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Agustina De Francesco

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasORCID 0000-0002-1899-9460Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alexander J. McClellandiD· 1 shared Amelia Helen LovelaceiD· 1 shared Amit LevyiD· 1 shared Andrea Sánchez‐ValletiD· 1 shared Andrew M. BeekmaniD· 1 shared Benjamin L. KochiD· 1 shared Bin HuiD· 1 shared Cécile LorrainiD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 7, 2026

A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen

Alexander J. McClelland, Bin Hu, Yuantao Xu…·Wenbo Ma

This study identifies a bacterial outer membrane protein as a substrate of a citrus protease, showing that protease activity reduces pathogen titers and delays disease symptoms in citrus.

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plant (other)proteomics

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Plant BiologyMolecular Plant-Microbe InteractionsPeer-reviewedJan 24, 2024

The Zymoseptoria tritici avirulence factor AvrStb6 accumulates in hyphae close to stomata and triggers a wheat defense response hindering fungal penetration

Julien Alassimone, Coraline Rosalie Praz, Cécile Lorrain…·Andrea Sánchez‐Vallet

This study identifies AvrStb6 accumulation near stomata and its role in triggering wheat defense responses that inhibit fungal penetration.

20 citations

imagingexperimental assay

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