Gunther Doehlemann

The paper identifies AVRA13's interaction with SRF3 in barley and shows its role in manipulating iron homeostasis to promote fungal growth, while also revealing MLA's detection of AVRA13's virulence features.

This study identifies two cryptic phytocytokines, PC13 and PC14, released from multifunctional proteins via SA-triggered proteolysis, which have opposing effects on plant immunity.

This study identifies a two-stage proteolytic pathway for maize phytocytokine Zip1 maturation and release, revealing spatial and temporal control of immune signaling.

This study develops blue-light inducible gene expression switches to control morphogenesis and pathogenesis in Ustilago maydis, demonstrating their utility in regulating fungal invasion and tumor formation.

This study identifies Cpi1, a membrane-anchored protease inhibitor in Pseudomonas that inhibits plant PLCPs, enhancing bacterial root colonization by modulating immune responses.

The paper identifies cis-regulatory elements in Ustilago maydis that control effector gene expression during different infection phases.

This study identifies Hap1 as a virulence factor in Ustilago maydis that disrupts host carbohydrate signaling to induce hypertrophy by targeting SnRK1 and altering metabolic pathways.

This study uses a recombinant hybrid of two smut fungi to identify gene regulation and virulence factors contributing to pathogenic differences.

This study identifies GH25 lysozyme from a yeast as a mediator of tripartite interkingdom interactions that shape microbial competition on plant leaf surfaces.

The paper develops an ELISA-based method to detect plant signaling peptides, demonstrating its ability to quantify Zip1 in plant tissues with nanogram sensitivity.

This study introduces RNP-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 for marker-free genome editing in Sporisorium reilianum, achieving efficient mutagenesis through frameshift, knock-in, and knock-out mutants.

The paper examines divergence in Ustilago maydis effector genes, finding that conserved genes peak during early infection stages while divergent genes peak during fungal proliferation.

The paper evaluates three high fidelity Cas9 variants in Ustilago maydis and identifies Cas9HF1 as the most specific, with no off-target effects observed.