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Iñigo Bañales

Utrecht UniversityORCID 0009-0005-4447-3832Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Dmitry LapiniD· 2 shared Guido F. J. M. Van den AckervekeniD· 2 shared Alix von Bredow· 1 shared Basten L. SnoekiD· 1 shared Chris C. N. van SchieiD· 1 shared Gijs van AsseltiD· 1 shared Josje RomeijniD· 1 shared L.C.P. PijfersiD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedAug 4, 2026

A lettuce receptor-like kinase recognizes the highly conserved heptapeptide motif within microbial NEP1-like proteins

Iñigo Bañales, Sarah L. Mehrem, Samara Almeida Landman…·Guido F. J. M. Van den Ackerveken

This paper identifies the lettuce receptor LNR that recognizes the conserved heptapeptide motif in microbial NLPs, revealing convergent evolution of NLP recognition and potential for crop defense improvement.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedDec 5, 2025

Extensive horizontal transfer of transposable elements shape fungal mobilomes

Josje Romeijn, Iñigo Bañales, Michael F. Seidl

The paper identifies extensive horizontal transfer of transposable elements in fungi, revealing ecological and genomic factors influencing their spread.

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fungi (other)DNA methylation

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Plant BiologyPhytopathologyPeer-reviewedApr 29, 2024

Basal expression of immune receptor genes requires low levels of the phytohormone salicylic acid

Tijmen van Butselaar, Savani S. Silva, Dmitry Lapin…·Guido F. J. M. Van den Ackerveken

This study shows that low levels of salicylic acid are required for basal expression of immune receptor genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, enabling early pathogen detection.

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Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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