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Brandon Vega

University of California, Berkeley

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Organism:plant (other)· 3 Approach:deep learning· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Ksenia V. KrasilevaiD· 3 shared Amanda DeeiD· 1 shared Ashley Bendl· 1 shared Buiry Min· 1 shared China Lunde· 1 shared Danielle M. StevensiD· 1 shared David K. YangiD· 1 shared Doogie Kim· 1 shared

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mamp-ml: A deep learning approach to epitope immunogenicity in plants

Danielle M. Stevens, David K. Yang, Tatiana J. Liang, Tianrun Li, Brandon Vega, Gitta Coaker, Ksenia V. Krasileva

The paper introduces mamp-ml, a deep learning model predicting plant receptor-ligand interactions using sequence data and ESM-2, achieving 73% accuracy without experimental structures.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

Pathogen-inducible expression of autoactive NLRs confers multi-pathogen resistance in tomato

Wei Wei, Naio Koehler, Brandon Vega, Doogie Kim, Ashley Bendl, Buiry Min, China Lunde, Myeong‐Je Cho, Ksenia V. Krasileva

This study develops a synthetic strategy using pathogen-inducible promoters paired with autoactive NLRs to confer multi-pathogen resistance in tomato without growth impairment.

bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Resurrection of the Plant Immune Receptor Sr50 to Overcome Pathogen Immune Evasion

Kyungyong Seong, Wei Wei, Sophie C Sent, Brandon Vega, Amanda Dee, Griselda Ramirez-Bernardino, Rakesh Kumar, Lorena Parra, Isabel M. L. Saur, Ksenia V. Krasileva

This study engineers the plant immune receptor Sr50 to recognize a pathogen effector variant, restoring immune responses against stem rust.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology