the development of actinorhizal root nodules. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture 17:309-314.
- Mullin, B. C., Swensen, S. M., Twigg, P., and Goetting-Minesky, P. 1992. Application of molecular analyses to questions relating to the genetics, ecology and evolution of actinorhizal symbioses. Pages 123-128 in Plant Biotechnology and Development (edited by P. M. Gresshoff). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
- An, C. S., Twigg, P., Ligon, J. M., and Mullin, B. C. 1990. nifH, D and K are contiguous in Frankia strain FaCl. Pages 324-xxx in Nitrogen Fixation: Achievements and Objectives (edited by P. M. Gresshoff, L. E. Roth, G. Stacey, & W. Newton.