In the 2Blades group, I will be working on a collaborative project to identify new sources of genetic resistance to fungal pathogens. I am interested in molecular plant pathology, and my PhD research focused on protein-protein interactions during rice blast disease.
Josephine.Maidment@tsl.ac.uk
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The blast pathogen effector AVR-Pik binds and stabilizes rice heavy metal-associated (HMA) proteins to co-opt their function in immunity. bioRxiv preprint Dec 02, 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.01.406389
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Multiple variants of the blast fungus effector AVR-Pik bind the HMA domain of the rice protein OsHIPP19 with high affinity. bioRxiv preprint Dec 01, 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.01.403451
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The allelic rice immune receptor Pikh confers extended resistance to strains of the blast fungus through a single polymorphism in the effector binding interface. bioRxiv preprint Sept 05, 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.05.284240
Read moreGene Duplication and Mutation in the Emergence of a Novel Aggressive Allele of the AVR-Pik Effector in the Rice Blast Fungus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2019 Jun;32(6):740-749. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-09-18-0245-R. Epub 2019 May 1.
Taking the stage: effectors in the spotlight. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2017 Aug;38:25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.04.013. Epub 2017 Apr 28.
2019 – present Laboratory Technician, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
2015 – 2019 PhD Student, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK