Benjamin Petre

Cell re-entry assays do not support models of pathogen- independent translocation of AvrM and AVR3a effectors into plant cells

The paper evaluates the cell re-entry assay for detecting effector protein uptake into plant cells and finds it unreliable due to false positives.

In planta expression screens of candidate effector proteins from the wheat yellow rust fungus reveal processing bodies as a pathogen-targeted plant cell compartment

The paper identifies sixteen candidate effector proteins from the wheat yellow rust fungus and finds one, PST02549, localizes to plant processing bodies.

RUST FUNGAL EFFECTORS MIMIC HOST TRANSIT PEPTIDES TO TRANSLOCATE INTO CHLOROPLASTS

The paper identifies CTP1, a fungal effector that mimics plant chloroplast transit peptides to translocate into chloroplasts, revealing a strategy for fungal manipulation of host cell compartments.