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58
Citations
16308
World Ranking
12980
National Ranking
5536

Overview

Kurt LaButti is affiliated with the United States Department of Energy in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work covers several subfields, notably Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology. Additional areas of interest include Pharmacology and Insect Science. The main topics explored in their research include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Fungal Biology and Applications. Other subjects of study encompass Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, as well as Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Recent publications by Kurt LaButti include:

  • Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits, 2020, Nature Communications
  • 101 Dothideomycetes genomes: A test case for predicting lifestyles and emergence of pathogens, 2020, Studies in Mycology
  • A comparative genomics study of 23 Aspergillus species from section Flavi, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genomic Analysis Enlightens Agaricales Lifestyle Evolution and Increasing Peroxidase Diversity, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequently publishing venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), New Phytologist, and Nature Communications. Other notable publication venues are Studies in Mycology and Communications Biology.

Kurt LaButti has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors. These frequently collaborating researchers include Igor V. Grigoriev, Anna Lipzen, Kerrie Barry, Jasmyn Pangilinan, and Robert Riley.

Best Publications

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

    Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Robert Riley;Kerrie Barry

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists.

    Annegret Kohler;Annegret Kohler;Alan Kuo;Laszlo G Nagy;Laszlo G Nagy;Emmanuelle Morin;Emmanuelle Morin

  • Extensive sampling of basidiomycete genomes demonstrates inadequacy of the white-rot/brown-rot paradigm for wood decay fungi

    Robert Riley;Asaf A. Salamov;Daren W. Brown;Laszlo G. Nagy

  • The Plant Cell Wall–Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi

    Daniel C. Eastwood;Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Andrzej Majcherczyk

  • Diverse Lifestyles and Strategies of Plant Pathogenesis Encoded in the Genomes of Eighteen Dothideomycetes Fungi

    Robin A. Ohm;Nicolas Feau;Bernard Henrissat;Conrad L Schoch

  • Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald P. de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

  • Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits.

    Shingo Miyauchi;Enikő Kiss;Alan Kuo;Elodie Drula

  • Genome sequence of the button mushroom Agaricus bisporus reveals mechanisms governing adaptation to a humic-rich ecological niche

    Emmanuelle Morin;Annegret Kohler;Adam R. Baker;Marie Foulongne-Oriol

  • Comparative genomics of biotechnologically important yeasts

    Robert Riley;Sajeet Haridas;Kenneth H Wolfe;Mariana R Lopes

  • Comparative genomics of Ceriporiopsis subvermispora and Phanerochaete chrysosporium provide insight into selective ligninolysis

    Elena Fernandez-Fueyo;Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas;Patricia Ferreira;Dimitrios Floudas

  • Widespread adenine N6-methylation of active genes in fungi

    Stephen J Mondo;Richard O Dannebaum;Rita C Kuo;Katherine B Louie

  • Megaphylogeny resolves global patterns of mushroom evolution

    Torda Varga;Krisztina Krizsán;Csenge Földi;Bálint Dima

  • Comparative Genome Structure, Secondary Metabolite, and Effector Coding Capacity across Cochliobolus Pathogens

    Bradford J. Condon;Yueqiang Leng;Dongliang Wu;Kathryn E. Bushley

  • Comparative genomics of xylose-fermenting fungi for enhanced biofuel production

    Dana J. Wohlbach;Dana J. Wohlbach;Alan Kuo;Trey K. Sato;Katlyn M. Potts

  • Comparative genomics of early-diverging mushroom-forming fungi provides insights into the origins of lignocellulose decay capabilities.

    László G. Nagy;Robert Riley;Andrew Tritt;Catherine Adam

  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomics depict ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as versatile saprotrophs and plant mutualists

    Elena Martino;Elena Martino;Emmanuelle Morin;Gwen‐Aëlle Grelet;Alan Kuo

  • A parts list for fungal cellulosomes revealed by comparative genomics.

    Charles H. Haitjema;Sean P. Gilmore;John K. Henske;Kevin V. Solomon

  • Transposable Elements versus the Fungal Genome: Impact on Whole-Genome Architecture and Transcriptional Profiles.

    Raúl Castanera;Leticia López-Varas;Alessandra Borgognone;Kurt LaButti

  • Additional file 8: of Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus

    Ronald de Vries;Robert Riley;Ad Wiebenga;Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy
Anna Lipzen
Anna Lipzen United States Department of Energy
Alan Kuo
Alan Kuo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist United States Department of Energy
Asaf Salamov
Asaf Salamov Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Francis Martin
Francis Martin University of Lorraine
Scott E. Baker
Scott E. Baker Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ronald P. de Vries
Ronald P. de Vries Utrecht University

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