K. F. Pedley

This study identifies PpEC15, a soybean rust effector protease, which suppresses host immunity by cleaving a 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase and modulating immune signaling pathways.

The paper re-analyzes phylogenomic data to show that previous conclusions about wheat blast population biology and epidemiology are based on incomplete sampling of grass-infecting populations.

The paper shows that recombination of standing variation in a fungal hybrid swarm led to rapid adaptive radiation in Pyricularia oryzae, causing two new plant diseases.

The paper identifies SlMai1 as a protein that links host recognition of pathogen effectors to MAPK signaling, enhancing PCD and disease resistance in plants.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of 76 Magnaporthe oryzae isolates to analyze population structure and gene flow, revealing multiple divergent lineages and evidence of inter-lineage genetic exchange.