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Dong Zhang

University of CologneORCID 0009-0002-8322-2647Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Dong Zhang2 papers · Tsinghua University

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Georgios I. SaridisiD· 1 shared Gunther DoehlemanniD· 1 shared Hirofumi NakagamiiD· 1 shared Malaika K. EbertiD· 1 shared Sara Christina StolzeiD· 1 shared Yoon Joo LeeiD· 1 shared

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Ustilago maydis disrupts carbohydrate signaling networks to induce hypertrophy in host cells

Yoon Joo Lee, Dong Zhang, Sara Christina Stolze, Georgios I. Saridis, Malaika K. Ebert, Hirofumi Nakagami, Gunther Doehlemann

This study identifies Hap1 as a virulence factor in Ustilago maydis that disrupts host carbohydrate signaling to induce hypertrophy by targeting SnRK1 and altering metabolic pathways.

Nature Communications · Feb 20, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology