#NewsCBGP - Virulence and signalling mechanisms are regulated by the length of the 3' ends of mRNAs in the rice blast fungus 🇪🇸 - goo.gl/sdbVbV 🇬🇧 - goo.gl/SmcnjB #somosUPM

📌The 8th international rice blast conference 🌾 27-31 May 2019 Chengdu, China drive.google.com/file/d/14vbTXz…

PhD studentship available in the Banfield Lab for Oct 2019 start, investigating the functions of a rice blast effector target. Applications due by 26th November. For further details see: biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/proje…. Please RT!

Specific recognition of two MAX effectors by integrated HMA domains in plant immune receptors involves distinct binding surfaces. dlvr.it/QpYsdB

🎆 Wonderful Fireworks at JIC 🎆

Potluck dinner with national dishes 🍴 Amazing and un-pronunciation food!! JC De la Concepción Mark Banfield Josie Maidment Marina Franceschetti Lauren Grubb Nitikamukhi @freyavarden Rafał Zdrzałek and Johana Singapore noodle from Hannah V Brown 🍜

Banfield Lab retreat 2018 Work hard eat harder 🍴 Lab lunch and dinner Thank you so much Mark Banfield #BanfieldTeam

OsWRKY67 positively regulates blast and bacteria blight resistance by direct activation of PR genes in rice. dlvr.it/QrChV2

Our new paper is out PLOS Genetics: TOR-autophagy branch signaling via Imp1 dictates plant-microbe biotrophic interface longevity dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

The new 2019 IS-MPMI XVIII Congress website is full of information about the coming meeting. Check it out! ismpmi.org/Congress/2019/…

Gene duplication and mutation in the emergence of a novel aggressive allele of the AVR-Pik effector in the rice blast fungus apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MP…

Abstract submissions for IS-MPMI XVIII Congress are now open! Submit your abstract to present at our first Congress in three years. Deadline is March 7. Congress takes place July 14 - 18 in Glasgow, Scotland. ismpmi.org/Congress/2019/…

Protein engineering expands the effector recognition profile of a rice NLR immune receptor biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_plants

Delighted to share my Lab's most recent work on bioRxiv. Congrats to co-first authors JC De la Concepción and Marina Franceschetti 😀. Great continued collaboration with Ryohei Terauchi and Sophien Kamoun #blastoff

New study published from Mark Banfield lab just in time for #ICMPMI2019 - cross-reactivity of a rice NLR immune receptor, including a new crystal structure of an effector bound to an integrated domain. Congrats to Freya Varden & all authors! m.jbc.org/content/early/…

Interested in pathogen adaptation, genomic, structural variation, and supernumerary mini-chromosomes? Come chat with me at tonight's poster session #icmpmi2019 about how we tackle these big topics Sophien Kamoun The Sainsbury Laboratory . Poster: 878-P2

An updated version of our manuscript on NLR receptor engineering is up now on eLife - the journal! elifesciences.org/articles/47713 Thanks to editors Thorsten Nürnberger, @PlantEvolution and the anonymous reviewers for a fair reviewing process. #NLR #Immunity #Effectors #StructuralBiology #XtalClear

Our latest study of natural alleles of the rice NLR Pik and recognition of effectors now on bioRxiv Plant Bio. Awesome collaborative work from all authors, including JC De la Concepción Josie Maidment Apinya Longya Marina Franceschetti

Our latest publication is up in bioRxiv! We combined biophysics and X-ray crystallography to understand how two allelic rice immune receptors have converged towards extended pathogen recognition (1/10)🌾🍄 #NLRs #Effectors #BlastOFF biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

First on bioRxiv, now online at PLOS Pathogens. Manuscript prepared during UK Covid lockdown addressing the extended resistance of the rice immune receptor Pikh journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…. JC De la Concepción Josie Maidment Apinya Longya Gui Xiao Marina Franceschetti