2022
The stem rust effector protein AvrSr50 escapes Sr50 recognition by a substitution in a single surface exposed residue.
Ortiz D, Chen J, Outram MA, Saur IML, Upadhyaya NM, Mago R, Ericsson DJ, Cesari S, Chen C, Williams SJ, Dodds PN. New Phytol. 2022 Feb 2. doi: 10.1111/nph.18011. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35107838
New recognition specificity in a plant immune receptor by molecular engineering of its integrated domain.
Cesari S, Xi Y, Declerck N, Chalvon V, Mammri L, Pugnière M, Henriquet C, de Guillen K, Chochois V, Padilla A, Kroj T.
Nat Commun. 2022 Mar 21;13(1):1524. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29196-6.PMID: 35314704 Free article.
2021
A novel robust and high-throughput method to measure cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by fluorescence imaging.
Xi Y, Chochois V, Kroj T, Cesari S.
Mol Plant Pathol. 2021 Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/mpp.13129. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34427040
Design of a new effector recognition specificity in a plant NLR immune receptor by molecular engineering of its integrated decoy domain
Stella Cesari, Yuxuan Xi, Nathalie Declerck, Véronique Chalvon, Léa Mammri, Martine Pugnière, Corinne Henriquet, Karine de Guillen, André Padilla, Thomas KrojbioRxiv 2021.04.24.441256; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.24.441256
2020
Precision Breeding Made Real with CRISPR: Illustration through Genetic Resistance to Pathogens.
Veillet F, Durand M, Kroj T, Cesari S, Gallois JL.
Plant Commun. 2020 Jul 25;1(5):100102. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100102. eCollection 2020 Sep 14.PMID: 33367260
The Rice DNA-Binding Protein ZBED Controls Stress Regulators and Maintains Disease Resistance After a Mild Drought.
Zuluaga AP, Bidzinski P, Chanclud E, Ducasse A, Cayrol B, Gomez Selvaraj M, Ishitani M, Jauneau A, Deslandes L, Kroj T, Michel C, Szurek B, Koebnik R, Morel JB.
Front Plant Sci. 2020 Aug 18;11:1265. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01265. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33013945
Modulation of innate immune signaling by a Coxiella burnetii eukaryotic-like effector protein.
Burette M, Allombert J, Lambou K, Maarifi G, Nisole S, Di Russo Case E, Blanchet FP, Hassen-Khodja C, Cabantous S, Samuel J, Martinez E, Bonazzi M.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jun 16;117(24):13708-13718. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1914892117. Epub 2020 Jun 1.PMID: 32482853
2018
Specific recognition of two MAX effectors by integrated HMA domains in plant immune receptors involves distinct binding surfaces.
Guo L, Cesari S, de Guillen K, Chalvon V, Mammri L, Ma M, Meusnier I, Bonnot F, Padilla A, Peng YL, Liu J, Kroj T.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Nov 6;115(45):11637-11642. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1810705115. Epub 2018 Oct 24.PMID: 30355769
Multiple strategies for pathogen perception by plant immune receptors.
Cesari S.
New Phytol. 2018 Jul;219(1):17-24. doi: 10.1111/nph.14877. Epub 2017 Nov 13.PMID: 29131341
2017
Transposon-Mediated NLR Exile to the Pollen Allows Rice Blast Resistance without Yield Penalty.
Cesari S, Kroj T.
Mol Plant. 2017 May 1;10(5):665-667. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 Apr 19.PMID: 28433742
Effector Mimics and Integrated Decoys, the Never-Ending Arms Race between Rice and Xanthomonas oryzae.
Zuluaga P, Szurek B, Koebnik R, Kroj T, Morel JB.
Front Plant Sci. 2017 Mar 28;8:431. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00431. eCollection 2017.PMID: 28400786
Recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae Effector AVR-Pia by the Decoy Domain of the Rice NLR Immune Receptor RGA5.
Ortiz D, de Guillen K, Cesari S, Chalvon V, Gracy J, Padilla A, Kroj T.
Plant Cell. 2017 Jan;29(1):156-168. doi: 10.1105/tpc.16.00435. Epub 2017 Jan 13.PMID: 28087830
2016
Pathogen effectors and plant immunity determine specialization of the blast fungus to rice subspecies.
Liao J, Huang H, Meusnier I, Adreit H, Ducasse A, Bonnot F, Pan L, He X, Kroj T, Fournier E, Tharreau D, Gladieux P, Morel JB.
Elife. 2016 Dec 23;5:e19377. doi: 10.7554/eLife.19377.PMID: 28008850
The CC domain structure from the wheat stem rust resistance protein Sr33 challenges paradigms for dimerization in plant NLR proteins.
Casey LW, Lavrencic P, Bentham AR, Cesari S, Ericsson DJ, Croll T, Turk D, Anderson PA, Mark AE, Dodds PN, Mobli M, Kobe B, Williams SJ.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Nov 8;113(45):12856-12861. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1609922113. Epub 2016 Oct 17.PMID: 27791121
Ectopic activation of the rice NLR heteropair RGA4/RGA5 confers resistance to bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak diseases.
Hutin M, Césari S, Chalvon V, Michel C, Tran TT, Boch J, Koebnik R, Szurek B, Kroj T.
Plant J. 2016 Oct;88(1):43-55. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13231. Epub 2016 Aug 18.PMID: 27289079
Cytokinin Production by the Rice Blast Fungus Is a Pivotal Requirement for Full Virulence.
Chanclud E, Kisiala A, Emery NR, Chalvon V, Ducasse A, Romiti-Michel C, Gravot A, Kroj T, Morel JB.
PLoS Pathog. 2016 Feb 22;12(2):e1005457. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005457. eCollection 2016 Feb.PMID: 26900703
Magnaporthe oryzae effectors MoHEG13 and MoHEG16 interfere with host infection and MoHEG13 counteracts cell death caused by Magnaporthe-NLPs in tobacco.
Mogga V, Delventhal R, Weidenbach D, Langer S, Bertram PM, Andresen K, Thines E, Kroj T, Schaffrath U.
Plant Cell Rep. 2016 May;35(5):1169-85. doi: 10.1007/s00299-016-1943-9. Epub 2016 Feb 16.PMID: 26883226
Three wall-associated kinases required for rice basal immunity form protein complexes in the plasma membrane.
Cayrol B, Delteil A, Gobbato E, Kroj T, Morel JB.
Plant Signal Behav. 2016;11(4):e1149676. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1149676.PMID: 26853099
Integration of decoy domains derived from protein targets of pathogen effectors into plant immune receptors is widespread.
Kroj T, Chanclud E, Michel-Romiti C, Grand X, Morel JB.
New Phytol. 2016 Apr;210(2):618-26. doi: 10.1111/nph.13869. Epub 2016 Feb 5.PMID: 26848538
Several wall-associated kinases participate positively and negatively in basal defense against rice blast fungus.
Delteil A, Gobbato E, Cayrol B, Estevan J, Michel-Romiti C, Dievart A, Kroj T, Morel JB.
BMC Plant Biol. 2016 Jan 16;16:17. doi: 10.1186/s12870-016-0711-x.PMID: 26772971
2015
Structure Analysis Uncovers a Highly Diverse but Structurally Conserved Effector Family in Phytopathogenic Fungi.
de Guillen K, Ortiz-Vallejo D, Gracy J, Fournier E, Kroj T, Padilla A.
PLoS Pathog. 2015 Oct 27;11(10):e1005228. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005228. eCollection 2015 Oct.PMID: 26506000
Deciphering Genome Content and Evolutionary Relationships of Isolates from the Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Attacking Different Host Plants.
Chiapello H, Mallet L, Guérin C, Aguileta G, Amselem J, Kroj T, Ortega-Abboud E, Lebrun MH, Henrissat B, Gendrault A, Rodolphe F, Tharreau D, Fournier E.
Genome Biol Evol. 2015 Oct 9;7(10):2896-912. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evv187.PMID: 26454013
2014
The NB-LRR proteins RGA4 and RGA5 interact functionally and physically to confer disease resistance.
Césari S, Kanzaki H, Fujiwara T, Bernoux M, Chalvon V, Kawano Y, Shimamoto K, Dodds P, Terauchi R, Kroj T.
EMBO J. 2014 Sep 1;33(17):1941-59. doi: 10.15252/embj.201487923. Epub 2014 Jul 14.PMID: 25024433
2013
The rice resistance protein pair RGA4/RGA5 recognizes the Magnaporthe oryzae effectors AVR-Pia and AVR1-CO39 by direct binding.
Cesari S, Thilliez G, Ribot C, Chalvon V, Michel C, Jauneau A, Rivas S, Alaux L, Kanzaki H, Okuyama Y, Morel JB, Fournier E, Tharreau D, Terauchi R, Kroj T.
Plant Cell. 2013 Apr;25(4):1463-81. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.107201. Epub 2013 Apr 2.PMID: 23548743
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector AVR1-CO39 is translocated into rice cells independently of a fungal-derived machinery.
Ribot C, Césari S, Abidi I, Chalvon V, Bournaud C, Vallet J, Lebrun MH, Morel JB, Kroj T.
Plant J. 2013 Apr;74(1):1-12. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12099. Epub 2013 Mar 4.PMID: 23279638
