Nuclear import of Arabidopsis POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE 2 is mediated by importin-α and a nuclear localization sequence located between the predicted SAP domains. Chen C, De Masi R, Lintermann R, Wirthmueller L. Front Plant Sci. 2018 Nov 1;9:1581. PMID: 30455710

Arabidopsis downy mildew effector HaRxL106 suppresses plant immunity by binding to RADICAL-INDUCED CELL DEATH 1. Wirthmueller L, Asai S, Rallapalli G, Sklenar J, Fabro G, Kim D, Lintermann R, Jaspers P, Wrzaczek M, Kangasjärvi J, MacLean D, Menke F, Banfield M, Jones J. New Phytol. 2018 Oct;220(1):232. PMID: 30156022

Nucleoporin-Regulated MAP Kinase Signaling in Immunity to a Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogen. Genenncher B, Wirthmueller L, Roth C, Klenke M, Ma L, Sharon A, Wiermer M. Plant Physiol. 2016 Oct;172(2):1293-1305. PubMed PMID: 27591188

The functional divergence between SPA1 and SPA2 in Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis maps primarily to the respective N-terminal kinase-like domain. Chen S, Wirthmueller L, Stauber J, Lory N, Holtkotte X, Leson L, Schenkel C, Ahmad M, Hoecker U. BMC Plant Biol. 2016 Jul 22;16(1):165. PubMed PMID: 27444995

A Plant Immune Receptor Detects Pathogen Effectors that Target WRKY Transcription Factors. Sarris PF, Duxbury Z, Huh SU, Ma Y, Segonzac C, Sklenar J, Derbyshire P, Cevik V, Rallapalli G, Saucet SB, Wirthmueller L, Menke FL, Sohn KH, Jones JD. Cell. 2015 May 21;161(5):1089-100. PubMed PMID: 26000484

The plasmodesmal protein PDLP1 localises to haustoria-associated membranes during downy mildew infection and regulates callose deposition. Caillaud MC, Wirthmueller L, Sklenar J, Findlay K, Piquerez SJ, Jones AM, Robatzek S, Jones JD, Faulkner C. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Nov 13;10(10):e1004496. PubMed PMID: 25393742

Expression profiling during Arabidopsis/downy mildew interaction reveals a highly-expressed effector that attenuates responses to salicylic acid. Asai S, Rallapalli G, Piquerez SJ, Caillaud MC, Furzer OJ, Ishaque N, Wirthmueller L, Fabro G, Shirasu K, Jones JD. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Oct 16;10(10):e1004443. PubMed PMID: 25329884

Probing formation of cargo/importin-α transport complexes in plant cells using a pathogen effector. Wirthmueller L, Roth C, Fabro G, Caillaud MC, Rallapalli G, Asai S, Sklenar J, Jones AM, Wiermer M, Jones JD, Banfield MJ. Plant J. 2015 Jan;81(1):40-52. PubMed PMID: 25284001

Identification of unique SUN-interacting nuclear envelope proteins with diverse functions in plants. Zhou X, Graumann K, Wirthmueller L, Jones JD, Meier I. J Cell Biol. 2014 Jun 9;205(5):677-92. PubMed PMID: 24891605

Arabidopsis TNL-WRKY domain receptor RRS1 contributes to temperature-conditioned RPS4 auto-immunity. Heidrich K, Tsuda K, Blanvillain-Baufumé S, Wirthmueller L, Bautor J, Parker JE. Front Plant Sci. 2013 Oct 17;4:403. PubMed PMID: 24146667

On the front line: structural insights into plant-pathogen interactions. Wirthmueller L, Maqbool A, Banfield MJ. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2013 Nov;11(11):761-76. PubMed PMID: 24100360

Hop-on hop-off: importin-α-guided tours to the nucleus in innate immune signaling. Wirthmueller L, Roth C, Banfield MJ, Wiermer M. Front Plant Sci. 2013 May 21;4:149. PubMed PMID: 23734157

Mapping FLS2 function to structure: LRRs, kinase and its working bits. Robatzek S, Wirthmueller L. Protoplasma. 2013 Jun;250(3):671-81. PubMed PMID: 23053766.

mADP-RTs: versatile virulence factors from bacterial pathogens of plants and mammals. Wirthmueller L, Banfield MJ. Front Plant Sci. 2012 Jun 27;3:142. PubMed PMID: 22754560

Arabidopsis EDS1 connects pathogen effector recognition to cell compartment-specific immune responses. Heidrich K, Wirthmueller L, Tasset C, Pouzet C, Deslandes L, Parker JE. Science. 2011 Dec 9;334(6061):1401-4. PubMed PMID: 22158818

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the RXLR-type effector RXLR3 from the oomycete pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. Wirthmueller L, Jones JD, Banfield MJ. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2011 Nov 1;67(Pt 11):1417-20. PubMed PMID: 22102246

Light exposure of Arabidopsis seedlings causes rapid de-stabilization as well as selective post-translational inactivation of the repressor of photomorphogenesis SPA2. Balcerowicz M, Fittinghoff K, Wirthmueller L, Maier A, Fackendahl P, Fiene G, Koncz C, Hoecker U. Plant J. 2011 Mar;65(5):712-23. PubMed PMID: 21235648

Nuclear pore complex component MOS7/Nup88 is required for innate immunity and nuclear accumulation of defense regulators in Arabidopsis. Cheng YT, Germain H, Wiermer M, Bi D, Xu F, García AV, Wirthmueller L, Després C, Parker JE, Zhang Y, Li X. Plant Cell. 2009 Aug;21(8):2503-16. PubMed PMID: 19700630

Interaction between SGT1 and cytosolic/nuclear HSC70 chaperones regulates Arabidopsis immune responses. Noël LD, Cagna G, Stuttmann J, Wirthmüller L, Betsuyaku S, Witte CP, Bhat R, Pochon N, Colby T, Parker JE. Plant Cell. 2007 Dec;19(12):4061-76. PubMed PMID: 18065690

Nuclear accumulation of the Arabidopsis immune receptor RPS4 is necessary for triggering EDS1-dependent defense. Wirthmueller L, Zhang Y, Jones JD, Parker JE. Curr Biol. 2007 Dec 4;17(23):2023-9. PubMed PMID: 17997306