Dynamic accumulation of a helper NLR at the plant-pathogen interface underpins pathogen recognition. bioRxiv preprint Mar 16, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.15.435521
A single amino acid polymorphism in a conserved effector of the multihost blast fungus pathogen expands host-target binding spectrum. bioRxiv preprint Mar 16, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.15.435478
Host-interactor screens of Phytophthora infestans RXLR proteins reveal vesicle trafficking as a major effector-targeted process. The Plant Cell, 2021;, koab069, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab069
Genomic rearrangements generate hypervariable mini-chromosomes in host-specific isolates of the blast fungus. PLoS Genet. 2021 Feb 16;17(2):e1009386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009386.
Parasite co-opts a ubiquitin receptor to induce a plethora of developmental changes. bioRxiv preprint Feb 15, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.15.430920
A complex resistance locus in Solanum americanum recognizes a conserved Phytophthora effector. Nat Plants. 2021 Feb 11. doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00854-9.
Plant pathogens convergently evolved to counteract redundant nodes of an NLR immune receptor network. bioRxiv preprint Feb 03, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.03.429184
Multiple variants of the fungal effector AVR-Pik bind the HMA domain of the rice protein OsHIPP19, providing a foundation to engineer plant defence. J Biol Chem. 2021 Feb 3:100371. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100371.
Two NLR immune receptors acquired high-affinity binding to a fungal effector through convergent evolution of their integrated domain. bioRxiv preprint Jan 27, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.26.428286
Genome evolution of a non-parasitic secondary heterotroph, the diatom Nitzschia putrida. bioRxiv preprint Jan 24, 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.24.427197