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Osakina Aron

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

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Characterisation of guided entry of tail-anchored proteins in Magnaporthe oryzae

Felix Abah, Qiaojia Zheng, Xinru Chen, Linwan Huang, Xiaomin Chen, Jules Biregeya, Osakina Aron, Zonghua Wang, Wei Tang

This study identifies and characterizes the GET complex components in Magnaporthe oryzae, showing their roles in growth, development, and pathogenesis.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 28, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

Receptor-ligand interactions in plant inmate immunity revealed by AlphaFold protein structure prediction

Li Wang, Yulin Jia, Osakina Aron, Kenneth M. Olsen, Yixiao Huang, Melissa H. Jia, Sathish K. Ponniah, Rodrigo Pedrozo, Camila Primieri Nicolli, Jeremy D. Edwards

The paper uses AlphaFold to predict protein structures and identify direct receptor-ligand interactions in plant innate immunity involving R genes and avirulence genes.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology

The protein phosphatases MoPtc1 and MoPtc2 are induced during pathogen-host interactions and play synergistic roles in regulating MAPK pathways in Magnaporthe oryzae

Wilfred Mabeche Anjago, Jules Biregeya, Mingyue Shi, Yixiao Chen, Yupeng Wang, Meilian Chen, Osakina Aron, Justice Norvienyeku, Wenyi Yu, Zonghua Wang, Zhang Dongmei

This study identifies MoPtc1 and MoPtc2 as type 2C phosphatases that synergistically regulate MAPK pathways in Magnaporthe oryzae during pathogen-host interactions.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology

MoCpa1-mediated arginine biosynthesis is crucial for fungal growth, conidiation, and plant infection of Magnaporthe oryzae

Osakina Aron, Min Wang, Wilfred Mabeche Anjago, Wajjiha Batool, Meiqin Li, Shuai Yang, Haixia You, Yan Cai, Tian Zhang, Yunxi Li, Baohua Wang, Dongmei Zhang, Zonghua Wang, Wei Tang

This study identifies MoCpa1 as essential for arginine biosynthesis in Magnaporthe oryzae, showing its role in fungal growth, conidiation, and plant infection.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · Jul 22, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

De novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis mediated by amidophosphoribosyl transferase is required for conidiation and essential for the successful host colonization of Magnaporthe oryzae

Osakina Aron, Min Wang, Jiayuan Guo, Frankine Jagero Otieno, Qussai Zuriegat, Songmao Lu, Zonghua Wang, Wei Tang

This study identifies MoAde4 as essential for purine biosynthesis in Magnaporthe oryzae, showing its role in conidiation and host colonization, not appressorium formation.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology