Current topics on plant and pathogen interactions focusing on host defense mechanisms and signaling pathways

Instructors: Guo-liang Wang and David Mackey

Presentation Schedule

April 3
1. Antonio – Auxin signaling – Wang et al. Current Biology 2007, 17:1784-1790
2. Gautum – NRIP1 – Caplan et al Cell 2008, 132 :449-462
3. Thushani – NUP96 – Zhang and Li Plant Cell 2005, 17:1306-1316.

April 10
1. Chan-Ho – AvrPtoB – Abramovitch et al PNAS 2006. 103 : 2851–2856
2. Hehe – MKK7 – Zhang et al Plant Journal 2007, 52, 1066–1079
3. Margaret – JA, SA and ABA Interplay, Flors et al. Plant J. 2008, 54:81-92

April 17
1. Carola – SYP132 – Kalde et al PNAS 2007,104:11850-11855
2. Andrea – CNGC11/12 – Yoshioka et al Plant Cell 2006, 18:747-763
3. Nun – Oomycete effector delivery signal –Whisson et al Nature 2007, 450:115-118

April 24
1. Valdir – ATR1 and ATR13 – Sohn et al Plant Cell 2007, 19:4077-4090
2. Trudi – Atr13 – Rentel et al PNAS 2008, 105:1091-1096
3. Taniya – AvrPto phosphorylation – Anderson et al Plant Cell 2006, 18:502-514

May 1
1. Antonio – AvrPtoB – Rosebrock et al Nature 2007, 448:370-375
2. Sawsun – Hm1, Sindhu et al, PNAS, 2008, 105:1762-1767
3. Thushani – RAN-GAP – Tameling and Baulcombe Plant Cell 2007, 19: 1682–1694,

May 8
1. Chan Ho – Xa21 Binding Protein XB3 – Wang et al Plant Cell 2006, 18:3635-3646
2. Gautam – secretory pathway – Kwon et al Nature 2008, 451:835-841

May 15
1. Nun – Quelling – Fu et al Nature 2007, 447:284-289
2. Andrea – DSF – Newman et al MPMI 2008, 21: 326-334
3. Carola – JAZ – Thines et al Nature 2007, 448:661-666

May 22
1. Valdir – CBEL – Gaulin et al Plant Cell 2006
2. Margaret – FaPE1 eliciting effect, Osorio Plant J. 54:43-55
3. Hehe – Tradeoffs – Spoel PNAS 2007, 104:18842–18847

May 29
1. Trudi – BAK1 – Heese et al PNAS 2007, 104:12217-12222
2. Sawsun – AvrRpt2 on Auxin Chen et al., 2007, 104 :20131-20136