Gary Payne | Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Dataset for transcriptomic profiles associated with development of sexual structures in Aspergillus flavus, DATA IN BRIEF (2022, June)
- Development of sexual structures influences metabolomic and transcriptomic profiles in Aspergillus flavus, FUNGAL BIOLOGY (2022)
- Aspergillus flavus Exploits Maize Kernels Using an “Orphan” Secondary Metabolite Cluster, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2020)
- Characterization of morphological changes within stromata during sexual reproduction inAspergillus flavus, MYCOLOGIA (2020)
- Use of Dual RNA-seq for Systems Biology Analysis ofZea maysandAspergillus flavusInteraction, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)
Gary Payne
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Center for Integrated Fungal Research
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,
223 Partners III, Box 7567
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7567
Phone: 919.515.6994
Fax: 919.513.0024
Email : gary_payne@ncsu.edu
Biography
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., Cornell University
Ph.D., Cornell University
Research Associate, Laboratory of Agricultural Biochemistry, Lincoln, NE
Research
Genomic approaches and field studies are being used in my program to improve food safety and to understand fungal biology and secondary metabolism. Gene expression profiling is being used to characterize the regulatory circuits in Aspergillus flavus governing aflatoxin biosynthesis and to elucidate the molecular response in maize kernels to Aspergilus flavus infection.. Field and laboratory studies are focused on understanding the ecology of Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides and the inheritance of resistance to the fungi. Maize seed proteins inhibitory to mycotoxin-producing fungi are being isolated and characterized to better understand resistance mechanisms in seeds.
Teaching
PP 707 Spring Semester
Fundamental concepts and current status of research on the physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interactions. Topics include recognition, penetration and colonization, pathogenicity and virulence determinants, resistance mechanisms, signal transduction, programmed cell death, and other current topics. Information presented in context of viral-, bacterial-, fungal-and nematode-plant interactions.PP 730 Fall Semester
Basic concepts of genetics, ecology, and physiology of fungi, with emphasis on saprophytic and plant and animal pathogenic mycelial fungi. Current literature on evolution, cell structure, growth and development, gene expression, metabolism, sexual and asexual reproduction and incompatibility systems.
