Mary Beth Mudgett
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
Contact Information
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Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-3252Administrative Contact Franco Errico Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-723-6311
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
My laboratory investigates how bacterial pathogens employ proteins secreted by the type III secretion system (TTSS) to manipulate eukaryotic signaling to promote disease. We study TTSS effectors in the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris, the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of pepper and tomato. For these studies, we apply biochemical, cell biological, and genetic approaches using the natural hosts and two model pathosystems.
Publications
- Xanthomonas T3S Effector XopN Suppresses PAMP-Triggered Immunity and Interacts with a Tomato Atypical Receptor-Like Kinase and TFT1. Plant Cell. 2009
- SOBER1 phospholipase activity suppresses phosphatidic acid accumulation and plant immunity in response to bacterial effector AvrBsT. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009
- XopD SUMO protease affects host transcription, promotes pathogen growth, and delays symptom development in xanthomonas-infected tomato leaves. Plant Cell. 2008; (7): 1915-29
- Blue-light-activated histidine kinases: two-component sensors in bacteria. Science. 2007; (5841): 1090-3
- An alpha-amylase (At4g25000) in Arabidopsis leaves is secreted and induced by biotic and abiotic stress. Plant Cell Environ. 2007; (4): 388-98
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