Daniel Lüdke

The paper introduces SNI, a framework to identify atypical protein assemblies, and applies it to NLRs, finding an undecameric assembly in NRC7 orthologs.

The paper shows that the rice NLR pair Pik-1 and Pik-2 forms a hetero-oligomeric complex at the plasma membrane in the resting state before effector activation.

The study shows that autoactive mutants of tomato NRC proteins still induce cell death in prf mutants and in lettuce, indicating a unidirectional dependency in the NRC immune network.

The paper identifies a root-specific NLR gene cluster in tomato that confers resistance to nematodes and evolved from an ancient NRC network.

This study identifies two genetically linked Arabidopsis TIR-type NLRs, TN13 and TNT1, which are required for immunity and interact with other NLRs in a segmentally duplicated genomic region.

This study shows that extending photoperiods to 22 hours reduces the generation time of Nicotiana benthamiana by about 16-22%.