Robert Thornburg

Affiliations: 
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States 
Area:
Plant Physiology, Botany Biology
Website:
https://www.bbmb.iastate.edu/people/robert-thornburg
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"Robert W Thornburg"
Bio:

https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/chemistry_and_biochemistry/docs/faculty_docs/baynes_john/baynes_cv09.pdf

Parents

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John W. Baynes grad student 1981 University of South Carolina (Chemistry Tree)
 (Immune complex catabolism in the rat)

Children

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Clay J. Carter grad student 2002 Iowa State
Christopher W. Kafer grad student 2002 Iowa State
Gang Ren grad student 2007 Iowa State
Guangyu Liu grad student 2010 Iowa State
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Silva F, Guirgis A, von Aderkas P, et al. (2019) LC-MS/MS based comparative proteomics of floral nectars reveal different mechanisms involved in floral defense of Nicotiana spp., Petunia hybrida and Datura stramonium. Journal of Proteomics. 103618
Silva FA, Guirgis A, Thornburg R. (2018) Nectar Analysis Throughout the Genus Suggests Conserved Mechanisms of Nectar Production and Biochemical Action. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9: 1100
Shah M, Teixeira FM, Soares EL, et al. (2015) Time-course proteome analysis of developing extrafloral nectaries of Ricinus communis. Proteomics
von Aderkas P, Prior N, Gagnon S, et al. (2015) Degradome and Secretome of Pollination Drops of Ephedra Botanical Review. 81: 1-27
Liu G, Thornburg RW. (2012) Knockdown of MYB305 disrupts nectary starch metabolism and floral nectar production. The Plant Journal : For Cell and Molecular Biology. 70: 377-88
Hillwig MS, Kanobe C, Thornburg RW, et al. (2011) Identification of S-RNase and peroxidase in petunia nectar. Journal of Plant Physiology. 168: 734-8
Harper AD, Stalnaker SH, Wells L, et al. (2010) Interaction of Nectarin 4 with a fungal protein triggers a microbial surveillance and defense mechanism in nectar. Phytochemistry. 71: 1963-9
Hillwig MS, Liu X, Liu G, et al. (2010) Petunia nectar proteins have ribonuclease activity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61: 2951-65
Liu G, Ren G, Guirgis A, et al. (2009) The MYB305 transcription factor regulates expression of nectarin genes in the ornamental tobacco floral nectary. The Plant Cell. 21: 2672-87
Horner HT, Healy RA, Ren G, et al. (2007) Amyloplast to chromoplast conversion in developing ornamental tobacco floral nectaries provides sugar for nectar and antioxidants for protection. American Journal of Botany. 94: 12-24
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