Mauricio P. Contreras

University of East Anglia — United Kingdom

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity(31), Plant Parasitism and Resistance(19), Plant Virus Research Studies(16), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies(8), Transgenic Plants and Applications(8)

Publications45 total

The Pik NLR pair accumulates at the plasma membrane as a hetero-oligomeric sensor-helper immune protein complex prior to activation
2025Open Access
A plant pathogen effector blocks stepwise assembly of a helper NLR resistosome
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
An effector from the potato late blight pathogen bridges ENTH-domain protein TOL9a to an activated helper NLR to suppress immunity
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Crystal structure of Phytophthora infestans effector AVRcap1b in complex with the ENTH domain of Nicotiana benthamiana NbTOL9a protein
2025
Helper NLR immune protein NRC3 evolved to evade inhibition by a cyst nematode virulence effector
PLoS Genetics·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
A hierarchical immune receptor network in lettuce reveals contrasting patterns of evolution in sensor and helper NLRs
2025· 4 citedOpen Access
A disease resistance protein triggers oligomerization of its NLR helper into a hexameric resistosome to mediate innate immunity
Science Advances·2024· 44 citedOpen Access
Activation of plant immunity through conversion of a helper NLR homodimer into a resistosome
PLoS Biology·2024· 33 citedOpen Access
A disease resistance protein triggers oligomerization of its NLR helper into a hexameric resistosome to mediate innate immunity
2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Helper NLR immune protein NRC3 evolved to evade inhibition by a cyst nematode virulence effector
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The <i>NRC0</i> gene cluster of sensor and helper NLR immune receptors is functionally conserved across asterid plants
The Plant Cell·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
The nucleotide‐binding domain of <scp>NRC</scp> ‐dependent disease resistance proteins is sufficient to activate downstream helper <scp>NLR</scp> oligomerization and immune signaling
New Phytologist·2024· 18 citedOpen Access
Activation of plant immunity through conversion of a helper NLR homodimer into a resistosome
2023· 14 citedOpen Access
The nucleotide binding domain of NRC-dependent disease resistance proteins is sufficient to activate downstream helper NLR oligomerization and immune signaling
2023· 9 citedOpen Access
The <i>NRC0</i> gene cluster of sensor and helper NLR immune receptors is functionally conserved across asterid plants
2023· 8 citedOpen Access
NLR receptors in plant immunity: making sense of the alphabet soup
EMBO Reports·2023· 132 citedOpen Access
NLR receptors in plant immunity: making sense of the alphabet soup
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Resurrection of plant disease resistance proteins via helper NLR bioengineering
Science Advances·2023· 60 citedOpen Access
Disentangling the complex gene interaction networks between rice and the blast fungus identifies a new pathogen effector
PLoS Biology·2023· 52 citedOpen Access
Effector‐dependent activation and oligomerization of plant <scp>NRC</scp> class helper <scp>NLRs</scp> by sensor <scp>NLR</scp> immune receptors Rpi‐amr3 and Rpi‐amr1
The EMBO Journal·2023· 87 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Sophien Kamoun(43), Tolga O. Bozkurt(20), Chih‐Hang Wu(18), Lida Derevnina(17), Hsuan Pai(16), Jiorgos Kourelis(16), Hiroaki Adachi(13), Adeline Harant(13), AmirAli Toghani(12), Joe Win(11), Cian Duggan(10), Abbas Maqbool(10), Jan Sklenář(10), David M. Lawson(9), Mark J. Banfield(8), Toshiyuki Sakai(7), Daniel Lüdke(7), Frank L.H. Menke(7), Enoch Lok Him Yuen(7), Yasin Dagdas(7)