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M. Figueroa

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Approach:experimental assay· 8 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 7 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2

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J. Sperschneider· 6 shared P. Dodds· 4 shared E. C. Henningsen· 3 shared M. Miller· 3 shared S. F. Kianian· 3 shared C. Blundell· 2 shared D. C. Lewis· 2 shared D. T. Nguyen· 2 shared

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11 papers

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Detection of oat crown rust disease in Taiwan (2019-2021)

C.-Y. Ho, E. Henningsen, S.-T. Chen, H. A. Ariyawansa, E. C. Nazareno, J. Sperschneider, P. Dodds, J. M. Riddle, S. F. Kianian, M. Figueroa, Y.-F. Huang

This study identifies the oat crown rust pathogen in Taiwan as Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae through molecular and phenotypic analysis of field samples collected between 2019 and 2021.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

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

M. A. Outram, J. Chen, S. Broderick, Z. Li, S. Aditya, N. Tasneem, T. Arndell, C. Blundell, D. J. Ericsson, M. Figueroa, J. Sperschneider, P. Dodds, S. 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.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023Plant Biology

Genotypic and resistance profile analysis of two oat crown rust differential sets urge coordination and standardisation

D. T. Nguyen, E. C. Henningsen, D. C. Lewis, R. Mago, M. McNeil, R. Suchecki, S. Boden, J. Sperschneider, S. Kianian, P. N. Dodds, M. Figueroa

The paper compares virulence profiles of Pca isolates using two differential sets and identifies discrepancies, validating molecular markers for rust resistance gene stacking in oat.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2023Plant Biology

Virulence patterns of oat crown rust in Australia - season 2022

E. C. Henningsen, D. C. Lewis, D. T. Nguyen, J. Sperschneider, S. F. Kianian, E. Stone, P. Dodds, M. Figueroa

The paper characterizes virulence patterns of Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae isolates from Australia, finding higher virulence diversity in Eastern Australia compared to Western Australia.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2023Plant Biology

Pooled effector library screening in protoplasts rapidly identifies novel Avr genes

T. Arndell, J. Chen, J. Sperschneider, N. M. Updhyaya, C. Blundell, N. Niesner, A. Wang, S. Swain, M. Luo, M. A. Ayliffe, M. Figueroa, T. Vanhercke, P. N. Dodds

This paper develops a pooled effector library screening platform in plant protoplasts to identify Avr genes interacting with R genes, validating it by discovering known and novel Avr genes from wheat stem rust.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2023Plant Biology

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Mechanotransduction Through Serum and Glucocorticoid Inducible Kinase-1 Promotes Interleukin-6 Production and Macrophage Accumulation in Murine Hypertension

M. Figueroa, S. Hall, V. Mattia, A. Mendoza, A. Brown, Y. Xiong, R. Mukherjee, J. A. Jones, W. Richardson, J. M. Ruddy

This study shows that SGK-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells promotes IL-6 and macrophage accumulation in hypertension via mechanotransduction and AngII signaling.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology

Diversity of an uncommon elastic hypersaline microbial mat along a small-scale transect

L. Espinosa-Asuar, C. Monroy, D. Madrigal-Trejo, M. Navarro-Miranda, J. Sanchez-Perez, J. Munoz, J. D. Villar, J. Cifuentes, M. Kalambokidis, D. A. Esquivel-Hernandez, M. Viladomat, A. E. Escalante-Hernandez, P. Velez, M. Figueroa, A. Martinez Cardenas, , V. Souza

The paper assesses microbial diversity and metabolome profiles in a hypersaline microbial mat across a small transect, revealing low taxonomic diversity and distinct metabolomic signatures.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2021Microbiology

Identification of candidate susceptibility genes to Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici in wheat

E. C. Henningsen, V. Omidvar, R. Della Coletta, J.-M. Michno, E. Gilbert, F. Li, M. Miller, C. L. Myers, S. P. Gordon, J. P. Vogel, B. J. Steffenson, S. F. Kianian, C. D. Hirsch, M. Figueroa

The paper identifies candidate susceptibility genes to wheat stem rust disease by analyzing gene expression changes in susceptible and resistant wheat genotypes and a non-host plant.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2021Plant Biology

In vivo genetic screen identifies a SLC5A3-dependent myo-inositol auxotrophy in acute myeloid leukemia

Y. Wei, S. Iyer, S. Costa, Z. Yang, M. Kramer, E. Adelman, O. Klingbeil, O. Demerdash, S. Polyanskaya, K. Chang, S. Goodwin, E. Hodges, W. R. McCombie, M. Figueroa, C. Vakoc

The paper identifies SLC5A3-dependent myo-inositol auxotrophy in AML through genetic screening and shows synthetic lethality between ISYNA1 and SLC5A3.

bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology

Detection of race-specific resistance against Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae in Brachypodium species

V. Omidvar, S. Dugyala, F. Li, S. Rottschaefer, M. Miller, M. Ayliffe, M. Moscou, S. Kianian, M. Figueroa

The paper examines resistance to Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae in Brachypodium species, finding race-specific responses independent of ROS and involving salicylic acid and ethylene signaling.

bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2018Pathology

A near complete haplotype-phased genome of the dikaryotic wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici reveals high inter-haplotype diversity

B. Schwessinger, J. Sperschneider, W. Cuddy, M. Miller, D. Garnica, J. Taylor, P. Dodds, M. Figueroa, P. Robert, J. Rathjen

This paper presents a haplotype-phased genome assembly of the wheat stripe rust fungus, revealing high inter-haplotype diversity and novel genomic features associated with virulence.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2017Microbiology