Home Research Scientific Departments Dept. of Plant-Microbe Interactions Research Highlights Research Highlights Molecular snapshot of the plant immune system’s signal box December 11, 2013 The molecular architecture of three key proteins and their complexes reveals how plants fine-tune their immune response to pathogens [more] Sexual reproduction only second choice for powdery mildew July 14, 2013 The parasitic plant fungi primarily turn to sexual reproduction when host plants improve their defense mechanisms [more] Differences in the genomes of related plant pathogens August 12, 2012 Even in closely-related species, life-style moulds the genetic make-up of pathogens and how their genes are used [more] Bacterial community inside the plant root August 02, 2012 Plants choose the soil bacteria that they allow into their roots [more] Plants use mobile proteins to defend themselves against bacteria December 09, 2011 Immune response depends on the distribution of plant and bacterial proteins [more] Smallest suicide unit of immune response in plants identified March 22, 2011 So-called "coil-coil domain" drives cells to programmed cell death [more] Powdery mildew at an evolutionary dead end December 09, 2010 The fungal pathogen has only those genes left that are necessary for its parasitical existence [more] Show more
