Sohini Deb

Powdery mildew fungi block plant vacuolar traffic to suppress immunity

This study shows that powdery mildew fungi inhibit the vacuolar trafficking pathway to suppress NLR-mediated immunity in barley, but this inhibition is temporary and can be reversed by later-secreted effectors.

A powdery mildew core effector protein targets host endosome tethering complexes HOPS and CORVET

The paper identifies CSEP0214 as a core effector protein from Blumeria hordei that interacts with barley VPS18, disrupting endosomal tethering complexes and host immunity.

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae type-III effector TAL9b targets a broadly conserved disease susceptibility locus to promote pathogenesis in rice

This study identifies TAL9b as a Xoo effector targeting OsS5H/FNS-03g, a bifunctional protein whose product apigenin promotes bacterial blight in rice.

Interaction of the Xanthomonas effectors XopQ and XopX results in induction of rice immune responses

The paper shows that XopX interacts with 14-3-3 proteins to suppress rice immunity, but when combined with XopQ, it induces immune responses, with other effectors able to suppress this effect.