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Ulrich Schaffrath

RWTH Aachen UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3691-0888Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alex WegneriD· 2 shared Andreas Mosbach· 1 shared Anna LipzeniD· 1 shared Carl L. McCombeiD· 1 shared Catherine SirveniD· 1 shared Chenie S. ZamoraiD· 1 shared Claudia Vieira GodoyiD· 1 shared Daniel J. EricssoniD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyFungal Genetics and BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 2, 2025

The genetic diversity of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi has been driven by two major evolutionary lineages

Vinícius Delgado da Rocha, Everton Geraldo Capote Ferreira, Fernanda Machado Castanho…·Francismar Corrêa Marcelino‐Guimarães

This study analyzes the genetic diversity of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, identifying two major evolutionary lineages and suggesting a tetrapolar mating system.

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plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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Plant BiologySciencePeer-reviewedFeb 27, 2025

Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate starvation signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors

Carl L. McCombe, Alex Wegner, Chenie S. Zamora…·Ulrich Schaffrath

This study identifies a family of fungal effectors that manipulate plant phosphate sensing to enhance pathogen virulence.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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GeneticsPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedAug 17, 2020

CRISPR/Cas with ribonucleoprotein complexes and transiently selected telomere vectors allows highly efficient marker-free and multiple genome editing in Botrytis cinerea

Thomas Leisen, Fabian Bietz, J.A. Werner…·Matthias Hahn

This paper introduces a CRISPR/Cas system using ribonucleoprotein complexes and telomere vectors for efficient marker-free genome editing in Botrytis cinerea, achieving high editing rates and enabling multiple edits.

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multiple speciesexperimental assay

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