Dr. Wenbo Ma
@wenboEffector
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Senior Group Leader at the Sainsbury Laboratory; studying plant-microbe interactions with a focus on effector biology
Norwich, England
Joined March 2017
Explore the Microbial Infection Strategies session with #ISMPMIRewind! Featuring insights on pathogenic and mutualistic plant–microbe interactions. Available now! https://t.co/5gXyAf0ldn Congress Attendees: FREE | Members: $49 | Nonmembers: $79 #2025ISMPMI #MPMIResearch
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Mycorrhiza symbiosis changes how plants interact with intracellular pathogens. New by @AlexWGuyon, @TheresaStaps, and Lyne Badot: Mutualist-pathogen co-colonization modulates phosphoinositide signatures at host intracellular interfaces https://t.co/LMkBXhU2hF Read further ⬇️
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IN BRIEF: Let’s keep in touch: How membrane contact sites drive immune responses (Sonhita Chakraborty) https://t.co/YXvhY2WJod
@sonhita_c @ASPB #PlantSci
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Melanie Mendel et al. developed a new Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) tool to study how Pseudomonas syringae effectors invade spinach. They identified AvrE1 and HopM1 as key virulence factors. This is a vital step for breeding disease-resistant leafy greens. Learn more:
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Great new lichen lab starting with a fantastic new group leader! Exciting projects ahead. Great opportunity for grad students and postdocs to explore lichen symbiosis. 👇
Thrilled to share that I recently got a position of an Assistant Professor/SciLifeLab Fellow at Stockholm University, where I will continue my work on #lichen symbiosis. The lab opens in April 2026, and if you are interested in joining please get in touch! #newPI
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Honoured to give the Blackman Lecture today @UniofOxford and see the fantastic new Life and Mind Building
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Check out our new story on the famous rice Pik NLR pair, led by @ClemMarchal and @HsuanPai1 ! Turns out they form a massive 1 MDa membrane-associated complex before activation 🤯 A cool new example of the diversity of NLR resting states!
The Pik NLR pair accumulates at the plasma membrane as a hetero-oligomeric sensor-helper immune protein complex prior to activation https://t.co/6dsZ54bPzx
#biorxiv_plants
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The Pik NLR pair does more than just wait for activation! Adding to the known modes of action for NLR proteins: from monomer/dimer to a novel pre-activation heterocomplex 🤜🤛 Get the full mechanism in our new preprint!
Check out our new story on the famous rice Pik NLR pair, led by @ClemMarchal and @HsuanPai1 ! Turns out they form a massive 1 MDa membrane-associated complex before activation 🤯 A cool new example of the diversity of NLR resting states!
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Rewriting the code of plant immunity- New approaches to engineering plant immunity can more broadly protect crops against pathogens and disease, once they get through regulatory hurdles. @ResurrectBio
https://t.co/vHlEcvRgBx
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Interested in studying host-microbe interactions? Hassan’s lab at @JohnInnesCentre is advertising a long-term postdoctoral position! Application deadlines are on December 15th. 🪲🧬🦠
There are several opportunities to join the group, starting with a four-year postdoctoral position at JIC. Applications are due on December 15th, for a start date in 2026 📣 https://t.co/Az9w9HUHz7
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Thank you Sophien for all your support these years. I’m very fortunate I’ve had so many great mentors throughout this journey—you, Matt, @talbotlabTSL, and of course, I’ve also enjoyed learning from @jonathandgjones, @wenboEffector and @nobolly. TSL is truly a special place!
Farewell Diana! From joining us @TheSainsburyLab as a predoc to smashing it as a PhD and postdoc at TSL, it’s been a joy to watch you grow into an amazing scientist. Nothing beats seeing our predocs take off like this — proud of you and excited for what’s next 🙌 💪🏼 🇨🇴
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Excited talk by @wenboEffector from @TheSainsburyLab 🇬🇧 Single cell transcriptomics to understand plant-pathogen interactions 🦠 🧬 #STOCPlant2025 #pathogen @ozsinglecells #PlantScience
#Day2 of STOC Plant 2025 is kicking off with remarks from Prof. Hongwei Guo and Prof. Weicai Yang, the chairmen of the Plant #Spatiotemporal Omics Consortium 🧬 🌿 #STOCPlant2025 #spatiotemporalOmics #omics #plantscience
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Time for a CRISPR discussion about genetic engineering
fastcompany.com
Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.
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Some news 🎉 After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye. Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠
We're delighted @HassanSalem is joining JIC! @talbotlabTSL - "This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of @SaskiaHogenhout & our appointment of @berasymbionts, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC” https://t.co/VTWqDNxbSi
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Farewell Diana! From joining us @TheSainsburyLab as a predoc to smashing it as a PhD and postdoc at TSL, it’s been a joy to watch you grow into an amazing scientist. Nothing beats seeing our predocs take off like this — proud of you and excited for what’s next 🙌 💪🏼 🇨🇴
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New preprint from our group led by @metalichen on the discovery of a Starship giant transposable element in the genome of a lichen-forming fungus.
New preprint: 🚀🧬 Starship in the genome of the lichen fungus Xanthoria. Discovery of giant transposons Starships challenged what we thought we knew about fungal genomes. But what about Starships in #lichen fungi? Let us present Tangerine https://t.co/pp8kUcbqxE
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After eight years at TSL, we say an emotional farewell to @dianagdlc who will, without doubt, continue to make fantastic and insightful discoveries in Zürich with Cyril Zipfel
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Super excited to be joining @TheSainsburyLab and to begin this new chapter in Norwich!! And thrilled to be neighbours with the Mutualisms Research Group at @HassanSalem and the wider community at @JohnInnesCentre. Can’t wait to get started! 😁
📣NEWS We are delighted to share that Dr Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts will join us as a new group leader next year “Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabTSL
https://t.co/jatnWCthLe
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📣NEWS We are delighted to share that Dr Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts will join us as a new group leader next year “Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabTSL
https://t.co/jatnWCthLe
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