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R. Zdrzalek

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Bioengineering a plant NLR immune receptor with a robust binding interface towards a conserved fungal pathogen effector

R. Zdrzalek, Y. Xi, T. Langner, A. R. Bentham, Y. Petit-Houdenot, J. C. De la Concepcion, A. Harant, M. Shimizu, V. Were, N. J. Talbot, R. J. Terauchi, S. Kamoun, M. J. Banfield

The paper bioengineers a plant NLR receptor to recognize a conserved fungal effector, resulting in durable resistance against blast fungus isolates.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 5, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Allelic compatibility in plant immune receptors facilitates engineering of new effector recognition specificities.

A. R. Bentham, J. C. De la Concepcion, J. V. Benjumea, S. Jones, M. Mendel, J. Stubbs, C. E. Stevenson, J. H. Maidment, J. Kourelis, R. Zdrzalek, S. Kamoun, M. J. Banfield

This paper demonstrates how allelic compatibility in the Pik NLR pair can be exploited to engineer NLRs with expanded effector recognition specificities without causing constitutive cell death.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2022Plant Biology

The rice NLR pair Pikp-1/Pikp-2 initiates cell death through receptor cooperation rather than negative regulation

R. Zdrzalek, S. Kamoun, R. Terauchi, H. Saitoh, M. J. Banfield

This study shows that the rice NLR pair Pikp-1/Pikp-2 activates immunity through receptor cooperation, not negative regulation, by forming complexes with the effector AVR-PikD.

bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2020Plant Biology