Jian Chen

The paper investigates the structural role of zinc coordination in the wheat rust effector AvrSr33, showing it provides a scaffold necessary for immune recognition by Sr33.

The paper identifies a two-component resistance mechanism in wheat where a tandem kinase sensor recruits an NLR helper to trigger immunity against fungal pathogens.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of the flax rust fungus, revealing two large effector proteins, AvrM3 and AvrN, and providing insights into its mating system.

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.

This study identifies Rph7, a barley resistance gene against leaf rust, as a putative NAC transcription factor involved in basal defence activation.