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We have two PhD positions available in our group at the University of Cologne as part of an exiting team of excellent scientists: A11-Ecological importance and genetic basis of plant-microbe associations in Brassicaceae and Hordeum species exposed to environmental challenges

Editors Pick for June MPMI Journal! Mathias Brands and Peter Dörmann identify 2 AMP-Binding Domain Proteins from mycorrhizal symbiont, Rhizophagus irregularis, Involved in Import of Exogenous Fatty Acids! apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MP…

Bilal Ökmen Bilal Ökmen constructing Ustilago hordei effector catalogue at his new group in Tübingen

Alga Zuccharo unravels the role of the beta glucans and their recognition in different plant species.

A very nice piece of work by Nick Snelders & Hanna Rovenich arguing that several antimicrobials secreted by fungal plant pathogens to promote disease development have an ancient origin and were co-opted for microbiota manipulation during host colonisation Universität zu Köln CEPLAS

Our new story is finally out: A conserved extracellular ribonuclease with broad-spectrum cytotoxic activity enables smut fungi to compete with host-associated bacteria | bioRxiv PhipzMedia: Podcasts| biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A conserved extracellular Ribo1 with broad‐spectrum cytotoxic activity enables smut fungi to compete with host‐associated bacteria - Ökmen - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

A reminder that proteins are highly dynamic molecules.

I’m thrilled to announce that my most recent first-author paper is finally online. nature.com/articles/s4358… I’m excited to share this beautiful video summarizing many years of research work

Online now! Llamas et al., identify SPP, a protein of the chloroplast #proteostasis machinery, that prevents pathological aggregation of polyQ in #plants; and is effective in human cell and nematode models to prevent protein aggregation and neuronal loss. doi.org/10.1038/s43587…

We are glad to share our manuscript: Maize Phytocytokines Modulate Pro-Survival Host Responses and Pathogen Resistance. Great work lead by ⁦Maurice König⁩ and ⁦@damos2020⁩ from the ⁦⁦Gunther Doehlemann⁩ Lab 🧵 apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MP…

New manuscript from our lab in close collaboration with the group of Shaobin Zhong 👇 Our work shows that CNL immune receptors against biotrophic pathogens can be exploited by necrotrophs to induce disease susceptibility! biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

✳️Our final paper for this year✳️ Time-resolved transcriptomics reveal a mechanism of host niche defense: beneficial root endophytes deploy a host-protective antimicrobial GH18-CBM5 chitinase biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Alga Zuccaro

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Group picture of the EMBO workshop on cell death and immunity #EMBOcelldeath

Our latest paper Cell Host & Microbe, SFB_1403, CEPLAS is online: "A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization". Many thanks to Nick Dunken and the fantastic team of scientists involved. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🍄Wie Pilze Pflanzenwurzeln besiedeln🧫🌱 Forschende Alga Zuccaro CEPLAS #UniKöln haben entdeckt, wie der nützliche Wurzelpilz Serendipita indica das Immunsystem von Pflanzen überlistet, um deren Wurzeln zu besiedeln. Zwei Proteine sind entscheident👇 uni.koeln/UR5N2

🍄How fungi colonize plant roots 🧫🌱 Researchers at the Alga Zuccaro CEPLAS #UniCologne have uncovered how the beneficial root fungus Serendipita indica bypasses plant immune systems to colonize roots. Two enzymes are key players in this process 👇 uni.koeln/DMF55

🏆 Thrilled to announce that our startup Plantman has won the Idea Phase of the Science4Life Science4Life e.V. Venture Cup competition! 🎉 A huge thank you for this incredible opportunity and to all the mentors who shared their expert guidance