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Andrew Breakspear

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Christine R. FaulkneriD· 2 shared Adam R. BenthamiD· 1 shared Annalisa BellandiiD· 1 shared Barkha RaviiD· 1 shared Catherine WalkeriD· 1 shared Daniel S. YuiD· 1 shared Diana PappiD· 1 shared Emma K TurleyiD· 1 shared

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Immune surveillance at plasmodesmata restricts the movement of a fungal effector

Emma K Turley, Daniel S. Yu, Andrew Breakspear, Joanna Jennings, Mark Jave Bautista, Sally Jones, Barkha Ravi, Rafał Zdrzałek, Weibin Ma, Adam R. Bentham, Lauren S. Ryder, Nicholas J. Talbot, Mark James Banfield, Christine R. Faulkner

The paper identifies ChEC108 as a fungal effector that targets plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis, binds HIPP6, and induces plasmodesmal closure to restrict fungal spread.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Plasmodesmal closure elicits stress responses

Estee E. Tee, Andrew Breakspear, Diana Papp, Hannah Rae Thomas, Catherine Walker, Annalisa Bellandi, Christine R. Faulkner

This study shows that plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses in plants, including gene expression changes and altered susceptibility to pathogens.

EMBO Reports · May 2, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology