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Dian Zheng

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Fungi, sexual reproduction, meiotic drive, GPCR, Botrytis. Wageningen University and Research, Phytopathoogy, PhD candidate.

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The RXLR-EER Motif Determines an Unconventional Secretion Pathway Associated with Extracellular Vesicle Production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.663508v1

08.07.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity Summary ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, https://ror.org/0456r8d26, AG - 4425 Dioraphte Foundation, https://ror.o...

πŸ“œTransposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity

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#️⃣ #PlantImmunity #FusariumOxysporum #Fusarium #Transposons #FungalGenomics #Fungi

19.05.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever wonder how fungi hijack plant defences? Dr. Jan van Kan (Wageningen University, NL) has spent decades decoding the strategies of necrotrophic pathogens. At #PPATH2025 he will cover the molecular arms race between plants and fungi.
Botrytis β€’ Genomics β€’ Resistance breeding
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16.04.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who fold the edges of autoclave tape over on itself before sticking, and monsters

05.03.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apothecium is shooting ascospores on the lids. Shiny dots are ascospores. You can see all 8 of the ascospores from a single ascus being deposited on the lid.

27.02.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Botrytis cinerea apothecium is shooting ascospores from ascus!

06.01.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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