Sam T. Mugford

This paper shows CathB6 suppresses EDS1-dependent immunity and rewires MORF2-GUN1-GLK signaling to maintain cellular homeostasis in Arabidopsis during aphid feeding.

This study identifies and characterizes a diverse set of effector proteins in phytoplasmas, revealing mechanisms of molecular innovation despite genomic constraints.

The paper identifies Mp10, an aphid effector, as a molecule that suppresses plant DAMP-induced immunity but also modulates EDS1-dependent defences to enhance aphid reproduction.

This study shows aphid effector proteins recruit plant immune regulators to processing bodies, suppressing defenses, while a plant protein counteracts this effect.

This study presents chromosome-level genome assemblies for three psyllid species that transmit Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, revealing gene expansions and population substructure in Dyspersa apicalis.

This study identifies Mp10, an aphid saliva CSP effector, which suppresses plant PTI by interacting with AMSH deubiquitinases and modulating PRR kinase trafficking.

The paper updates a circadian clock model for Arabidopsis to predict phenotype effects of gene mis-regulation using metabolic and physiological data.

The paper presents the genome of the banana aphid P. nigronervosa and its symbionts, using Illumina sequencing and a k-mer deduplication pipeline to improve assembly quality.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of the woolly apple aphid, providing insights into its phylogenetic relationships and genomic structure.

The paper presents chromosome-scale genome assemblies of aphids, revealing extensive autosome rearrangements and X chromosome conservation over 30 million years.

The paper identifies an aphid gene family that translocates RNA into plants, promoting aphid reproduction and indicating cross-kingdom RNA deployment.

This study analyzes DNA methylation and gene expression differences between male and asexual female morphs of the green peach aphid, finding sex-specific methylation patterns linked to sexual differentiation.