Marion Claudia Müller

The paper identifies AvrWTK4, a pathogen effector recognised by the wheat tandem kinase receptor WTK4, and shows its interaction with the HMA-like domain of WTK4.

The paper inserts bulky domains into a CRISPR adenine base editor to narrow its editing window and reduce off-target effects.

This study develops blue-light inducible gene expression switches to control morphogenesis and pathogenesis in Ustilago maydis, demonstrating their utility in regulating fungal invasion and tumor formation.

This study shows that endogenous RALF peptides, perceived by FER and LLG-LRX complexes, are required for powdery mildew colonization of Arabidopsis, with RALF function influencing cell wall remodeling and apoplastic pH.

This study uses proteogenomics to show that transposable elements in Blumeria hordei generate novel transcripts and proteins.

This study analyzes genome-wide polymorphism data in Blumeria hordei to infer sweepstakes reproduction and quantify selective and neutral processes in its genome.

The paper identifies how two wheat resistance alleles, Pm3d and Pm3e, recognize structurally diverse mildew effectors to confer broad-spectrum resistance.

This study identifies SCAR genes in barley and shows that inactivating two of them enhances resistance to a pathogen while increasing mycorrhizal colonization, without affecting seed yield.

The paper identifies AvrPm4, a mildew effector recognised by the wheat resistance gene Pm4, and shows that virulent isolates evade resistance via SvrPm4, which suppresses AvrPm4-induced cell death.

The paper combines pangenomics and population genetics to identify chromosomal rearrangements, copy number variations, and transposon activity in wheat and rye powdery mildew isolates.

In 415 European and Mediterranean wheat powdery mildew genomes, fungicide-resistance mutations rose over time with regional patterns; demethylation-inhibitor resistance at cyp51 emerged at least twice independently and spread.

This study reports the reference genome of triticale powdery mildew, identifies lineage-specific effectors, and shows their role in host adaptation through hybridization.