Zoe Bernasconi

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

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 shows RWT4, a wheat tandem kinase, directly binds the fungal effector AvrPWT4, triggering defense responses through kinase activity and structural features.