D. Torres

A Thalamocortical Cell-Adhesion Code Primes Sensory Cortical Specification

This paper identifies cell-adhesion molecules that prime sensory cortical identity through thalamocortical targeting before thalamic innervation.

Can leafhoppers help us trace the impact of climate change on agriculture?

This study shows that climate change is increasing leafhopper populations and disease transmission in eastern Canada, suggesting leafhoppers can serve as indicators of agricultural impacts from climate change.

The soil-borne white root rot pathogen Rosellinia necatrix expresses antimicrobial proteins during host colonization

This study identifies antimicrobial proteins in Rosellinia necatrix that are expressed during host colonization and may modulate host microbiota to promote disease.

Implications of the three-dimensional chromatin organization for genome evolution in a fungal plant pathogen

This study examines the 3D chromatin organization in Verticillium dahliae and links it to evolutionary features in the Verticillium genus.

A highly polymorphic effector protein promotes fungal virulence through suppression of plant-associated Actinobacteria

This study identifies a polymorphic effector protein in the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae that suppresses plant-associated Actinobacteria to promote disease.

A chromosome-level genome assembly enables the identification of the follicle stimulating hormone receptor as the master sex determining gene in Solea senegalensis

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for Senegalese sole, identifies the follicle stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) as the master sex determining gene, and shows its differential expression and allelic variation between sexes.

Comparative genomics of Verticillium dahliae isolates reveals the in planta-secreted effector protein recognized in V2 tomato plants

The paper identifies an avirulence effector, Av2, from Verticillium dahliae race 2 strains that is recognized by the V2 resistance gene in tomato plants.