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Taj Arndell

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationORCID 0000-0002-6540-2006Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Cheryl Blundell· 3 shared Jana SperschneideriD· 3 shared Melania FigueroaiD· 3 shared Peter N. DoddsiD· 3 shared Jian CheniD· 2 shared Jibril Lubega· 2 shared Kanyuka KostyaiD· 2 shared Megan A. OutramiD· 2 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 5, 2026

EffectorGeneP: accurate gene annotation in pathogen genomes from infection transcriptomes

Jana Sperschneider, Camilla Langlands-Perry, Jian Chen…·Peter N. Dodds

EffectorGeneP improves gene annotation in pathogen genomes by predicting coding sequences from transcript data, outperforming existing methods and expanding the predicted secretome.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.04.722827

machine learning (classical)gene regulatory network inference

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Plant BiologySciencePeer-reviewedMar 27, 2025

A wheat tandem kinase sensor activates an NLR helper to trigger immunity

Renjie Chen, Jian Chen, Oliver R. Powell…·Brande B. H. Wulff

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.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivNov 21, 2023

AvrSr27 is a zinc-bound effector with a modular structure important for immune recognition

Megan A. Outram, Jian Chen, Sean Broderick…·Simon J. Williams

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.

DOI 10.1111/nph.19801

protein structureexperimental assay

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