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Oliver R. Powell

King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyORCID 0000-0001-5624-8126Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Brande B. H. WulffiD· 3 shared Amber N. HafeeziD· 1 shared Beat KelleriD· 1 shared Brian Joel SteffensoniD· 1 shared Burkhard SteuernageliD· 1 shared Catherine GardeneriD· 1 shared Cheryl Blundell· 1 shared Cong FengiD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 14, 2025

An extended β-finger motif is near-ubiquitous in kinase fusion proteins

Oliver R. Powell, David J. Gilbert, Brande B. H. Wulff

The paper identifies an extended β-finger motif in kinase fusion proteins from wheat and barley, showing it is a conserved feature linked to disease resistance.

2 citations

plant (other)experimental assay

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Plant BiologySciencePeer-reviewedMar 27, 2025

A wheat tandem kinase sensor activates an NLR helper to trigger immunity

Renjie Chen, Jian Chen, Oliver R. Powell…·Brande B. H. Wulff

The paper identifies a two-component resistance mechanism in wheat where a tandem kinase sensor recruits an NLR helper to trigger immunity against fungal pathogens.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintSep 11, 2023

Septoria tritici blotch resistance gene Stb15 encodes a lectin receptor-like kinase

Amber N. Hafeez, Laëtitia Chartrain, Cong Feng…·James K. M. Brown

The paper identifies Stb15, a lectin receptor-like kinase gene conferring resistance to Septoria tritici blotch in wheat, through GWAS and functional validation.

11 citations

statistical modelgene regulatory network inference

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