Matt Wengler
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PhD student. Tor signalling and appressoria. @TalbotlabTSL. @usask / @uwaterloo alum π³οΈβπ he/him
Norwich, England
Joined June 2019
Excited to share our review in @CDDPress! We explore how cell death π is regulated in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and summarize its role in appressorium development. πΎππ¬ @talbotlabTSL @TheSainsburyLab See the full review here:
nature.com
Cell Death & Differentiation - Mechanisms of regulated cell death during plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
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New PhD opportunity in my group @TheSainsburyLab through the BBSRC NRP DTP Programme - see details of host to apply below - https://t.co/a39jFkBitL
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
What makes a plant killer lose its edge? This project will investigate why fungal pathogens lose virulence when they are grown in laboratory culture away from their host plant. Use cutting-edgeβ¦
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Citrus greening (aka Huanglongbing or HLB) is a major threat to the citrus industry worldwide. There is much work to be done to curb the effects of this disease, especially in the face of increased climate threats.
A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen https://t.co/w61OKBrkQn
#biorxiv_plants
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Synchronous spatio-temporal control of autophagy and organelle trafficking is necessary for appressorium-mediated plant infection by ... https://t.co/UTWALealEP
#biorxiv_molbio
biorxiv.org
The blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae infects plants using a specialised infection structure called an appressorium that generates physical force to break the rice leaf cuticle. Appressorium developm...
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Delighted that our work on the Sanctuary Starship #transposon is now published! A big thanks to all co-authors, especially to the ever-amazing @McdonaldMeganc for her mentorship! https://t.co/C8Rp9EhQFX
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The work presented here expands our understanding of a novel group of mobile genetic elements called Starships that facilitate the horizontal exchange of numerous genes between fungal pathogens. Our...
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Only a few days left until the start of #PPRM2025. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers and the final program is now online. Check it out here: https://t.co/EPNm7QQsGR
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Our lab day out at Mundesley beach- the victorious blue team, limbo competition, dodge ball, tug of war and Magnaporthe themed sandcastles!
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π Exciting news during #2025ISMPMI Our AlphaFold 3 sensor vs helper NLR paper is now published in @NewPhyt! Big thanks to the reviewers for their constructive feedback π π Check out the peer-reviewed version here π π https://t.co/Xz8YF8Vm91
https://t.co/UeTFCMaVNz
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Click on the article title to read more.
Please check our latest paper on using @GoogleDeepMind AlphaFold 3 to study NLR immune receptors. Here we use AI-guided structural modelling to distinguish between sensor and helper NLRs! ππ§΅ (1/10) #EvoMPMI #NLRbiology #PlantPath #PlantSci
https://t.co/rwx7pqcM2L
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Thrilled to share an aspect of my PhD project on the discovery and characterisation of a novel group of 'phosphorylated' effectors deployed by the rice blast fungus during infection. With @talbotlabTSL @Frank_Menke @NeftalyCM @TheSainsburyLab #2025ISMPMI
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#2025ISMPMI Want to know about transcriptional regulation driving pathogenicity in the blast fungus? Come to my poster (P-156) session today! From 13:30 to 15:15 πΎ
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Excited to present our research on Extending the function of Solanaceae NLR's to Rosids and beyond! If youβre at #2025ISMPMI visit my poster 115 during poster session 1 today. Breaking RTF @jonathandgjones lab
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Hot off the printer! Our lab will be introducing PHYTOMap to the MPMI community. Interested in spatially mapping both microbiomes and plant gene expression? Come see our posters at #2025ISMPMI P-315 by @SiyuSong3 P-441 by @HsuanPai1
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Looking forward to #2025ISMPMI soon! I'll be presenting during the Engineering Plant-Microbe Traits session on Thursday, 17th. I'll be sharing exciting collaborative work which will also be showcased by me at P-427 (Session 1, 14th) and Yuxuan Xi at P-193 (Session 2, 16th)!
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Looking forward to meeting friends and colleagues at #2025ISMPMI next week! Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th. In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience
https://t.co/sJs8G3cKfm
zenodo.org
Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat immune receptors (NLRs) are known for their rapid evolution, yet evolutionary rates differ significantly across NLR classes. In Asterids, within the...
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Pikobodies vs. Potato Blight π₯π₯ NLRβNanobody Fusions Take on P. infestans π₯ π€ Talk: Thurs July 17th, 16:35 π§Ύ Poster P-64: Tues 15th, Session 2 Posterβs up on Zenodo if youβre into spoilers ππ https://t.co/DDw1M1Qgzn
#2025ISMPMI #OpenMPMIπΏ
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Plant pathogens continuously evolve to evade immunity, driving the need for innovative resistance strategies to safeguard global food security. In proof-of-concept work, we engineered the rice...
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Today is my first day as an Assistant Professor @NTUsg @ntusbs, after ten rewarding years working with my wonderful mentors @talbotlabTSL @wenboEffector and colleagues @TheSainsburyLab
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πΏWe have an exciting speaker lineup for this yearβs Plant Peptide Receptor Meeting! π Check out our website for more information and how to register: https://t.co/qYjdwMdgNq
#PPRM2025
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Please check out the improved, and peer-reviewed version of our work now published on Plant cell ππ₯³π₯³π₯³ @talbotlabTSL @TheSainsburyLab
https://t.co/HYrFkvfpsL
academic.oup.com
The blast effector pathogenicity toward weeping lovegrass 2 acts as a virulence factor, which alters the cellular localization of host protein HIPP43 to su
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Congratulations Dr Berlaine Quime who successfully defended her PhD today! Halpin Scholar #9 PhD#44 β¦@TheSainsburyLabβ© β¦@bear_laineβ©
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