Rafał Zdrzałek

The paper identifies ChEC108 as a fungal effector that targets plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis, binds HIPP6, and induces plasmodesmal closure to restrict fungal spread.

This study shows how engineered tandem kinase immune receptors in plants can recognize different fungal effectors, expanding their disease resistance capabilities.

This study identifies a novel wheat immune receptor pair, R3NLR and R3AK, where R3AK executes cell death through its 4-helical bundle domain, revealing a non-canonical NLR/MLKL resistance mechanism.

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.

The paper shows a plant immune receptor evolved to mimic a pathogen's target, enabling it to recognize and respond to a virulence effector.

This study identifies Pwl2 as a virulence factor in the rice blast fungus that suppresses host immunity by altering the localization of HIPP43.

The paper bioengineers a plant NLR receptor to recognize a conserved fungal effector, resulting in durable resistance against blast fungus isolates.