Molecular Plant Pathology

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Plant Pathology is 10. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Argonaute 1 and 5 proteins play crucial roles in the defence against cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in watermelon102
Genotyping by sequencing suggests overwintering of Peronospora destructor in southwestern Québec, Canada80
Diversity, migration routes, and worldwide population genetic structure of Lecanosticta acicola, the causal agent of brown spot needle blight66
Common bacterial blight of bean: a model of seed transmission and pathological convergence65
The maize ZmMIEL1 E3 ligase and ZmMYB83 transcription factor proteins interact and regulate the hypersensitive defence response55
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Special issue: Genetics of maize–microbe interactions51
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis, and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis51
Attack of the clones: Population genetics reveals clonality of Colletotrichum lupini, the causal agent of lupin anthracnose46
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Targeting of genomic and negative‐sense strands of viral RNA contributes to antiviral resistance mediated by artificial miRNAs and promotes the emergence of complex viral populat41
Rescue of the first alphanucleorhabdovirus entirely from cloned complementary DNA: An efficient vector for systemic expression of foreign genes in maize and insect vectors41
AvrRps4 effector family processing and recognition in lettuce37
Decoy engineering of the receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase StPBS1 to defend against virus infection in potato37
A CysB regulator positively regulates cysteine synthesis, expression of type III secretion system genes, and pathogenicity in Ralstonia solanacearum35
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Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus Coat Protein Hijacks Mitochondrial ATPδ to Promote Viral Infection32
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits32
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Phosphatidylethanolamines link ferroptosis and autophagy during appressorium formation of rice blast fungus29
Polyamine oxidation enzymes regulate sexual mating/filamentation and pathogenicity in Sporisorium scitamineum28
The integration host factor regulates multiple virulence pathways in bacterial pathogen Dickeya zeae MS228
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The leucine‐responsive regulatory protein SCAB_Lrp modulates thaxtomin biosynthesis, pathogenicity, and morphological development in Streptomyces scabies27
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity27
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth27
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation27
The global regulator Hfq exhibits far more extensive and intensive regulation than Crc in Pseudomonas protegens H7826
Modification of the N‐terminal FWKG−αH1 element of potyviral HC‐Pro affects its multiple functions and generates effective attenuated mutants for cross‐protection26
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Natural variation in the hrpL promoter renders the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae nonpathogenic26
Adapting the inoculation methods of kiwifruit canker disease to identify efficient biocontrol bacteria from branch microbiome26
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector genes conserved in Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes26
The nonstructural protein NSs encoded by tomato zonate spot virus suppresses RNA silencing by interacting with NbSGS325
A role of flowering genes in the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to cucumber mosaic virus25
Members of the ribosomal protein S6 (RPS6) family act as pro‐viral factor for tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus infectivity in Nicotiana benthamiana25
Haustorium formation and a distinct biotrophic transcriptome characterize infection of Nicotiana benthamiana by the tree pathogen Phytophthora kernoviae25
Immune recognition of the secreted serine protease ChpG restricts the host range of Clavibacter michiganensis from eggplant varieties25
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in Setosphaeria turcica25
A 20‐kb lineage‐specific genomic region tames virulence in pathogenic amphidiploid Verticillium longisporum24
NIT24 and NIT29‐mediated IAA synthesis of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola suppresses immunity and boosts growth in rice24
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus24
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH423
Pyricularia oryzae: Lab star and field scourge23
MdVQ37 Negatively Regulates Apple Resistance to Valsa Canker via SA‐Dependent and SA‐Independent Pathways23
Photosynthesis‐related genes induce resistance against soybean mosaic virus: Evidence for involvement of the RNA silencing pathway23
Puccinia striiformis Effector PNPi Suppresses TaIAA14 Expression to Inhibit Host Cell Death Response22
Non‐Invasive, Bioluminescence‐Based Visualisation and Quantification of Bacterial Infections in Arabidopsis Over Time22
Cucumber RDR1s and cucumber mosaic virus suppressor protein 2b association directs host defence in cucumber plants22
Plant nitrate supply regulates Erwinia amylovora virulence gene expression in Arabidopsis22
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The nuclear effector MoHTR3 of Magnaporthe oryzae modulates host defence signalling in the biotrophic stage of rice infection21
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera21
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Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice20
γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples20
The identification of a transposon affecting the asexual reproduction of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici20
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways20
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis20
ClBeclin1 Positively Regulates Citrus Defence Against Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus Through Mediating Autophagy‐Dependent Degradation of ClAPX119
Correction to ‘Heat Shock Transcription Factor 3 Regulates Plant Immune Response Through Modulation of Salicylic Acid Accumulation and Signalling in Cassava’19
Independent breakdown events of the Brassica napus Rlm7 resistance gene including via the off‐target impact of a dual‐specificity avirulence interaction19
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SWEET genes and TAL effectors for disease resistance in plants: Present status and future prospects19
Correction to: New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA interference19
Comparative Genomics Reveals Sources of Genetic Variability in the Asexual Fungal Plant Pathogen Colletotrichum lupini19
Functional screening of the Arabidopsis 2C protein phosphatases family identifies PP2C15 as a negative regulator of plant immunity by targeting BRI1‐associated receptor ki19
Abscisic acid‐, stress‐, ripening‐induced 2 like protein, TaASR2L, promotes wheat resistance to stripe rust18
Correction to ‘Identification of differentially expressed genes in a resistant versus a susceptible blueberry cultivar after infection by Colletotrichum acutatum18
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The Phytophthora infestans effector Pi05910 suppresses and destabilizes host glycolate oxidase StGOX4 to promote plant susceptibility18
Metabolic variations in root tissues and rhizosphere soils of weak host plants potently lead to distinct host status and chemotaxis regulation of Meloidogyne incognita in intercropping17
Role of the FnIII domain associated with a cell wall‐degrading enzyme cellobiosidase of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae17
Transcription factor control of virulence in phytopathogenic fungi17
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications17
A centenary for bacterial spot of tomato and pepper17
Advances in understanding grapevine downy mildew: From pathogen infection to disease management17
Rice stripe virus nonstructural protein 3 suppresses plant defence responses mediated by the MELSHMT1 module17
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Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta16
Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control16
Overexpressing the N‐terminus of CATALASE2 enhances plant jasmonic acid biosynthesis and resistance to necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea B05.1015
Selective Degradation of Cucumber Mosaic Virus RNA3 by Nonsense‐Mediated Decay Benefits Viral Early Infection15
Characterisation of a Betasatellite Associated With Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Guangdong Virus and Discovery of an Unusual Modulation of Virus Infection Associated With C4 Protein15
Potato Type I Protease Inhibitor Mediates Host Defence Against Potato Virus X Infection by Interacting With a Viral RNA Silencing Suppressor15
Crosstalk Between Ethylene and JA/ABA/Sugar Signalling in Plants Under Physiological and Stress Conditions15
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1/HIN6 to Enhance Verticillium Wilt Resistance via Altering ROS and SA15
A secreted ribonuclease effector from Verticillium dahliae localizes in the plant nucleus to modulate host immunity15
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Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew15
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Pathogens pulling the strings: Effectors manipulating salicylic acid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants14
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Molecular Characterisation of the Peroxidase Gene Family in Botrytis cinerea and the Role of BcPRD7 in Virulence14
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l‐Pro chemoperception14
Twinfilin regulates actin assembly and Hexagonal peroxisome 1 (Hex1) localization in the pathogenesis of rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae14
Targeting of SPCSV‐RNase3 via CRISPR‐Cas13 confers resistance against sweet potato virus disease14
The devastating oomycete phytopathogen Phytophthora cactorum: Insights into its biology and molecular features14
SreC‐dependent adaption to host iron environments regulates the transition of trophic stages and developmental processes of Curvularia lunata13
Plant secondary metabolite citral interferes with Phytophthora capsici virulence by manipulating the expression of effector genes13
The Meloidogyne javanica effector Mj2G02 interferes with jasmonic acid signalling to suppress cell death and promote parasitism in Arabidopsis13
Genomic Biosurveillance of the Kiwifruit Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Biovar 3 Reveals Adaptation to Selective Pressures in New Zealand Orchards13
Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes13
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR13
Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions13
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Phytophthora capsiciCBM1‐containing protein CBP3 is an apoplastic effector with plant immunity‐inducing activity13
Integrated ATAC‐seq and RNA‐seq data analysis identifies transcription factors related to rice stripe virus infection in Oryza sativa13
A HU‐like protein is required for full virulence in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris13
Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris12
AtHVA22a, a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/DP1/Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagation12
A MYB‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen12
vsiRNA18 derived from tobacco curly shoot virus can regulate virus infection in Nicotiana benthamiana12
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New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA interference12
Verticillium longisporum phospholipase VlsPLA2 is a virulence factor that targets host nuclei and modulates plant immunity12
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Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis12
A plant reovirus hijacks the DNAJB12–Hsc70 chaperone complex to promote viral spread in its planthopper vector12
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs12
SsPtc3 Modulating SsSmk1MAPK and Autophagy to Facilitate Growth and Pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum12
Comparative transient expression analyses on two conserved effectors of Colletotrichum orbiculare reveal their distinct cell death‐inducing activities between Nicotiana benthamiana and m12
The Negative Regulators of the Basal Defence WRKY7, WRKY11 and WRKY17 Modulate the Jasmonic Acid Pathway and an Alternative Splicing Regulatory Network in Response to Pseudomonas syringae in 12
The activity of the RGA5 sensor NLR from rice requires binding of its integrated HMA domain to effectors but not HMA domain self‐interaction12
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Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity12
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Synergistic interaction between the type III secretion system of the endophytic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans DAPP‐PG 734 and the virulence of the causal agent of olive knot Pseudomonas sava11
A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses11
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The cap‐snatching frequency of a plant bunyavirus from nonsense mRNAs is low but is increased by silencing of UPF1 or SMG711
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A shift of vector specificity acquired by a begomovirus through natural homologous recombination11
Opposing effects of MYZUS PERSICAE‐INDUCED LIPASE 1 and jasmonic acid influence the outcome of Arabidopsis thaliana–Fusarium graminearum interaction11
A chitin deacetylase PsCDA2 from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici confers disease pathogenicity by suppressing chitin‐triggered immunity in wheat11
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Thioredoxin1 (SsTrx1) is required for pathogenicity and oxidative stress tolerance10
Study of natural diversity in response to a key pathogenicity regulator of Ralstonia solanacearum reveals new susceptibility genes in Arabidopsis thaliana10
Hypoviral‐regulated HSP90 co‐chaperone p23 (CpCop23) determines the colony morphology, virulence, and viral response of chestnut blight fungusCryphonectria parasitica10
Two independent approaches converge to the cloning of a new Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence effector gene, AvrLmS‐Lep210
A group I WRKY transcription factor regulates mulberry mosaic dwarf‐associated virus‐triggered cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana10
Plant–pathogen interaction with root rot of Panax notoginseng as a model: Insight into pathogen pathogenesis, plant defence response and biological control10
Developing reverse genetics systems of northern cereal mosaic virus to reveal superinfection exclusion of two cytorhabdoviruses in barley plants10
Infection‐specific transcriptional patterns of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus unravel genes involved in asexual development and virulence10
Hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase genes underlying protocatechuic acid production in Valsa mali are required for full pathogenicity in apple trees10
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Transcriptional regulator Sar regulates the multiple secretion systems in Xanthomonas oryzae10
RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase 1 delays the accumulation of viroids in infected plants10
CsrD regulates amylovoran biosynthesis and virulence in Erwinia amylovora in a novel cyclic‐di‐GMP dependent manner10
Comparative transcriptional analysis of Persea americana MYB, WRKY and AP2/ERF transcription factors following Phytophthora cinnamomi infection10
A nonclassically secreted effector of Magnaporthe oryzae targets host nuclei and plays important roles in fungal growth and plant infection10
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