Bio
Dr. Pirtle’s overall research interests are in molecular biology, genetic engineering, and nucleic acids biochemistry, directed at the analysis of plant and mammalian gene structure, organization and expression.
Education
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Lousiville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY, 1973
B.S., Applied Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1967
Courses
BIOC 3621: Elementary Biochemistry
BIOC 3510: Cell Biology
Articles
Zhang, D., Pirtle, I. L., Park, S. J., Nampaisansuk, M., Neogi, P., Wanjie, S. W., Pirtle, R. M., & Chapman, K. D. (2008). Identification and expression of a new delta-12 fatty acid desaturase (fad2-4) gene in upland cotton and its functional expression in yeast and arabidopsis thaliana plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 47, 492-471. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.12.024.
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2005). Molecular cloning and analysis of a cotton gene cluster of two genes and two pseudogenes for the pr5 protein osmotin. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 67, 68-72.
Huynh, T. T., Pirtle, R. M., & Chapman, K. D. (2002). Expression of a gossypium hirsutum cdna encoding a fatb palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase in escherichia coli. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 40, 1-9.
More Articles
Chapman, K. D., Austin-Brown, S., Sparace, S. A., Kinney, A. J., Ripp, K. G., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2001). Transgenic cotton plants with increased seed oleic acid content. J. American Oil Chemists’ Soc, 78, 941-947.
Pirtle, I.L., Kongcharoensuntorn, W., Nampaisansuk, M., Knesek, J. E., Chapman, K. D., & Pirtle, R. M. (1999). Molecular cloning and functional expression of the gene for a cotton -12 fatty acid desaturase (fad2). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Structure and Expression, 1522, 122-129.
Pirtle, R. M., Yoder, D. W., Huynh, T. T., Nampaisansuk, M., Pirtle, I. L., & Chapman, K. D. (1999). Characterization of a palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase (fatb1) in cotton. Plant and Cell Physiology, 40, 155-163.
Yoder, D. W., Nampaisansuk, M., Pirtle, I. L., Chapman, K. D., Pirtle, R. M.(1999). Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of a gene encoding a cotton palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1446, 403-413.
Pinizzotto, R. F., Rho, Y. G., Chen, Y., Pirtle, R. M., Pirtle, I. L., Coffer, J. L., & Li, X. (1997). Electron microscopy of mesoscale arrays of quantum-confined cds nanoparticles formed on dna templates. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc, 452, 591-596.
Eubanks, A. C., Roeder, M. J., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (1997). Structural analysis of a bovine arginine trnaccg gene. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1352, 138-144.
Wang, S-Y., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (1997). A human 28s ribosomal rna retropseudogene. Gene, 196, 105-111.
Posters/Presentations
Zhang, D., Pirtle, I.L., Park, S., Wanjie, S., Chapman, K., & Pirtle, R.M. (2007, March). Expression analysis of fatty acid desaturase 2 (fad2) from gossypium hirsutum. Annual meeting of the southern section of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Mobile, AL.
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2004, January). Expression of two isoforms of the antifungal protein osmotin from a cotton gene cluster. Annual Beltwide Conference of the Cotton Foundation and the National Cotton Council of America, San Antonio, TX.
Pirtle, I.L., Park, S., Zhang, D., Nampaisansuk, M., Wanjie, S., Chapman, K. D., & Pirtle, R. M. (2004, January). Analysis and functional expression of a gene for a cotton fatty acid desaturase (fad2-4). Annual Beltwide Conference of the Cotton Foundation and the National Cotton Council of America, San Antonio, TX.
More Presentations
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2003, March). Genetic engineering of cotton genes for the antifungal protein osmotin. Annual meeting of the southern section of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Denton, TX.
Pirtle, R. M., Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., & Pirtle, I. L. (2003, May). Regulation and engineering of cotton genes for the enzymes of fatty acid biosynthesis and for the antifungal protein osmotin. Presented at University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2003, July). Expression of two isoforms of the antifungal protein osmotin from a cotton gene cluster. Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2003, December). Genetic engineering of cotton genes for the antifungal protein osmotin. Presented at Cotton Incorporated Annual meeting of Texas State Support Committee, College Station, TX.
Wilkinson, J. R., Yoder, D. W., Spradling, K., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2002, August). Analysis of a cotton gene cluster for the antifungal protein osmotin. Annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), Denver, CO.
Wilkinson, J. R., Spradling, K. D., Yoder, D. W., Pirtle, I. L., & Pirtle, R. M. (2002, December). Genetic engineering of cotton genes for the antifungal protein osmotin. Presented at Cotton Incorporated Annual meeting of Texas State Support Committee, Lubbock, TX.
Pirtle, R. M. (2002, October). Regulation and engineering of cotton genes for enzymes of fatty acid biosynthesis and for the antifungal protein osmotin. Presented at Cotton Incorporated Headquarters Cotton genetics working group meeting, Cary, NC.
