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Ralph Panstruga is a researcher affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany, specializing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple intersecting subfields, including Cell Biology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research primarily addresses key topics within Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics. Other significant areas include study of Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases, Plant Reproductive Biology, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Their recent scholarly contributions include:

  • "NOD-like receptor-mediated plant immunity: from structure to cell death" (2020, Nature reviews. Immunology)
  • "What is the Molecular Basis of Nonhost Resistance?" (2020, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions)
  • "Long-term and rapid evolution in powdery mildew fungi" (2023, Molecular Ecology)
  • "Plant autoimmunity-fresh insights into an old phenomenon" (2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • "Site-specific analysis reveals candidate cross-kingdom small RNAs, tRNA and rRNA fragments, and signs of fungal RNA phasing in the barley-powdery mildew interaction" (2023, Molecular Plant Pathology)

Frequent coauthors working with Ralph Panstruga include:

  • Stefan Kusch
  • Anja Reinstädler
  • Hannah Thieron
  • Franz Leissing
  • Florian Kümmel

The scientist's publications are often found in notable venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New Phytologist
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ralph Panstruga's body of work contributes to the understanding of how plants interact with microbes and pathogens at a molecular and cellular level, addressing mechanisms of immunity, disease resistance, and fungal pathogen evolution. Their research plays a role in elucidating plant responses to environmental and biological challenges with implications across plant biology and agriculture.

Best Publications

  • The Barley Mlo Gene: A Novel Control Element of Plant Pathogen Resistance

    Rainer Büschges;Karin Hollricher;Ralph Panstruga;Guus Simons

  • A glucosinolate metabolism pathway in living plant cells mediates broad-spectrum antifungal defense.

    Paweł Bednarek;Paweł Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Aleš Svatoš;Aleš Svatoš;Bernd Schneider;Bernd Schneider

  • Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses

    Richard J. O'Connell;Michael R. Thon;Stéphane Hacquard;Stefan G. Amyotte

  • Genome expansion and gene loss in powdery mildew fungi reveal tradeoffs in extreme parasitism

    Pietro D. Spanu;James C. Abbott;Joelle Amselem;Timothy A. Burgis

  • Autophagy negatively regulates cell death by controlling NPR1-dependent salicylic acid signaling during senescence and the innate immune response in Arabidopsis.

    Kohki Yoshimoto;Yusuke Jikumaru;Yuji Kamiya;Miyako Kusano

  • Conserved requirement for a plant host cell protein in powdery mildew pathogenesis.

    C. Consonni;M. E. Humphry;H. A. Hartmann;M. Livaja

  • An Arabidopsis Callose Synthase, GSL5, Is Required for Wound and Papillary Callose Formation

    Andrew K. Jacobs;Andrew K. Jacobs;Volker Lipka;Rachel A. Burton;Ralph Panstruga

  • The genome of the stress-tolerant wild tomato species Solanum pennellii

    Anthony Bolger;Federico Scossa;Marie E Bolger;Christa Lanz

  • Co-option of a default secretory pathway for plant immune responses

    Chian Kwon;Christina Neu;Christina Neu;Simone Pajonk;Hye Sup Yun

  • Calmodulin interacts with MLO protein to regulate defence against mildew in barley

    Min C. Kim;Ralph Panstruga;Candace Elliott;Judith Müller

  • Conserved Molecular Components for Pollen Tube Reception and Fungal Invasion

    Sharon A. Kessler;Hiroko Shimosato-Asano;Nana F. Keinath;Samuel E. Wuest

  • A molecular evolutionary concept connecting nonhost resistance, pathogen host range, and pathogen speciation

    Paul Schulze-Lefert;Ralph Panstruga

  • The Barley MLO Modulator of Defense and Cell Death Is Responsive to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Stimuli

    Pietro Piffanelli;Fasong Zhou;Catarina Casais;James Orme

  • Recruitment and interaction dynamics of plant penetration resistance components in a plasma membrane microdomain

    Riyaz A. Bhat;Marco Miklis;Elmon Schmelzer;Paul Schulze-Lefert

  • Naturally Occurring Broad-Spectrum Powdery Mildew Resistance in a Central American Tomato Accession Is Caused by Loss of Mlo Function

    Y. Bai;S.N.C. Pavan;Z. Zheng;N.F. Zappel

  • Topology, subcellular localization, and sequence diversity of the Mlo family in plants.

    Alessandra Devoto;Pietro Piffanelli;IngMarie Nilsson;Erik Wallin

  • Convergent Targeting of a Common Host Protein-Network by Pathogen Effectors from Three Kingdoms of Life

    Ralf Weßling;Petra Epple;Stefan Altmann;Yijian He

  • Tête à tête inside a plant cell: establishing compatibility between plants and biotrophic fungi and oomycetes.

    Richard J. O’Connell;Ralph Panstruga

  • PAMP (pathogen-associated molecular pattern)-induced changes in plasma membrane compartmentalization reveal novel components of plant immunity.

    Nana F. Keinath;Sylwia Kierszniowska;Justine Lorek;Gildas Bourdais

  • SNARE-Ware: The role of SNARE-Domain proteins in plant biology

    Volker Lipka;Chian Kwon;Ralph Panstruga

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Schulze-Lefert
Paul Schulze-Lefert Max Planck Society
Pietro Spanu
Pietro Spanu Imperial College London
Volker Lipka
Volker Lipka University of Göttingen
Pietro Piffanelli
Pietro Piffanelli Parco Tecnologico Padano
Patrick Schweizer
Patrick Schweizer Leibniz Association
Robert Dudler
Robert Dudler University of Zurich
Paweł Bednarek
Paweł Bednarek Polish Academy of Sciences
Ulrich Schaffrath
Ulrich Schaffrath RWTH Aachen University
Jürgen Bernhagen
Jürgen Bernhagen Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Richard O'Connell
Richard O'Connell University of Paris-Saclay

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