Anton Kraege

Structural homology reveals cerato-platanins as conserved antimicrobials repeatedly co-opted for fungal host colonization

This study identifies antimicrobial activity as the conserved core function of fungal cerato-platanins, showing how these proteins evolved from ancient antimicrobials to manipulate host interactions.

Bacteria rewire fungal antimicrobial gene expression in microbial arms races

The paper shows bacteria suppress fungal antimicrobial gene expression in soil microbiota, reducing fungal colonization and revealing community-level microbial competition.

Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils

The paper shows that the antimicrobial effector Ave1 from Verticillium dahliae affects tomato microbiota assembly and virulence across different soils.

Undermining the cry for help: The phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae secretes an antimicrobial effector protein to undermine host recruitment of antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria

The paper identifies Av2, an effector protein from Verticillium dahliae, which suppresses the plant's 'cry for help' by inhibiting antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria recruitment.

A gnotobiotic system reveals multifunctional effector roles in plant-fungal pathogen dynamics

The paper develops a gnotobiotic system to study plant-fungal pathogen interactions, showing that specific effector proteins influence virulence and microbiota manipulation.

High quality genome assembly and annotation (v1) of the eukaryotic terrestrial microalga Coccomyxa viridis SAG 216-4

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly and annotation of Coccomyxa viridis SAG 216-4 using long-read sequencing and Hi-C, resulting in a complete nuclear, mitochondrial, and plastid genome.