Gitta Coaker

The paper shows that extracellular water status limits pathogen growth during both compatible and incompatible plant immune interactions, reframing the hypersensitive response as a desiccation mechanism.

The paper analyzes NLR gene diversity in citrus and its relatives, identifying genomic clustering patterns and potential mechanisms like unequal recombination.

The paper compares PRR-mediated immune outputs in Arabidopsis seedlings and rosettes, finding differential sensitivity to experimental context across assays and developmental stages.

The paper shows plant immunity forms a spatially organized defense zone around infection sites, with distinct hormone responses in neighboring cells to contain pathogens.

The paper examines immune response patterns of PRRs in tomato roots and leaves across developmental stages and species, finding developmental-specific PTI responses and unique PRR pathways.

This study identifies key residues in plant receptors that enable expanded flg22 perception and develops a framework for rational receptor engineering to enhance pathogen restriction.

The paper introduces mamp-ml, a deep learning model predicting plant receptor-ligand interactions using sequence data and ESM-2, achieving 73% accuracy without experimental structures.

This study shows that editing the PIRE gene in tomato enhances ROS production and resistance to foliar pathogens but not soilborne pathogens.

The paper shows RWT4, a wheat tandem kinase, directly binds the fungal effector AvrPWT4, triggering defense responses through kinase activity and structural features.

The paper uses long-read sequencing to clone a resistance gene in wheat, resolving structural complexities and enabling its introgression into other wheat varieties.

The paper shows that three yellow rust resistance genes in wheat are all encoded by the same locus Wtk1, but their resistance responses vary depending on genetic background.