Jian Chen

The paper investigates the structural role of zinc coordination in the wheat rust effector AvrSr33, showing it provides a scaffold necessary for immune recognition by Sr33.

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.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of the flax rust fungus, revealing two large effector proteins, AvrM3 and AvrN, and providing insights into its mating system.

This study identifies Rph7, a barley resistance gene against leaf rust, as a putative NAC transcription factor involved in basal defence activation.