Daren W Brown
Mycotoxin Research
Molecular Biologist (Plants)
Phone: (309) 681-6230
Fax: (309) 681-6689
Room 1305 1815 N UNIVERSITY ST
PEORIA, IL, 61604
Wiemann, P., Brown, D.W., Humpf, H., Tudzynski, B. 2009. VeA regulates some secondary metabolism in Fusarium fujikuroi [abstract]. Association for General and Applied Microbiology.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Proctor, R., Busman, M., Woloshuk, C.P., Bluhm, B.H., Kim, H. 2008. Altered expression of polyketide biosynthetic gene clusters in fumonisin-deficient mutants of Fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. Gordon Research Conference on Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology.
Brown, D.W. 2008. mRNA isoforms in the maize endophyte/pathogen Fusarium verticillioides: And a little story about KP4 [abstract]. University of Munster, International Graduate School, Munster, Germany. p. 3.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Ma, L. 2008. Survey of mRNA isoforms in Fusarium verticillioides by ESTs: Alternative splicing is part of the story [abstract]. European Conference on Fungal Genetics. PR1.59.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Proctor, R. 2007. Fusarium genomics: Polyketide synthases and mRNA alternative splicing [abstract]. Multicrop Aflatoxin/Elimination and Fungal Genetics Workshop. p. 38.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Moretti, A. 2007. Functional characterization, sequence comparisons and distribution of a polyketide synthase gene required for perithecial pigmentation in some Fusarium species. Journal of Food Additives & Contaminants. 24(10):1076-1087.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Busman, M. 2007. Characterization of polyketide synthase genes in the genus Fusarium [abstract]. XV European Mycological Congress. p. 282.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2007. The Fusarium verticillioides FUM gene cluster encodes a Zn(II)2Cys6 protein that affects FUM gene expression and fumonisin production. Eukaryotic Cell. 6:1210-1218.
Schonig, B., Schmeinck, A., Brown, D.W., Tudzynski, B. 2007. The role of MeaB, NMR and AreB as antagonists of AreA in Fusarium fujikuroi [abstract]. Fungal Genetics Conference/Asilomar. p. 311.
Brown, D.W. 2007. Dual genome microarray: Fusarium verticillioides and Aspergillus flavus gene expression in co-culture [abstract]. International Workshop on Penicillium and Aspergillus. Poster 1.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W. 2007. Characterization of a putative fusarin mycotoxin biosynthetic gene cluster in fusarium [abstract]. Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 105.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2007. Characterization of the fumonisin biosynthetic regulatory gene FUM21 and multiple alternative splice forms [abstract]. Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 121.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Ma, L. 2007. Survey of genome-wide occurrence of alternative splice forms in Fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 124.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Proctor, R. 2007. Validation of DNA microarrays derived from the Fusarium verticillioides gene index [abstract]. Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 82.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Kendra, D.F., Proctor, R. 2006. Genomic analysis of Fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. 10th U.S. Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR) International Symposium on Toxic Microorganisms. Talk #8.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2006. Novel regulation of Fumonisin biosynthesis by Fusarium verticillioides via a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcriptional factor [abstract]. World Mycotoxin Fourth Conference. Poster 1.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2006. ESTs provide unique insight to fumonisin regulatory gene fum21 [abstract]. Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop. p. 42.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2006. Identification and characterization of regulators of FUM gene expression [abstract]. Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop. p. 36.
Desjardins, A.E., Plattner, R.D., Shaner, G., Brown, D.W., Buechley, G., Proctor, R., Turgeon, B. 2006. Field release of Gibberella Zeae genetically modified to lack ascospores [abstract]. National Fusarium Head Blight Forum. p. 39.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2006. Expressed sequence tags (ests), fum cluster transcription factor and microarrays [abstract]. The Institute for Genomic Research. Talk #1.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Busman, M., Plattner, R.D. 2006. Microarray evidence for gene clusters involved in polyketide biosynthesis in the fumonisin-producing fungus fusarium verticillioides. Mycological International Conference. p. 35.
Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Busman, M., Proctor, R. 2006. Fumonisin biosynthesis by fusarium verticillioides is regulated by a unique zn(ii)2cys6 transcriptional factor [abstract]. Gordon Research Conference on Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Busman, M., Plattner, R.D. 2006. Characterization of polyketide synthase genes from fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. 96:S95.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Busman, M., Plattner, R.D. 2006. Fusarium genomics as a tool to control mycotoxins [abstract]. 47th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference. p. 5.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Proctor, R. 2006. Fumonisin mycotoxin biosynthesis, genetics and genomics in fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. 8th International Mycological Congress. p. 266.
Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Plattner, R.D., Busman, M., Brown, D.W., Desjardins, A.E. 2005. Polyketide synthases in fusarium verticillioides: potential targets to control fumonisin contamination in corn [abstract]. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Fungal Genomics, 5th Annual Multi-Crop Fumonisin, and 17th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshops. p. 58.
Gaffoor, I., Brown, D.W., Plattner, R.D., Proctor, R., Qi, W., Trail, F. 2005. Functional analysis of the polyketide synthase genes in the filamentous fungus Gibberella zeae (anamorph Fusarium graminearum). Eukaryotic Cell.
4(11):1926-1933.
Dyer, R.B., Plattner, R.D., Kendra, D.F., Brown, D.W. 2005. Fusarium graminearum TRI14 is required for high virulence and DON production on wheat but not for DON synthesis in vitro. Journal of Agricultural Food & Chemistry. 53:9281-9287.
Brown, D.W., Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Cheung, F., Town, C., Kendra, D.F. 2005. Characterization of Fusarium verticillioides alternatively spliced and other ESTs [abstract]. Proceedings of the 23rd Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 189.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Proctor, R. 2005. In silico subtraction of Fusarium verticillioides EST libraries to identify potential transcriptional regulators of the FUM gene cluster [abstract]. Proceedings of the 23rd Fungal Genetics Conference. p. 190.
Gaffoor, I., Brown, D.W., Plattner, R.D., Proctor, R., Qi, W., Trail, F. 2005. Functional analysis of the polyketide synthase genes in gibberella zeae. Fungal Genetics Conference/Asilomar.
Desjardins, A.E., Plattner, R.D., Shaner, G., Brown, D.W., Buechley, G., Proctor, R., Turgeon, B.G. 2005. A role for ascospores in wheat head blight epidemics. Fungal Genetics Conference/Asilomar.
Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W., Proctor, R. 2004. Utilizing EST libraries to investigate the regulation of the fumonisin gene cluster in fusarium verticillioides [abstract]. 36th Annual Great Lakes Regional American Chemical Society Symposium. p. 60.
Proctor, R., Brown, D.W., Butchko, R.A., Plattner, R.D., Kendra, D.F. 2004. Genomics approach for solving a mycotoxin problem in maize [abstract]. American Phytopathological Society Abstracts.
Desjardins, A.E., Jarosz, A.M., Plattner, R.D., Alexander, N.J., Brown, D.W., Jurgenson, J.E. 2004. Patterns of trichothecene production, genetic variability, and virulence to wheat of fusarium graminearum from smallholder farms in Nepal. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 52:6341-6346.
Brown, D.W., Proctor, R., Butchko, R.A., Cheung, F., Town, C., Kendra, D.F. 2004. Differentially spliced introns in fungi: do they play a role in regulation? Gordon Research Conference Proceedings.
Dyer, R.B., Kendra, D.F., Brown, D.W. 2004. Development of a quantitative pcr assay to determine fusarium graminearum load in contaminated wheat seeds. Nucleic Acids Research.
Proctor, R., Plattner, R.D., Brown, D.W., Seo, J.-A., Lee, Y.-W. 2004. Discontinuous distribution of fumonisin biosynthetic genes in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex. Mycological Research. 108:815-822.
Desjardins, A.E., Brown, D.W., Yun, S.-H., Proctor, R.H., Lee, T., Plattner, R.D., Lu, S.-W., Turgeon, B.G. 2004. Deletion and complementation of the mating type (MAT) locus of the wheat head blight pathogen Gibberella zeae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(4):2437-2444.
BROWN, D.W., PROCTOR, R., DYER, R.B., PLATTNER, R.D. CHARACTERIZATION OF A FUSARIUM 2-GENE CLUSTER INVOLVED IN TRICHOTHECENE C-8 MODIFICATION. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2003. v. 51. p. 7936-7944.
Proctor, R., Brown, D.W., Seo, J., Lee, Y., Plattner, R.D. 2003. Discontinuous distribution of fumonisin biosynthetic genes in the gibberella fujikuroi species complex. Aflatoxin Workshop.
Proctor, R., Plattner, R.D., Desjardins, A.E., Butchko, R.A., Brown, D.W. 2002. Discontinuous distribution of the fumonisin biosynthetic gene cluster in fusarium. International Congress of Mycology Proceedings and Abstracts.
Turgeon, G., Brown, D.W., Yun, S., Plattner, R.D., Lee, T., Dyer, R.B., Desjardins, A.E. 2002. Disease control via understanding molecular determinants of sexual reproduction. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting.