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Yang Xu

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9819-7790Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Yang Xu9 papers · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Molecular BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 6, 2026

An HMA-like integrated domain in the wheat tandem kinase WTK4 recognises an RNase-like pathogen effector

Zoe Bernasconi, Ursin Stirnemann, Yang Xu…·Javier Sánchez‐Martín

The paper identifies AvrWTK4, a pathogen effector recognised by the wheat tandem kinase receptor WTK4, and shows its interaction with the HMA-like domain of WTK4.

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Plant BiologySciencePeer-reviewedMar 27, 2025

A wheat tandem kinase sensor activates an NLR helper to trigger immunity

Renjie Chen, Jian Chen, Oliver R. Powell…·Brande B. H. Wulff

The paper identifies a two-component resistance mechanism in wheat where a tandem kinase sensor recruits an NLR helper to trigger immunity against fungal pathogens.

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