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The DFG Research Unit - FOR5682 - aims to understand the underlying mechanisms of host niche adaptation in plant-colonizing fungi. for5682.uni-koeln.de

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Isabel saur @izzysaurlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@madfungi.bsky.social (For5682) Retreat in beautiful Bad Breisig! great get together, great talks and science, super useful discussions with @algazuccaro.bsky.social @teamthomma.bsky.social @effectomics.bsky.social, Döhlemann and Requena and Hensel teams. Cool stuff and great Progress in sight!
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MadFungi @madfungi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A valuable and inspiring two-day retreat of the MadFungi research group in Bad Breisig. The retreat provided a great opportunity to step back from our daily work, exchange ideas, reflect on our research, and strengthen collaboration within the group. 🍄
MadFungi Retreat 2026 - Bad Breisig
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MadFungi @madfungi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Maurice König @maukoe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Plants use immunogenic peptides to coordinate immunity. Pathogens can mimic them to hijack defense. 🌱 We compare phytocytokines with animal cytokines and ask how these signals are made, released, mimicked, and controlled in space and time. doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Conceptual comparison of animal cytokine and plant phytocytokine signaling ranges, from cell-autonomous/local action to systemic communication.
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Team Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Delighted to see this work out in #ScienceAdvancesResearch @science.org where we uncover a surprising evolutionary origin of fungal effector proteins as ancient antimicrobials. Led by the super-star @mesny.bsky.social in the frame of @ceplas.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social & @madfungi.bsky.social
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Team Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Where do plant pathogen effectors come from? @mesny.bsky.social shows how fungi turned shield 🛡️ into sword ⚔️ to end up with dual-function molecules to disrupt host immunity & protective host microbiota. @ceplas.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social @madfungi.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Plant-associated fungi co-opt ancient antimicrobials for host manipulation
Fungal effectors may have evolved from ancient antimicrobials, shaping plant microbiota and immunity during infection.
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MadFungi @madfungi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Thank you to @izzysaurlab.bsky.social, @teamthomma.bsky.social, and their teams for hosting our next two MadFungi workshops, "Expression in Barley Protoplasts" and "Expression of Antimicrobial Proteins," at @unicologne.bsky.social. It was a great week with all of our MadFungi PhD candidates! 🍄
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Eva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So diverse and yet conserved. Check out opinion paper by Leonhard Pachinger @leopach.bsky.social on antimicrobial effectors produced by fungal pathogens: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Antimicrobial effectors of plant-associated fungi: multipurpose proteins with fast-evolving surfaces and structurally conserved cores
Plants are exposed to a variety of devastating pathogens, causing significant yearly yield losses. In order to facilitate infections, plant pathogens …
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Eva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genomic and physiological signatures of adaptation in pathogenic fungi - Nature Communications
Emerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ...
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MadFungi @madfungi.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Our PhD candidates are having a great time at the MadFungi transcriptomics workshop at the University of Kiel @uni-kiel.de. Special thanks to @estukenbrock.bsky.social and her team for the great organization!
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Johana Misas Villamil @jomivi.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Check this out👇 New from the Doehlemann lab! A fungal enzyme modulates plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions 🔥
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MadFungi @madfungi.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The MadFungi🍄 research unit funded by @dfg.de kicked off this week with our meeting in Cologne @unicologne.bsky.social. We're excited to see what great science we'll achieve over the next four years.
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