Zonghua Wang

This study identifies key components of the fungal endolysosomal network and shows that targeting them reduces fungal pathogenicity.

This study identifies OsML1 as a plant LPS-binding protein that recognizes bacterial LPS and activates immune responses in rice.

This study identifies fungal MST3 proteins as essential for innate immunity and pathogenicity, showing reduced pathogenicity and altered stress responses in knockout mutants.

The paper investigates genomic plasticity in Magnaporthe oryzae by analyzing supernumerary mini-chromosomes and their structural variations.

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

This study identifies a novel pathway involving retromer and trans-Golgi SNARE proteins that regulates apoplastic effector secretion in Magnaporthe oryzae, essential for pathogenicity.

This study identifies the GARP complex as a mediator that recruits retromer to the trans-Golgi network, facilitating the recycling of FgKex2 and FgSnc1, which is essential for growth, development, and pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum.

This paper identifies a novel penetration ring formed by secreted proteins in the rice blast fungus after cell wall penetration, which persists at the plasma membrane interface during invasion.

This study shows that transposable elements (TEs) contribute to population divergence in Magnaporthe oryzae by regulating gene expression in different rice subspecies.

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

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

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

The paper identifies MBD9 as an interacting protein of the Arabidopsis SWR1-C complex required for H2A.Z deposition at specific gene loci.

The paper compares the pathogenicity-related gene repertoires between Pyricularia oryzae and Pyricularia penniseti, revealing significant genomic differences.