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M. A. Outram, J. Chen, S. Broderick, Z. Li, S. Aditya, N. Tasneem, T. Arndell, C. Blundell, D. J. Ericsson, M. Figueroa, J. Sperschneider, P. Dodds, S. J. Williams
The paper reports the crystal structure of AvrSr27, a Pgt effector, revealing its modular zinc-bound fold and its role in immune recognition by Sr27.
bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023Plant Biology
D. T. Nguyen, E. C. Henningsen, D. C. Lewis, R. Mago, M. McNeil, R. Suchecki, S. Boden, J. Sperschneider, S. Kianian, P. N. Dodds, M. Figueroa
The paper compares virulence profiles of Pca isolates using two differential sets and identifies discrepancies, validating molecular markers for rust resistance gene stacking in oat.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2023Plant Biology
E. C. Henningsen, D. C. Lewis, D. T. Nguyen, J. Sperschneider, S. F. Kianian, E. Stone, P. Dodds, M. Figueroa
The paper characterizes virulence patterns of Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae isolates from Australia, finding higher virulence diversity in Eastern Australia compared to Western Australia.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2023Plant Biology
T. Arndell, J. Chen, J. Sperschneider, N. M. Updhyaya, C. Blundell, N. Niesner, A. Wang, S. Swain, M. Luo, M. A. Ayliffe, M. Figueroa, T. Vanhercke, P. N. Dodds
This paper develops a pooled effector library screening platform in plant protoplasts to identify Avr genes interacting with R genes, validating it by discovering known and novel Avr genes from wheat stem rust.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2023Plant Biology
M. A. Outram, Y.-C. Sung, D. Yu, B. Dagvadorj, S. Rima, D. Jones, D. J. Ericsson, J. Sperschneider, P. Solomon, B. Kobe, S. J. Williams
The paper determines the crystal structure of SnTox3, a fungal effector, revealing a novel β-barrel fold and showing that it is a pre-pro-protein processed by Kex2 protease.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2020Plant Biology
B. Schwessinger, Y.-J. Chen, R. Tien, J. K. Vogt, J. Sperschneider, R. Nagar, M. McMullan, T. Sicheritz-Ponten, C. Sorensen, M. S. Hovmoller, J. Rathjen, A. Fejer Justesen
This study compares two isolates of the wheat rust fungus Puccinia striiformis with different life histories, finding that long-term asexual evolution leads to genome expansion, transposable element accumulation, and increased heterozygosity.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2020Evolutionary Biology
B. Schwessinger, J. Sperschneider, W. Cuddy, M. Miller, D. Garnica, J. Taylor, P. Dodds, M. Figueroa, P. Robert, J. Rathjen
This paper presents a haplotype-phased genome assembly of the wheat stripe rust fungus, revealing high inter-haplotype diversity and novel genomic features associated with virulence.
bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2017Microbiology