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Thomas Kroj

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementORCID 0000-0002-3752-1788Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Biochemistry· 1 Bioinformatics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:protein structure· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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André PadillaiD· 3 shared Karine Montet de GuilleniD· 3 shared François HohiD· 2 shared Jérôme GracyiD· 2 shared Mounia LahfaiD· 2 shared Philippe BartheiD· 2 shared Stella CésariiD· 2 shared Antony ChampioniD· 1 shared

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2024-2025 · peak 3/yr

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Zymoseptoria tritici effectors structurally related to killer proteins UmV-KP4 and UmV-KP6 are toxic to fungi, and define extended protein families in fungi

Karine Montet de Guillen, Léa Mammri, Jérôme Gracy, André Padilla, Philippe Barthe, François Hoh, Mounia Lahfa, Justine Rouffet, Yohann Petit, Thomas Kroj, Marc‐Henri Lebrun

The paper determines the structures of fungal effectors from Zymoseptoria tritici, identifies their homology to viral killer toxins, and classifies them into structural families.

Molecular Plant Pathology · Aug 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

The Magnaporthe oryzae MAX effector AVR-Pia binds a novel group of rice HMA domain-containing proteins

Josephine H. R. Maidment, Svenja C. Saile, Aurélien Bocquet, Céline Thivolle, Léo Bourcet, Lisa-Fatimatou Planel, Muriel Gelin, Thomas Kroj, André Padilla, Karine Montet de Guillen, Stella Césari

This study identifies four rice HMA domain-containing proteins as targets of the Magnaporthe oryzae effector AVR-Pia and reveals the molecular basis of their interaction.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Rice JASMONIC ACID OXIDASES (OsJAO) control resting jasmonate metabolism to promote development and repress basal immune responses

Simon Y. A. Ndecky, Ludivine Malherbe, Claire Villette, Véronique Chalvon, Isabelle Meusnier, Dennisse Beltran-Valencia, Nicolas Baumberger, Michael Riemann, Thomas Kroj, Antony Champion, Thierry Heitz

This study identifies rice JASMONIC ACID OXIDASES (OsJAO) as regulators of jasmonate metabolism, promoting growth and repressing basal immune responses.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Apr 24, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

The structural landscape and diversity of Pyricularia oryzae MAX effectors revisited

Mounia Lahfa, Philippe Barthe, Karine Montet de Guillen, Stella Césari, Mouna Raji, Thomas Kroj, Marie Le Naour—Vernet, François Hoh, Pierre Gladieux, Christian Roumestand, Jérôme Gracy, Nathalie Declerck, André Padilla

The paper determines NMR structures of four MAX effectors and validates AlphaFold2 predictions, classifying MAX effectors into 20 structural groups based on structural diversity.

PLoS Pathogens · May 6, 2024Peer-reviewedBioinformatics