Yakubu Saddeeq Abubakar

This study identifies key components of the fungal endolysosomal network and shows that targeting them reduces fungal pathogenicity.

This study identifies a novel pathway involving retromer and trans-Golgi SNARE proteins that regulates apoplastic effector secretion in Magnaporthe oryzae, essential for pathogenicity.

This study identifies the GARP complex as a mediator that recruits retromer to the trans-Golgi network, facilitating the recycling of FgKex2 and FgSnc1, which is essential for growth, development, and pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum.

This paper identifies a novel penetration ring formed by secreted proteins in the rice blast fungus after cell wall penetration, which persists at the plasma membrane interface during invasion.