Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

Prof. Beat Keller
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of Zürich
Zollikerstrasse 107
CH-8008 Zürich
bkeller@botinst.uzh.ch

phone:

+41 (0)44 63 48230

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+41 (0)44 63 48204

List of Publications

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List of Publications

Kolodziej, M.C., Singla, J., Sánchez-Martín, J. et al. A membrane-bound ankyrin repeat protein confers race-specific leaf rust disease resistance in wheat. Nat Commun 12, 956 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20777-x
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Gimeno, A., Kägi, A., Drakopoulos, D., Bänziger, I., Lehmann, E., Forrer, H.-R., Keller, B. and Vogelgsang, S. 2020. From laboratory to the field: Biological control of Fusarium graminearum on infected maize crop residues. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 129: 680-694
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Hewitt, T.+, Mueller, M.C.+, Molnar, I., ,Mascher, M., Holusova, K., Simkova, H., Kunz, L., Zhang, J., Li, J., Bhatt, D., Sharma, R., Schudel, S., Yu, G., Steuernagel, B., Periyannan, S., Wulff, B., Ayliffe, M., McIntosh, R.*, Keller, B.*, Lagudah, E.* and Zhang, P.* 2020. A highly differentiated region of wheat chromosome 7AL encodes a Pm1a immune receptor that recognises its corresponding AvrPm1a effector from Blumeria graminis. New Phytologist, online, https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/nph.1707
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Lindner, S., Keller, Bettina., Pal Singh, S., Hasenkamp, Z., Jung, E., Müller, M.C., Bourras, S. and Keller, B.* 2020. Single residues in the LRR domain of the wheat PM3A immune receptor can control the strength and the spectrum of the immune response. Plant J., 104: 200-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.1491
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Schäfer, L.K., Parlange, F., Buchmann, G., Jung, E., Wehrli, A., Herren, G., Müller, M.C., Stehlin, J., Schmid, R., Wicker, T., Keller, B.* and Bourras, S.* 2020. Cross-kingdom RNAi of pathogen effectors leads to quantitative adult plant resistance in wheat. Front. Plant Sci. 11: 253. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00253 section Plant Microbe Interaction
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Steuernagel, B., Witek, K., Krattinger, S.G., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Schoonbeek, H.-j., Yu, G., Baggs, E., Witek, A., Yadav, I., Krasileva, K., Jones, J.D.G., Uauy, C., Keller, B., Ridout, C.J., IWGSC and Wulff, B.B.H. 2020. The NLR-Annotator tool enables annotation of the intracellular immune receptor repertoire. Plant physiology, 18 (2), 468-482.
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Walkowiak, S., Gao, L., Monat, C. et al. Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding. Nature (2020).
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Koller, T., Brunner, S., Herren, G., Sanchez-Martin, J., Hurni, S. and Keller, B. 2019. Field grown transgenic Pm3e wheat lines show powdery mildew resistance and no fitness costs associated with high transgene expression. Transgenic Research, 28: 9-20. doi.org/10.1007/s11248-018-0099-5.
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Bourras, S.*, Kunz, L.*, Xue, M.*, Praz, C.R., Müller, M.C., Kälin, C., Schläfli, M., Ackermann, P., Flückiger, S., Menardo, F., Schaefer, L.K, Ben-David, R., Roffler, S., Oberhaensli, S., Widrig, V., Lindner, S., Isaksson, J., Wicker, T., Yu, D., Keller, B. 2019. The AvrPm3-Pm3 effector-NLR interactions control both race-specific resistance and host-specificity of cereal mildews on wheat. Nature Communications, 10: 229
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Gimeno, A., Sohlberg, E., Pakula, T., Limnell, J., Keller, B., Laitila, A. and Vogelgsang, S. 2019. TaqMan qPCR for quantification of Clonostachys rosea used as a biological control agent against Fusarium graminearum. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.0162
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Krattinger, S., Kang, J., Braeunlich, S., Boeni, R., Chauhan, H., Selter, L., Robinson, M., Schmid, M., Wiederhold, E., Hensel, G., Kumlehn, J., Sucher, J., Martinoia, E. and Keller, B.,2019. Abscisic acid is a substrate of the ABC transporter encoded by the durable wheat disease resistance gene Lr34. New Phytologist, 223: 853–866
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Milner, S.G., Jost, M., Taketa, S., Mazon, E.R., Himmelbach, A., Oppermann, M., Weise, S., Knüpffer, H., Basterrechea, M., König, P., Schüler, D., Sharma, R., Pasam, R.K., Rutten, T., Guo, G., Xu, D., Zhang, J., Herren, G., Müller, T., Krattinger, S.G., Keller, B., Jiang, Y., Gonzalez, M.Y., Zhao, Y., Habekuss, A., Färber, S., Ordon, F., Lange, M., Börner, A., Graner, A., Reif, J.C., Scholz, U., Mascher, M. and Stein, N. 2019. Genebank genomics highlights the diversity of a global barley collection. Nature Genetics, 51: 319-326. doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0266-x.
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Müller, M.C+., Praz, C.R+., Sotiropoulos, A.G., Menardo, F., Kunz, L., Schudel, S., Oberhänsli, S., Poretti, M., Wehrli, A., Bourras, S., Keller, B.* and Wicker, T.* (2019). A chromosome-scale genome assembly reveals a highly dynamic effector repertoire of wheat powdery mildew. New Phytologist, 221: 2176–2189.
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Ping, Y., Praz, C., Li, B., Singla, J., Robert, C., Kessel, B., Scheuermann, D., Luthi, L., Ouzunova, M., Erb, M., Krattinger, S.G. and Keller, B. 2019. Fungal resistance mediated by maize wall-associated kinase ZmWAK-RLK1 correlates with reduced benzoxazinoid content. New Phytologist, 221: 976-987. DOI: 10.1111/NPH.1541
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Sanchez-Martin, J. and Keller, B. 2019. Contribution of recent technological advances to future resistance breeding. Theor. Appl. Genetics, online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03297-
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Schöneberg, T., Kibler, K., Wettstein, F.E., Bucheli, T.D., Forrer, H.R., Musa, T., Mascher, F., Bertossa, M., Keller, B. and Vogelgsang, S. 2019. Influence of temperature, humidity duration and growth stage on the infection and mycotoxin production by Fusarium langsethiae and Fusarium poae in oats. Plant Pathology, 68: 173–184. DOI: 10.1111/ppa.1292
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Boni, R., Chauhan, H., Hensel, G., Roulin, A., Sucher, J., Kumlehn, J., Brunner, S., Krattinger, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Pathogen-inducible Ta-Lr34res expression in heterologous barley confers disease resistance without negative pleiotropic effects. Plant Biotech. J., 16: 245-253. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.1276
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Bourras, S., Praz, C.R., Spanu, P.D and Keller, B. 2018. Cereal powdery mildew effectors: a complex toolbox for an obligate pathogen. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 46: 26-33
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Deppe, J., Hörtensteiner, S., Keller, B., Martinoia, E. and Rosa. 2018. The wheat ABC transporter Lr34 modifies the lipid environment at the plasma membrane. J. Biol. Chem. 293: 18667-18697
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International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium. 2018. [A total of 202 authors]. IWGSC RefSeq principal investigators: Appels, R., Eversole, K., Feuillet, C., Keller, B., Rogers, J., Stein, N. Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome. Science, 361: eaar7191. DOI: 10.1126/science.aar7191
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Keller, B. and Krattinger, S.G. 2018. A new player in race-specific resistance. Nature Plants, 4: 197-198.
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Keller, B., Wicker, T. and Krattinger, S.G. 2018. Advances in wheat and pathogen genomics - implications for disease control. Ann. Rev. Phytopathology, 56: 67–87
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Koller, T., Brunner, S., Herren, G., Hurni, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Pyramiding of transgenic Pm3 alleles in wheat results in improved powdery mildew resistance in the field. Theor. Appl. Genet., 131: 861-871
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Koller, T., Brunner, S., Herren, G., Sanchez-Martin, J., Hurni, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Field grown transgenic Pm3e wheat lines show powdery mildew resistance and no fitness costs associated with high transgene expression. Transgenic Research, doi.org/10.1007/s11248-018-0099-5.
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Li, B., Förster, C, Robert, C.A.M., Züst, T., Hu, L., Machado, R.A.R., Berset, J.-D., Handrick, B., Knauer, T., Hensel, G., Chen, W., Kumlehn, J., Yang, P., Keller, B., Gershenzon, J., Jander, G., Köllner, T.G. and Erb, M. 2018. Convergent evolution of a metabolic switch between aphid and caterpillar resistance in cereals. Science Advances, 4: eaat679
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Ma, X., Keller, B., McDonald, B.A., Palma-Guerrero, J. and Wicker, T. 2018. Comparative transcriptomics reveals how wheat responds to infection by Zymoseptoria tritici. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 31: 420-431
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McNally KE, Menardo F, Lüthi L, Praz CR, Müller MC, Kunz L, Ben-David R, Chandrasekhar K, Dinoor A, Cowger C, Meyers E, Xue M, Zeng F, Gong S, Yu D, Bourras S, Keller B. 2018. Distinct domains of the AVRPM 3A2/F2 avirulence protein from wheat powdery mildew are involved in immune receptor recognition and putative effector function. New Phytologist, 21 (2), pp.681-695.
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McNally, K.E., Menardo, F., Lüthi, L., Praz, C.R., Müller, M.C., Kunz, L, Ben-David, R., Chandrasekhar, K., Dinoor, A., Cowger, C., Meyers, E., Xue, M., Zeng, F., Gong, S., Yu, D.*, Bourras, S.* and Keller, B.* 2018. Distinct domains of the AVRPMA2F2 avirulence protein from wheat powdery mildew are involved in immune receptor recognition and putative effector function. New Phytologist, 218: 681–695. 10.1111/nph.15026
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Milner, S.G., Jost, M., Taketa, S., Mazon, E.R., Himmelbach, A., Oppermann, M., Weise, S., Knüpffer, H., Basterrechea, M., König, P., Schüler, D., Sharma, R., Pasam, R.K., Rutten, T., Guo, G., Xu, D., Zhang, J., Herren, G., Müller, T., Krattinger, S.G., Keller, B., Jiang, Y., Gonzalez, M.Y., Zhao, Y., Habekuss, A., Färber, S., Ordon, F., Lange, M., Börner, A., Graner, A., Reif, J.C., Scholz, U., Mascher, M. and Stein, N. 2018. Genebank genomics highlights the diversity of a global barley collection. Nature Genetics, doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0266-x.
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Müller, M.C., Praz, C.R., Sotiropoulos, A.G., Menardo, F., Kunz, L., Schudel, S., Oberhänsli, S., Poretti, M., Wehrli, A., Bourras, S., Keller, B.* and Wicker, T.* (2018). A chromosome-scale genome assembly reveals a highly dynamic effector repertoire of wheat powdery mildew. New Phytologist, online
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Müller, T., Schierscher-Viret, B., Fossati, D., Brabant, C., Schori, A., Keller, B. and Krattinger, S.G. 2018. Unlocking the diversity of genebanks: whole-genome marker analysis of Swiss bread wheat and spelt. Theor. Appl. Genet., 131: 407–416 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3010-
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Ping, Y., Praz, C., Li, B., Singla, J., Robert, C., Kessel, B., Scheuermann, D., Luthi, L., Ouzunova, M., Erb, M., Krattinger, S.G. and Keller, B. 2018. Fungal resistance mediated by maize wall-associated kinase ZmWAK-RLK1 correlates with reduced benzoxazinoid content. New Phytologist, in press. DOI: 10.1111/NPH.1541
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Praz, C.R., Menardo, F., Robinson, M.D., Müller, M.C., Wicker, T., Bourras, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Non parent-of-origin expression of numerous effector genes indicates a role of gene regulation in host adaptation of the hybrid triticale powdery mildew pathogen. Front. Plant Sci. 9: 49. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.0004
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Sanchez-Martin, J., Bourras, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Diseases affecting wheat and barley: powdery mildew. In: Oliver, R. (ed.), Integrated disease management of wheat and barley. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK (ISBN: 978 1 78676 216 0; www.bdspublishing.com)

Schoeneberg, T., Jenny, E., Wettstein, F.E., Bucheli, T.D., Mascher, F., Bertossa, M., Musa, T., Seifert, K., Gräfenhan, T. Keller, B., and Vogelgsang, S. 2018. Occurrence of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in Swiss oats - Impact of cropping factors - European Journal of Agronomy, 92: 123-132
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Schöneberg, T., Musa, T., Forrer, H.R., Mascher, F., Bucheli, T., Bertossa, M., Keller, B. and Vogelgsang, S. 2018. Infection conditions of Fusarium graminearum in barley are variety specific and different from those in wheat. European Journal of Plant Pathology. Online. Doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1434-7
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Singh, S., Hurni, S., Ruinelli, M., Brunner, S., Sanchez-Martin, J., Krukowski, P., Peditto, D., Buchmann, G., Zbinden, H. and Keller, B. 2018. Evolutionary divergence of the rye Pm17 and Pm8 resistance genes reveals ancient diversity. Plant Molecular Biology, 98: 249-260.DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0780-
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Sucher, J., Praz, C., Menardo, F., Krattinger, S. and Keller, B. 2018. Transcriptional profiling reveals no response of fungal pathogens to the durable quantitative Lr34 disease resistance gene of wheat. Plant Pathology, 67: 792–798. DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12797
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Thind Kaur A., Wicker, T., Müller, T., Ackermann, P.M., Steuernagel, B., Wulff, B.B.H., Spannagl, M., Twardsziok, S.O., Felder, M., Lux, T., Mayer, K.F.X., IWGSC, Keller, B. and Krattinger, S.G. Chromosome-scale comparative sequence analysis unravels molecular mechanisms of genome dynamics between two wheat cultivars. Genome Biology, 19: 104. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1477-2.
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Boni, R., Chauhan, H., Hensel, G., Roulin, A., Sucher, J., Kumlehn, J., Brunner, S., Krattinger, S. and Keller, B. 2017. Pathogen-inducible Ta-Lr34res expression in heterologous barley confers disease resistance without negative pleiotropic effects. Plant Biotech. J. online, DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12765
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Bucher et al. (2017) Combined GC-and UHPLC-HR-MS Based Metabolomics to Analyze Durable Anti-fungal Resistance Processes in Cereals. CHIMEA 71, 156-159. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2017.156.
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Eversole, K., Rogers, J., Keller, B., Appels, R. and Feuillet, C. 2017. Sequencing and assembly of the wheat genome. In: Langridge, P. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases. Burley Dodds Science Publishing. ISBN Hardback: 978-1-78676-016-6.

Feehan, J.M., Scheiber, K.E., Bourras, S., Underwood, W., Keller, B. and Somerville, S.C. 2017. Purification of high molecular weight genomic DNA from powdery mildew for long-read sequencing. J. Vis. Exp. 121: e55463, doi:10.3791/55463.
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Keller, B. and Krattinger, S.G. 2017. Genomic compartments in barley. Nature 544: 424-425
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Krattinger, S.G. and Keller, B. 2017. Double gain with one gene. Nature Plants, 3: 1701
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Ma, X., Wicker, T., Keller, B. and Palmero-Guerra, J. 2017. Comparative transcriptomics reveals how wheat responds to infection by Zymoseptoria tritici. Mol. Plant Microbe Interactions, online.
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Menardo, F., Praz, C.R., Wicker, T. and Keller, B. 2017. Rapid turnover of effectors in grass powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17: 223. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1064-2
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Menardo, F., Wicker, T. and Keller, B. 2017. Reconstructing the evolutionary history of powdery mildew lineages (Blumeria graminis) at different evolutionary time scales with NGS data. Genome Biology and Evolution, 9: 446-456.
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Müller, T., Schierscher-Viret, B., Fossati, D., Brabant, C., Schori, A., Keller, B. and Krattinger, S.G. 2017. Unlocking the diversity of genebanks: whole-genome marker analysis of Swiss bread wheat and spelt. Theor. Appl. Genet. Online. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3010-
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Praz, C., Bourras, S. Zeng, F., Sanchez-Martin, J., Menardo, F., Xue, M., Yang, L., Roffler, S., Boni, R., Herren, G., McNally, K.E., Ben-David, R., Parlange, F., Oberhaensli, S., Flückiger, S., Schäfer, L.K., Wicker, T., Yu, D. and Keller, B. 2017. AvrPm2 encodes an RNase-like avirulence effector which is conserved in the two different specialized forms of wheat and rye powdery mildew fungus. New Phytologist, 213: 1301-1314
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Qureshi, N., Bariana, H., Forrest, K., Hayden, M., Keller, B., Wicker, T., Faris, J., Salina, E. and Bansal, U. 2017. Fine mapping of the chromosome 5B region carrying closely linked rust resistance genes Yr47 and Lr52 in wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 130: 495-504
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Schnippenkoetter, W., Lo, C., Liu, G., Dibley, K., Chan, W. L., Lun; White, J., Milne, R., Zwart, A., Kwong, E., Keller, B., Godwin, I., Krattinger, S., Lagudah, E. 2017. The wheat Lr34 multi-pathogen resistance gene confers resistance to anthracnose and rust in sorghum. Plant Biotech. J. 15: 1387–1396. doi:10.1111/pbi.1272
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Singh, S.P., Keller, B., Gruissem, W. and Bhullar, N.K. 2017. Rice NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE 2 expression improves dietary iron and zinc levels in wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 130: 283-292.
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Singla et al. (2017) Characterization of Lr75: a partial, broad-spectrum leaf rust resistance gene in wheat. Theor Appl Genet 130, 1-12. DOI 10.1007/s00122-016-2784-1
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Sucher, J., Boni, R., Yang, P., Rogowsky, P., Büchner, H., Kastner, C., Kumlehn, J.,Kattinger, S. and Keller, B. 2017. The durable wheat disease resistance gene Lr34 confers common rust and northern corn leaf blight resistance in maize. Plant Biotech. J., 15: 489–496
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Sucher, J., Praz, C., Menardo, F., Krattinger, S. and Keller, B. 2017. Transcriptional profiling reveals no response of fungal pathogens to the durable quantitative Lr34 disease resistance gene of wheat. Plant Pathology, online, DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12797
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Yang, P., Herren, G., Krattinger, S. G. and Keller, B. (2017). Large-scale maize seedling Infection with Exserohilum turcicum in the greenhouse. Bio-protocol 7(19): e2567. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2567.
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Menardo F, Praz CR, Wyder S, Ben-David R, Bourras S, Matsumae H, McNally KE, Parlange F, Riba A, Roffler S, Schaefer LK, Schimizu KK, Valenti L, Zbinden H, Wicker T and Keller B. (2016) Hybridization of powdery mildew strains gives rise to pathogens on novel agricultural crop species. Nature Genetics 48(2):201-205. doi: 10.1038/ng.3485.
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Bourras S, McNally KE, Ben-David R, Parlange F, Roffler S, Praz CR, Oberhaensli S, Menardo F, Stirnweis D, Frenkel Z, Schaefer LK, Flückiger S, Treier G, Herren G, Korol AB, Wicker T and Keller B. (2015) Multiple avirulence loci and allele-specific effector recognition control the Pm3 race-specific resistance of wheat to powdery mildew. Plant Cell 27: 2991-3012. doi: 10.1105/tpc.15.00171.
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Chhuneja P, Yadav B, Stirnweis D, Hurni S, Kaur S, Elkot AF, Keller B, Wicker T, Sehgal S, Gill BS and Singh K. (2015) Fine mapping of powdery mildew resistance genes PmTb7A.1 and PmTb7A.2 in Triticum boeoticum (Boiss.) using the shotgun sequence assembly of chromosome 7AL. Theor Appl Genet. 128(10):2099-111. doi: 10.1007/s00122-015-2570-5.

Diaz Quijano C, Brunner S, Keller B, Gruissem W and Sautter C. (2015) The environment exerts a greater influence than the transgene on the transcriptome of field-grown wheat expressing the Pm3b allele. Transgenic Research 24(1):87-97.

Elkot AFA, Chhuneja P, Kaur S, Saluja M, Keller B and Singh K. (2015) Marker Assisted Transfer of Two Powdery Mildew Resistance Genes PmTb7A.1 and PmTb7A.2 from Triticum boeoticum (Boiss.) to Triticum aestivum (L.). PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128297
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Hurni S, Scheuermann D, Krattinger SG, Kessel B, Wicker T, Herren G, Fitze MN, Breen J, Presterl T, Ouzunova M and Keller B. (2015) The maize disease resistance gene Htn1 against northern corn leaf blight encodes a wall-associated receptor-like kinase. PNAS112(28):8780-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1502522112.
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Krattinger SG, Sucher J, Seltner LL, Chauhan H, Zhou B, Tang M, Upadhyaya NM, Mieulet D, Guiderdoni E, Weidenbach D, Schaffrath U, Lagudah ES and Keller B. (2015) The wheat durable, multipathogen resistance gene Lr34 confers partial blast resistance in rice. Plant Biotechnol J. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12491.
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Bansal U, Bariana H, Wong D, Randhawa M, Wicker T, Hayden M and Keller, B. (2014). Molecular mapping of an adult plant stem rust resistance gene Sr56 in winter cultivar Arina. Theor Appl Genet 127:1441–1448, doi: 10.1007/s00122-014-2311-1
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Hurni S, Brunner S, Stirnweis D, Herren G, Peditto D, McIntosh R A and Keller B. (2014). The powdery mildew resistance gene Pm8 derived from rye is suppressed by its wheat ortholog Pm3. The Plant Journal 79, 6 1365 - 313X. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12593
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Middleton CP, Senerchia N, Stein N, Akhunov ED, Keller B, Wicker T and Benjamin K. (2014). Sequencing of Chloroplast Genomes from Wheat, Barley, Rye and Their Relatives Provides a Detailed Insight into the Evolution of the Triticeae Tribe. PLOS ONE (online), doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085761
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Shatalina M, Messmer M, Feuillet C, Mascher F, Paux E, Choulet F, Wicker T and Keller B. (2014) High-resolution analysis of a QTL for resistance to Stagonospora nodorum glume blotch in wheat reveals presence of two distinct resistance loci in the target interval. Theor Appl Genet 127(3):573-586.

Sela, H., Spiridon, L., Ashkenazi, H., Bhullar N.K., Brunner, S., Petrescu, A.J., Fahima, Z., Keller, B., Jordan T. (2014) Three-Dimensional Modeling and Diversity Analysis Reveals Distinct AVR Recognition Sites and Evolutionary Pathways in Wild and Domesticated Wheat Pm3 R Genes MPMI 27 8, 835–845 doi: 10.1094/MPMI-01-14-0009-R
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Stirnweis D., Milani S.D., Jordan T., Keller B., Brunner S. (2014). Substitution of Two Amino Acids in the Nucleotide-Binding Site Domain of a Resistance Protein Enhance the Hypersensitive Response and Enlarge the PM3F Resistance Spectrum in Wheat. MPMI, 27-3, 265-276 doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-13-0297-FI
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Stirnweis, D., Milani, S. D., Brunner, S., Herren, G., Buchmann, G., Peditto, D., Jordan, T. and Keller, B. (2014). Suppression among alleles encoding nucleotide-binding–leucine-rich repeat resistance proteins interferes with resistance in F1 hybrid and allele-pyramided wheat plants. The Plant Journal 79,6 1365-313X. doi:10.1111/tpj.12592

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) (2014) A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome. Science 345, 6194 doi: 10.1126/science.1251788
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Raats, D., Frenkel, Z., Krugman, T., Dodek, I., Sela, H., Simkova, H., Magni, F., Cattonaro, F., Vautrin, S., Berges, H., Wicker, T., Keller, B., Leroy, P., Philippe, R., Paux, E., Dolevzel, J., Feuillet, C., Korol, A. and Fahima, T. (2013). The physical map of wheat chromosome 1BS provides insights into its gene space organization and evolution. Genome Biology 14(12): R138.
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Breen, J., Wicker T., Shatalina M., Frenkel, Z., Bertin, J., Philippe, R., Spielmeyer, W., Simkov. H., Safavr, J., Cattonaro, F., Scalabrin, S., Magni, F., Vautrin, S., Berges, H., Paux, E., Fahima, T., Dolevzel, J., Korol, A., Feuillet, C. and Keller, B. (2013). A physical map of the short arm of wheat chromosome 1A. PLoS ONE, dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-88008
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Hurni, S., Brunner, S., Buchmann, G., Herren, G., Jordan, T., Krukowski, P., Wicker, T., Yahiaoui, N., Mago, R. and Keller, B. (2013). Rye Pm8 and wheat Pm3 are orthologous genes and show evolutionary conservation of resistance function against powdery mildew. Plant J., doi: 10.1111/tpj.12345

Jia, J., Zhao, S., Kong, X., Li, Y., Zhao, G., He, W., Appels, R., Pfeifer, M., Tao, Y., Zhang, X., Jing, R., Zhang, C., Ma, Y., Gao, L., Gao, C., Spannagl, M., Mayer, K.F.X., Li, D., Pan, S., Zheng, F., Hu, Q., Xia, X., Li, J., Liang, Q., Chen, J., Wicker, T., Gou, C., Kuang, H., He, G., Luo, Y., Keller, B., Xia, Q., Lu, P., Wang, J., Zou, H. Zhang, R., Xu, J., Gao, J., Middleton, C., Quan, Z., Liu, G., Wang, J., IWGSC, Yang, H., Liu, X., He, Z., and Wang, J. (2013). Aegilops tauschii draft genome sequence reveals a gene repertoire for wheat adaptation. Nature, 496: 91-95
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Krattinger, S.G., Jordan, D., Mace, E., Rahavan, C., Luo, M.-C., Keller, B. and Lagudah, E. (2013). Recent emergence of the wheat Lr34 multi-pathogen resistance; insights for haplotype analysis in wheat, rice, sorghum and Aegilops tauschii. Theor. Appl. Genet., 126: 663-672
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Middleton, C.P., Stein, N., Keller B., Kilian, B. and Wicker, T. (2013). Comparative analysis of genome composition in Triticeae reveals strong variation in transposable element dynamics and nucleotide diversity. Plant J., 73: 347 - 356.
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Njau, P.N., Bhavani, S., Huerta-Espino, J., Keller, B. and Singh, R.P. (2013) Identification of QTL associated with durable adult plant resistance to stem rust Ug99 in wheat cultivar 'Pavon 76'. Euphytica, 190: 33-44
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Pont, C., Murat, F., Guizard, S., Flores, R., Foucrier, S., Bidet, Y., Quraishi, U. M., Alaux, M., Dolevzel, J., Fahima, T., Budak, H., Keller, B., Salvi, S., Maccaferri, M., Steinbach, D., Feuillet, C., Quesneville, H. and Salse, J (2013). Wheat syntenome unveils new evidences of contrasted evolutionary plasticity between paleo- and neoduplicated genomes. The plant journal, 1030 - 1044
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Risk, J., Selter, L.L., Harsh, C., Krattinger, S., Kumlehn, J., Hensel, G., Viccars, L., Richardson, T., Buesing, G., Troller, A., Lagudah, E., and Keller, B. (2013). The wheat Lr34 gene provides resistance against multiple fungal pathogens in barley. Plant Biotech. J., 11: 847 - 854.
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Shatalina, M., Wicker, T., Buchmann, J.P., Oberhaensli, S., Simkova, H., Dolezel, J. and Keller, B. (2013). Genotype-specific SNP map based on whole chromosome 3B sequence information from wheat cultivars Arina and Forno. Plant Biotech. J., 11: 23-32
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Wicker, T., Oberhaensli, S., Parlange, F., Buchmann, J.P., Shatalina, M., Roffler, S., Ben-David, R., Dolezel, J., Simkova, H., Schulze-Lefert, P., Spanu, P.D., Bruggmann, R., Amselem, J., Quesneville, H., Ver Loren van Themaat, E., Paape, T., Shimizu, K.K. and Keller, B. (2013). The wheat powdery mildew genome shows the unique evolution of an obligate biotroph. Nature Genetics, 45: 1092 - 1096.
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Miedaner, T., Risser, P., Paillard, S., Schnurbusch, T., Keller, B., Hartl, L., Holzapfel, J., Korzun, V., Ebmeyer, E. and Utz, F.H. (2012). Broad-spectrum resistance loci for three quantitatively inherited diseases in two winter wheat populations. Molecular Breeding, 29, 731-742, DOI: 10.1007/s11032-011-9586-6
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Brunner, S., Stirnweis, D., Diaz Quijano, C., Buesing, G., Herren, G., Parlange, F., Barret, P., Tassy, C., Sautter, C., Winzeler, M., Keller, B. (2012). Transgenic Pm3 multilines of wheat show increased powdery mildew resistance in the field. Plant Biotech J DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00670.x
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Buchmann, J., Matsumoto, T., Stein, N., Keller, B. and Wicker, T. (2012). Interspecies sequence comparison in Brachypodium reveals how transposon activity corrodes genome colinearity. Plant J., 71: 550-563
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Chhuneja, P., Kumar, K., Stirnweis, D., Hurni, S., Keller, B., Dhaliwal, HS and Singh, K. (2012). Identification and mapping of two powdery mildew resistance genes in Triticum boeoticum L. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1768-4
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Manickavelu, A., Kawaura, K., Oishi, K., Shin-I, T., Kohara, Y., Yahiaoui, N., Keller, B., Abe, R., Suzuki, A., Nagayama, T., Yano K. and Ogihara, Y. (2012). Comprehensive functional analyses of expressed sequence tags in common wheat Triticum aestivum. DNA Research 2012; doi: 10.1093/dnares/dss001. online
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Risk*, JM., Selter*, LL., Krattinger, SG., Viccars, LA., Richardson, TM., Buesing, G., Herren, G., Lagudah, ES., Keller, B. (2012) Functional variability of the Lr34 durable resistance gene in transgenic wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal doi:%C2%A010.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00683.x
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Saharan, M.S., Tiwari, R. Krattinger, S.G., Keller, B. and Priyamvada (2012). Mapping of Indian bread wheat population, HS 2189 x Agra Local for adult plant leaf rust resistance, Lr34. Indian Phytopath., 65: 128-132
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Sela, H., Spiridon, L.N., Andrei-Jose Petrescu, AJ., Akerman, M., Mandel-Gutfreund, Y., Nevo, E., Loutre, C., Keller, B., Schulman, AH. and Fahima, T. (2012). Ancient diversity of splicing motifs and protein surfaces in the wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides) Lr10 CC and LRR domains. Molecular Plant Pathology, 13, 276-387 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00744.x
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Brunner, S., Hurni, S., Herren, G., Kalinina, O., von Burg, S., Zeller, S.L., Schmid, B., Winzeler, M. and Keller, B. (2011). Transgenic Pm3b wheat lines show resistance to powdery mildew in the field. Plant Biotech J, 9, 897-910.
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Krattinger, S.G., Lagudah, E.S., Wicker, T., Risk, J.M., Ashton, A.R., Selter, L.L., Matsumoto, T. and Keller, B. (2011). Lr34 multi-pathogen resistance ABC transporter: molecular analysis of homoeologous and orthologous genes in hexaploid wheat and other grass species. Plant J, 65, 392-403.
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Sela, H., Loutre, C., Keller, B., Schulman, A., Nevo, E., Korol, A. and Fahima, T. (2011). Rapid linkage disequilibrium decay in the Lr10 gene in wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides) populations. Theor Appl Genet, 122, 175-187.
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Wicker, T., Mayer, K.F.X., Gundlach, H., Martis, M., Steuernagel, B., Scholz, U., Simkova, H., Kubalakova, M., Choulet, F., Taudien, S., Platzer, M., Feuillet, C., Fahima, T., Budak, H., Dolezel, J., Keller, B. and Stein, N. (2011). Frequent gene movement and pseudogene evolution is common to the large and complex genomes of wheat, barley and their relatives. Plant Cell, 23, 1706-1718.
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