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M. Rocafort

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Sequential breakdown of the complex Cf-9 leaf mould resistance locus in tomato by Fulvia fulva

S. de la Rosa, C. R. Schol, A. R. Peregrina, D. J. Winter, A. M. Hilgers, K. Maeda, Y. Iida, M. Tarallo, R. Jia, H. G. Beenen, M. Rocafort, P. J. G. M. de Wit, J. K. Bowen, R. E. Bradshaw, M. H. A. J. Joosten, , C. H. Mesarich

This study identifies Avr9B, an effector that allows F. fulva to overcome Cf-9B resistance in tomato, showing sequential breakdown of the Cf-9 locus.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cell wall carbohydrate dynamics during the differentiation of infection structures by the apple scab fungus, Venturia inaequalis

M. Rocafort, V. Srivastava, J. K. Bowen, S. M. Diaz-Moreno, V. Bulone, K. M. Plummer, P. W. Sutherland, M. A. Anderson, R. E. Bradshaw, C. H. Mesarich

This study investigates cell wall carbohydrate dynamics in Venturia inaequalis during infection structure differentiation, revealing down-regulation of immunogenic carbohydrate biosynthesis genes and chitosan coating of infection structures.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2022Microbiology

The Venturia inaequalis effector repertoire is expressed in waves and is dominated by expanded families with predicted structural similarity to avirulence proteins from other plant-pathogenic fungi

M. Rocafort, J. K. Bowen, B. Hassing, M. P. Cox, B. McGreal, S. de la Rosa, K. M. Plummer, R. E. Bradshaw, C. H. Mesarich

The paper characterizes the temporal expression of effector candidates in Venturia inaequalis during apple infection and identifies structural similarities to avirulence proteins from other fungi.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2022Microbiology

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and rapid detection of gene-edited mutants using high-resolution melting in the apple scab fungus, Venturia inaequalis

M. Rocafort, S. Arshed, D. Hudson, J. Singh, J. K. Bowen, K. M. Plummer, R. E. Bradshaw, R. D. Johnson, L. J. Johnson, C. H. Mesarich

bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2021Microbiology

A plant pathogen utilizes effector proteins for microbiome manipulation

N. C. Snelders, H. Rovenich, G. Petti, M. Rocafort, J. A. Vorholt, J. R. Mesters, M. F. Seidl, R. Nijland, B. Thomma

This study shows that the plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae uses effector proteins to manipulate host and soil microbiomes, suggesting these proteins could be a source of new antibiotics.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020Microbiology