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Vincent M. Were

University of East AngliaORCID 0000-0002-9885-4877Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Computational design of de novo integrated domains enables rational control of pathogen effector recognition in plant NLR immune receptors.

Yuxuan Xi, Angus Bucknell, Joseph L. Watson, Abbas Maqbool, J. R. Bennett, Inna Goreshnik, Dionne K. Vafeados, Michel Sanchez, G. L. Knight, Rafał Zdrzałek, Clemence A. Rodney, Indira Saado, Caroline E. Stone, Emma K Turley, Daniel S. Yu, , Adam R. Bentham

This paper designs de novo integrated domains using AI tools to enable plant NLR receptors to recognize non-cognate pathogen effectors, demonstrating functional immune responses and structural fidelity.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies SNP Markers for Virulence in Magnaporthe oryzae Isolates from Sub-Saharan Africa

Veena Devi Ganeshan, Stephen O. Opiyo, Samuel Mutiga, Felix Rotich, David M. Thuranira, Vincent M. Were, Ibrahima Ouédraogo, Bo Zhou, Darren M. Soanes, James C. Correll, Guo‐Liang Wang, Nicholas J. Talbot, Thomas K. Mitchell

This study identifies 528 SNPs associated with virulence in Magnaporthe oryzae isolates from sub-Saharan Africa using GWAS and disease ratings.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2018 · PreprintGenetics