Ingo Hein
Current research interests
My research aims to identify and clone more durable resistances towards major potato pathogen.
All microbes trigger immune responses in plants via host receptor-mediated recognition of PAMPs. Adapted pathogens suppress or otherwise manipulate PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). They do this by secretion of virulence factors, called effectors, which re-programme host metabolism to the benefit of the pathogen.
Effector-triggered suppression of PTI is the pathogen’s front-line of attack in overcoming plant defences. When a successful pathogen has suppressed PTI, plants possess a second layer of inducible defence in the form of resistance (R) genes, the products of which typically encode NB-LRR proteins that detect effectors (termed avirulence proteins; AVRs).
In a “paradigm-shift” from conventional disease resistance breeding we exploit our knowledge of recent dramatic changes in the pathogen population to unravel the underlying variation in pathogen effectors, using this to drive the search for durable resistance.
A central component of our research is the exploitation of the recently sequenced potato genome and use of second generation sequencing and novel DNA capture technology to greatly accelerate discovery and isolation of functional resistance genes.
Current projects include:
- Identification and cloning of new genetic variations in Solanum species for resistance to Phytophthora infestans.
- Identification of the Phytophthora infestans effectors underpinning Ph2 and Ph3 resistance in tomato.Identification of potato NB-LRR genes and development of a second generation sequencing approach to clone functional R genes more rapidly
- Phytophthora infestans effector Avr3a diversity and function.
- Enhancing the recognitions specificity of known Solanum resistance genes in vitro.
Past research
- 2010 – present: Principal Investigator potato disease resistance group.
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2006 – 2010: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (Band 5 since 2008; SCRI)
Studying potato disease resistance to Phytophthora infestans. -
2003 – 2006: Postdoctoral Researcher (Band 6; SCRI)
Elucidating disease resistance pathways in potato and barley. Generation of genomic tools for studying root rot resistance in raspberry. -
March 2003: Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis title: Discovering Resistance Pathways in Response to Elicitors and Powdery Mildew Attack in Barley; University of Dundee, Department of Life Science, Dundee, United Kingdom -
October 1999: Diplom Biologe (Master in Biology)
Thesis title: Functional characterisation of a Homeobox family in Flaveria
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Institut für Entwicklungs- & Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Düsseldorf, Germany
Bibliography
- Gartner, U.; Hein, I.; Brown, L.H.; Chen, X.; Mantelin, S.; Sharma, S.K.; Dandurand, L.-M.; Kuhl, J.C.; Jones, J.T.; Bryan, G.J.; Blok, V.C. (2021) Resisting potato cyst nematodes with resistance., Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, Article no. 661194.
- Varypatakis, K.; Véronneau, P-Y.; Thorpe, P.J.; Cock, P.J.A.; Tze-Yin Lim, J.; Armstrong, M.R.; Janakowski, S.; Sobczak, M.; Hein, I.; Mimee, B.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C. (2020) The genomic impact of selection for virulence against resistance in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida., Genes, 11, Article No. 1429.
- Zheng, J.Y.; Duan, S.G.; Armstrong, M.R.; Duan, Y.F.; Xu, J.F.; Chen, X.W.; Hein, I.; Jin, L.P.; li, G.C. (2020) New findings on the resistance mechanism of an elite diploid wild potato species JAM1-4 in response to a super race strain of Phytophthora infestans., Phytopathology, 110, 1375-1387.
- Lin, X.; Armstrong, I.; Baker, K.; Wouters, D.; Visser, R.G.F.; Wolters, P.J.; Hein, I.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A. (2020) RLP/K enrichment sequencing; a novel method to identify receptor-like protein (RLP) and receptor-like kinase (RLK)genes., New Phytologist, 227, 1264-1276.
- Duan, Y.F.; Duan, S.G.; Armstrong, M.R.; Xu, J.F.; Zheng, J.Y. Hu, J.; Chen, X.W.; Hein, I.; Li, G.C.; Jin, L.P. (2020) Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals compatible and incompatible patterns of potato toward phytophthora infestans., G3- Genes Genomes Genetics, 10, 623-634.
- Bartlett, L.; Montague, G.; McNamara, G.; Davies, B.; Fiore, A.; Sturrock, K.; Ledbetter, M.; Hein, I.; Mantelin, S.; Harrower, B.; Knott, M.; Higgins, S.; Stott, K. (2020) Operational considerations for hot-washing in potato crisp manufacture., Food and Bioproducts Processing, 124, 387-396.
- Torrance, L.; Cowan, G.H.; McLean, K.; MacFarlane, S.; Al-Abedy, A.N.; Armstrong, M.; Lim, T.Y.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J. (2020) Natural resistance to potato virus Y in solanum tuberosum group Phureja., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133, 967-980.
- Volk, H.; Marton, K.; Flajsman, M.; Radisek, S.; Tian, H.; Hein, I.; Podlipnik, C.; Thomma, B.P.H.J.; Kosmelj, K.; Javornik, B.; Berne, S. (2019) Chitin-binding protein of verticillium nonalfalfae disguises fungus from plant chitinases and suppresses chitin-triggered host immunity., Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 32, 1378-1390.
- Strachan, S.M.; Armstrong, M.R.; Kaur, A.; Wright, K.M.; Lim, T.Y.; Baker, K.; Jones, J.; Bryan, G.; Blok, V.; Hein, I. (2019) Mapping the H2 resistance effective against Globodera pallida pathotype Pa1 in tetraploid potato., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132, 1283-1294.
- Paajanen, P.; Kettleborough, G.; Lopez-Girona, E.; Giolai, M.; Heavens, D.; Baker, D.; Lister, A.; Cugliandolo, F.; Wilde, G.; Hein, I.; Macaulay, I.; Bryan, G.J.; Clark, M.D. (2019) A critical comparison of technologies for a plant genome sequencing project., GigaScience, 8, Article No. UNSP giy163.
- Jouet, A.; Saunders, D.G.O.; McMullan, M.; Ward, B.; Furzer, O.; Jupe, F.; Cevik, V.; Hein, I.; Thilliez, G.J.A.; Holub, E.; van Oosterhout, C.; Jones, J.D.G. (2019) Albugo candida race diversity, ploidy and host-associated microbes revealed using DNA sequence capture on diseased plants in the field., New Phytologist, 221, 1529-1543.
- Thilliez, G.J.A.; Armstrong, M.R.; Lim, T.Y.; Baker, K.; Jouet, A.; Ward, B.; van Oosterhout, C.; Jones, J.D.G.; Huitema, E.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2019) Pathogen enrichment sequencing (PenSeq) enables population genomic studies in oomycetes., New Phytologist, 221, 1634-1648.
- Armstrong, M.R.; Vossen, J.; Lim, T.Y.; Hutten, R.C.B.; Xu, J.F.; Strachan, S.M.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein I. (2019) Tracking disease resistance deployment in potato breeding by enrichment sequencing., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 17, 540-549.
- Wang, S.; McLellan, H.; Bukharova, T.; He, Q.; Murphy, F.; Shi, J.; Sun, S.; van Weymers, P.; Ren, Y.; Thilliez, G.; Wang, H.; Chen, X.; Engelhardt, S.; Vleeshouwers, V.; Gilroy, E.M.; Whisson, S.W.; Hein, I.; Wang, X.; Tian, Z.; Birch, P.R.J.; Boevink, P.C. (2019) Phytophthora infestans RXLR effectors act in concert at diverse subcellular localisations to enhance host colonisation., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 343-356.
- Jiang, R.; Li, J.C.; Tian, Z.D.; Du, J.; Armstrong, M.; Baker, K.; Lim, J.T.Y.; Vossen, J.H.; He, H.; Portal, L.; Zhou, J.; Bonierbale, M.; Hein, I.; Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.; Xie, C.H. (2018) Potato late blight field resistance from QTL dPI09c is conferred by the NB-LRR gene R8., Journal of Experimental Botany, 69, 1545-1555.
- He, Q.; Naqvi, S.; McLellan, H.; Boevink, P.C.; Champouret, N.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2018) Plant pathogen effector utilizes host susceptibility factor NRL1 to degrade the immune regulator SWAP70., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 115, E7834-E7843.
- Chen, X.; Lewandowska, D.; Armstrong, M.R.; Baker, K.; Lim, T.Y.; Bayer, M.; Harrower, B.; McLean, K.; Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Lees, A.K.; Jones, J.D.; Bryan, G.J.; Hein, I. (2018) Identification and rapid mapping of a gene conferring broad-spectrum late blight resistance in the diploid potato species Solanum verrucosum through DNA capture technologies., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131, 1287-1297.
- He ,Q.; Naqvi, S.; McLellan, H.; Boevink, P.C.; Champouret, N.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2018) A plant pathogen effector utilizes host Susceptibility factor NRL1 to degrade the immune regulator SWAP70, Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Meeting, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China, 8-12 April 2018.
- Baker, K.; Stephen, G.; Strachan, S.; Armstrong, M.; Hein, I. (2018) BLASTmap: A Shiny-based application to visualize BLAST results as interactive heat maps and a tool to design gene-specific baits for bespoke target enrichment sequencing., In: Ma, W. & Wolpert, T. (eds.). Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Oomyctes. Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press, New York, Volume 1848, pp199-206.
- Paajanen, P.; Kettleborough, G.; Lopez-Girona, E.; Giolai, M.; Heavens, D.; Baker, D.; Lister, A.; Wilde, G.; Hein, I.; Macaulay, I.; Bryan, G.J.; Clark, M.D. (2017) A critical comparison of technologies for a plant genome sequencing project., BioRxiv, 11 October 2017.
- Giolai, M.; Paajanen, P.; Verweij, W.; Percival-Alwyn, L.; Baker, D.; Witek, K.; Jupe, F.; Bryan, G.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.D.G.; Clark, M.D. (2016) Targeted capture and sequencing of gene-sized DNA molecules., Biotechniques, 61, 315-322.
- Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Baker, K.; Chen, X.W.; Harrower, B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Gilroy, E.M.; Birch, P.R.J.; Thilliez, G.J.A.; Lees, A.K.; Lynott, J.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; McKenzie, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hein, I. (2016) Utilizing 'Omic' technologies to identify and prioritize novel sources of resistance to the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans in potato germplasm collections., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 762.
- Boevink, P.C.; Wang, X.D.; McLellan, H.; He, Q.; Naqvi, S.; Armstrong, M.R.; Zhang, W.; Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M.; Tian, Z.D.; Birch, P.R.J. (2016) A Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector targets plant PP1c isoforms that promote late blight disease., Nature Communications, 7, Article No. 10311.
- Strachan, S.M.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J.; McLean, K.; Blok, V.C. (2016) Mapping the H2 gene to a Globodera pallida pathotype PA1-resistant potato cultivar., The Dundee Conference: Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016, Dundee, 23-24 February 2016, pp245-250.
- Destefanis, M.; Nagy, I.; Rigney, B.; Bryan, G.J.; McLean, K.; Hein, I.; Griffin, D.; Milbourne, D. (2015) A disease resistance locus on potato and tomato chromosome 4 exhibits a conserved multipartite structure displaying different rates of evolution in different lineages., BMC Plant Biology, 15, Article No. 255.
- Wiesel, L.; Davis, J.L.; Milne, L.; Fernandez, V.R.; Herold, M.B.; Williams, J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Harrower, B.; Newton, A.C.; Birch, P.R.J.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I. (2015) A transcriptional reference map of defence hormone responses in potato., Scientific Reports, 5, Article No. 15229.
- Feechan, A.; Turnbull, D.; Stevens, L.J.; Engelhardt, S.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M. (2015) The hypersensitive response in PAMP- and effector-triggered immune responses., In: Gunawardena, A. & McCabe, P. (eds.). Plant Programmed Cell Death. Springer, New York, Chapter 10, pp235-258.
- Wiesel, L.; Newton, A.C.; Elliot, I.; Booty, D.; Gilroy, E.M.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Molecular effects of resistance elicitors from biological origin and their potential for crop protection., Frontiers in Plant Science, 5, Article No. 655.
- Tomcynska, I.; Jupe, F.; Hein, I.; Marczewski, W.; Sliwka, J. (2014) Hypersensitive response to Potato virus Y in potato cultivar Sarpo Mira is conferred by the Ny-Smira gene located on the long arm of chromosome IX., Molecular Breeding, 34, 471-480.
- Chapman, S.; Stevens, L.J.; Boevink, P.C.; Engelhardt, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; McGeachy, K.; Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Detection of the virulent form of AVR3a from phytophthora infestans following artificial evolution of potato resistance gene R3a., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e110158.
- Chen, X.; Bayer, M.; Harrower, B.; Stevens, L.; Chapman, S.; Gilroy, E.; van Weymers, P.; Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Jones, J.; Birch, P.; Bryan, G.; Hein, I. (2014) Using the potato genome to map and clone durable resistance genes more rapidly., Crop Protection in Northern Britain, Environmental Management and Crop Protection, West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, 25-26 February 2014.
- Turnbull, D.; Breen, S.A.; Naqvi, S.; Yang, L.; Murphy, F.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; Engelhardt, S.; Welsh, L.; Hein, I.; Zhan, J.; Birch, P.R.J.; Gilroy, E.M. (2014) Pumped up on (brassino) steroids: multiple Phytophthora infestans effectors manipulate the Brassinosteroid pathway in potato., FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress, The Convention Centre, Dublin, 22-26 June 2014.
- Stevens, L.; Chapman, S.; Boevink, P.; Engelhardt, S.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.; Hein, I. (2014) Shuffling resistance genes to protect solanaceous plants., British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting, University of St Andrews, 1-2 September 2014.
- Jupe, F.; Chen, X.; Verweij, W.; Witek, K.; Jones, J.D.G.; Hein I. (2014) Genomic DNA library preparation for resistance gene enrichment and sequencing (RenSeq) in plants., In: Birch, P.R.J., Jones, J.T. & Bos, J.I.B. (eds.). Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Methods in Molecular Biology. Volume 1127, Humana Press, New York, 2nd ed, Chapter 22, pp291-303.
- Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Verweij, W.; Sliwka, J.; Pritchard, L.; Etherington, G.J.; Maclean, D.; Cock, P.J.; Leggett, R.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Cardle, L.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.D.G. (2013) Resistance gene enrichment sequencing (RenSeq) enables reannotation of the NB-LRR gene family from sequenced plant genomes and rapid mapping of resistance loci in segregating populations., Plant Journal, 76, 530-544.
- Griffe, L.; Gamble, L.; Lynott, J.; Münsterkötter, M.; Knogge, W.; Newton, A.C.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J.; Kanyuka, K.; Avrova, A. (2013) Identification and characterisation of effectors from barley pathogen Rhynchosporium commune., Fourth CIRC Dissemination Event, Cambridge, UK. 15-16 May 2013.
- Engelhardt, S.; Boevink, P.C.; Armstrong, M.R.; Ramos, M.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2012) Relocalization of late blight resistance protein R3a to endosomal compartments is associated with effector recognition and required for the immune response., The Plant Cell, 24, 5142-5158.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Cano, L.M.; Raffaele, S.; Bain, R.A.; Cooke, L.R.; Etherington, G.J.; Deahl, K.L.; Farrer, R.A.; Gilroy, E.M.; Goss, E.M.; Grunwald, N.J.; Hein, I.; Maclean, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Randall, E.; Oliva, R.F.; Pel, M.A.; Shaw, D.S.; Squires, J.N.; Taylor, M.C.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A.; Birch, P.R.J.; Lees, A.K.; Kamoun, S. (2012) Genome analyses of an aggressive and invasive lineage of the Irish potato famine pathogen., PLoS Pathogens, 8, Article No. e1002940.
- Jupe, F.; Pritchard, L.; Etherington, G.; MacKenzie, K.; Cock, P.J.A.; Wright, F.; Sharma, S.K.; Bolser, D.; Bryan, G.J.; Jones, J.; Hein, I. (2012) Identification and localisation of the NB-LRR gene family within the potato genome., BMC Genomics,13, 1-14.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Gartner, U.; Hein, I.; Brown, L.H.; Chen, X.; Mantelin, S.; Sharma, S.K.; Dandurand, L.-M.; Kuhl, J.C.; Jones, J.T.; Bryan, G.J.; Blok, V.C. (2021) Resisting potato cyst nematodes with resistance., Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, Article no. 661194.
- Varypatakis, K.; Véronneau, P-Y.; Thorpe, P.J.; Cock, P.J.A.; Tze-Yin Lim, J.; Armstrong, M.R.; Janakowski, S.; Sobczak, M.; Hein, I.; Mimee, B.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C. (2020) The genomic impact of selection for virulence against resistance in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida., Genes, 11, Article No. 1429.
- Zheng, J.Y.; Duan, S.G.; Armstrong, M.R.; Duan, Y.F.; Xu, J.F.; Chen, X.W.; Hein, I.; Jin, L.P.; li, G.C. (2020) New findings on the resistance mechanism of an elite diploid wild potato species JAM1-4 in response to a super race strain of Phytophthora infestans., Phytopathology, 110, 1375-1387.
- Lin, X.; Armstrong, I.; Baker, K.; Wouters, D.; Visser, R.G.F.; Wolters, P.J.; Hein, I.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A. (2020) RLP/K enrichment sequencing; a novel method to identify receptor-like protein (RLP) and receptor-like kinase (RLK)genes., New Phytologist, 227, 1264-1276.
- Duan, Y.F.; Duan, S.G.; Armstrong, M.R.; Xu, J.F.; Zheng, J.Y. Hu, J.; Chen, X.W.; Hein, I.; Li, G.C.; Jin, L.P. (2020) Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals compatible and incompatible patterns of potato toward phytophthora infestans., G3- Genes Genomes Genetics, 10, 623-634.
- Bartlett, L.; Montague, G.; McNamara, G.; Davies, B.; Fiore, A.; Sturrock, K.; Ledbetter, M.; Hein, I.; Mantelin, S.; Harrower, B.; Knott, M.; Higgins, S.; Stott, K. (2020) Operational considerations for hot-washing in potato crisp manufacture., Food and Bioproducts Processing, 124, 387-396.
- Torrance, L.; Cowan, G.H.; McLean, K.; MacFarlane, S.; Al-Abedy, A.N.; Armstrong, M.; Lim, T.Y.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J. (2020) Natural resistance to potato virus Y in solanum tuberosum group Phureja., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133, 967-980.
- Volk, H.; Marton, K.; Flajsman, M.; Radisek, S.; Tian, H.; Hein, I.; Podlipnik, C.; Thomma, B.P.H.J.; Kosmelj, K.; Javornik, B.; Berne, S. (2019) Chitin-binding protein of verticillium nonalfalfae disguises fungus from plant chitinases and suppresses chitin-triggered host immunity., Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 32, 1378-1390.
- Strachan, S.M.; Armstrong, M.R.; Kaur, A.; Wright, K.M.; Lim, T.Y.; Baker, K.; Jones, J.; Bryan, G.; Blok, V.; Hein, I. (2019) Mapping the H2 resistance effective against Globodera pallida pathotype Pa1 in tetraploid potato., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132, 1283-1294.
- Paajanen, P.; Kettleborough, G.; Lopez-Girona, E.; Giolai, M.; Heavens, D.; Baker, D.; Lister, A.; Cugliandolo, F.; Wilde, G.; Hein, I.; Macaulay, I.; Bryan, G.J.; Clark, M.D. (2019) A critical comparison of technologies for a plant genome sequencing project., GigaScience, 8, Article No. UNSP giy163.
- Jouet, A.; Saunders, D.G.O.; McMullan, M.; Ward, B.; Furzer, O.; Jupe, F.; Cevik, V.; Hein, I.; Thilliez, G.J.A.; Holub, E.; van Oosterhout, C.; Jones, J.D.G. (2019) Albugo candida race diversity, ploidy and host-associated microbes revealed using DNA sequence capture on diseased plants in the field., New Phytologist, 221, 1529-1543.
- Thilliez, G.J.A.; Armstrong, M.R.; Lim, T.Y.; Baker, K.; Jouet, A.; Ward, B.; van Oosterhout, C.; Jones, J.D.G.; Huitema, E.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2019) Pathogen enrichment sequencing (PenSeq) enables population genomic studies in oomycetes., New Phytologist, 221, 1634-1648.
- Armstrong, M.R.; Vossen, J.; Lim, T.Y.; Hutten, R.C.B.; Xu, J.F.; Strachan, S.M.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein I. (2019) Tracking disease resistance deployment in potato breeding by enrichment sequencing., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 17, 540-549.
- Wang, S.; McLellan, H.; Bukharova, T.; He, Q.; Murphy, F.; Shi, J.; Sun, S.; van Weymers, P.; Ren, Y.; Thilliez, G.; Wang, H.; Chen, X.; Engelhardt, S.; Vleeshouwers, V.; Gilroy, E.M.; Whisson, S.W.; Hein, I.; Wang, X.; Tian, Z.; Birch, P.R.J.; Boevink, P.C. (2019) Phytophthora infestans RXLR effectors act in concert at diverse subcellular localisations to enhance host colonisation., Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 343-356.
- Jiang, R.; Li, J.C.; Tian, Z.D.; Du, J.; Armstrong, M.; Baker, K.; Lim, J.T.Y.; Vossen, J.H.; He, H.; Portal, L.; Zhou, J.; Bonierbale, M.; Hein, I.; Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.; Xie, C.H. (2018) Potato late blight field resistance from QTL dPI09c is conferred by the NB-LRR gene R8., Journal of Experimental Botany, 69, 1545-1555.
- He, Q.; Naqvi, S.; McLellan, H.; Boevink, P.C.; Champouret, N.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2018) Plant pathogen effector utilizes host susceptibility factor NRL1 to degrade the immune regulator SWAP70., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 115, E7834-E7843.
- Chen, X.; Lewandowska, D.; Armstrong, M.R.; Baker, K.; Lim, T.Y.; Bayer, M.; Harrower, B.; McLean, K.; Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Lees, A.K.; Jones, J.D.; Bryan, G.J.; Hein, I. (2018) Identification and rapid mapping of a gene conferring broad-spectrum late blight resistance in the diploid potato species Solanum verrucosum through DNA capture technologies., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131, 1287-1297.
- Paajanen, P.; Kettleborough, G.; Lopez-Girona, E.; Giolai, M.; Heavens, D.; Baker, D.; Lister, A.; Wilde, G.; Hein, I.; Macaulay, I.; Bryan, G.J.; Clark, M.D. (2017) A critical comparison of technologies for a plant genome sequencing project., BioRxiv, 11 October 2017.
- Giolai, M.; Paajanen, P.; Verweij, W.; Percival-Alwyn, L.; Baker, D.; Witek, K.; Jupe, F.; Bryan, G.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.D.G.; Clark, M.D. (2016) Targeted capture and sequencing of gene-sized DNA molecules., Biotechniques, 61, 315-322.
- Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Baker, K.; Chen, X.W.; Harrower, B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Gilroy, E.M.; Birch, P.R.J.; Thilliez, G.J.A.; Lees, A.K.; Lynott, J.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; McKenzie, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hein, I. (2016) Utilizing 'Omic' technologies to identify and prioritize novel sources of resistance to the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans in potato germplasm collections., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 762.
- Boevink, P.C.; Wang, X.D.; McLellan, H.; He, Q.; Naqvi, S.; Armstrong, M.R.; Zhang, W.; Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M.; Tian, Z.D.; Birch, P.R.J. (2016) A Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector targets plant PP1c isoforms that promote late blight disease., Nature Communications, 7, Article No. 10311.
- Destefanis, M.; Nagy, I.; Rigney, B.; Bryan, G.J.; McLean, K.; Hein, I.; Griffin, D.; Milbourne, D. (2015) A disease resistance locus on potato and tomato chromosome 4 exhibits a conserved multipartite structure displaying different rates of evolution in different lineages., BMC Plant Biology, 15, Article No. 255.
- Wiesel, L.; Davis, J.L.; Milne, L.; Fernandez, V.R.; Herold, M.B.; Williams, J.M.; Morris, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Harrower, B.; Newton, A.C.; Birch, P.R.J.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I. (2015) A transcriptional reference map of defence hormone responses in potato., Scientific Reports, 5, Article No. 15229.
- Wiesel, L.; Newton, A.C.; Elliot, I.; Booty, D.; Gilroy, E.M.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Molecular effects of resistance elicitors from biological origin and their potential for crop protection., Frontiers in Plant Science, 5, Article No. 655.
- Tomcynska, I.; Jupe, F.; Hein, I.; Marczewski, W.; Sliwka, J. (2014) Hypersensitive response to Potato virus Y in potato cultivar Sarpo Mira is conferred by the Ny-Smira gene located on the long arm of chromosome IX., Molecular Breeding, 34, 471-480.
- Chapman, S.; Stevens, L.J.; Boevink, P.C.; Engelhardt, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Harrower, B.; Champouret, N.; McGeachy, K.; Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I. (2014) Detection of the virulent form of AVR3a from phytophthora infestans following artificial evolution of potato resistance gene R3a., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e110158.
- Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Verweij, W.; Sliwka, J.; Pritchard, L.; Etherington, G.J.; Maclean, D.; Cock, P.J.; Leggett, R.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Cardle, L.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.D.G. (2013) Resistance gene enrichment sequencing (RenSeq) enables reannotation of the NB-LRR gene family from sequenced plant genomes and rapid mapping of resistance loci in segregating populations., Plant Journal, 76, 530-544.
- Engelhardt, S.; Boevink, P.C.; Armstrong, M.R.; Ramos, M.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2012) Relocalization of late blight resistance protein R3a to endosomal compartments is associated with effector recognition and required for the immune response., The Plant Cell, 24, 5142-5158.
- Saunders, D.G.O.; Breen, S.; Win, J.; Schornack, S.; Hein, I.; Bozkurt, T.O.; Champouret, N.; Vleeshouwers, G.A.A.; Birch, P.R.J.; Gilroy, E.M.; Kamoun, S. (2012) Host protein BSL1 associates with phytophthora infestans RXLR effector AVR2 and the solanum demissum immune receptor R2 to mediate disease resistance., The Plant Cell, 24, 3420-3434.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Cano, L.M.; Raffaele, S.; Bain, R.A.; Cooke, L.R.; Etherington, G.J.; Deahl, K.L.; Farrer, R.A.; Gilroy, E.M.; Goss, E.M.; Grunwald, N.J.; Hein, I.; Maclean, D.; McNicol, J.W.; Randall, E.; Oliva, R.F.; Pel, M.A.; Shaw, D.S.; Squires, J.N.; Taylor, M.C.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A.; Birch, P.R.J.; Lees, A.K.; Kamoun, S. (2012) Genome analyses of an aggressive and invasive lineage of the Irish potato famine pathogen., PLoS Pathogens, 8, Article No. e1002940.
- Jupe, F.; Pritchard, L.; Etherington, G.; MacKenzie, K.; Cock, P.J.A.; Wright, F.; Sharma, S.K.; Bolser, D.; Bryan, G.J.; Jones, J.; Hein, I. (2012) Identification and localisation of the NB-LRR gene family within the potato genome., BMC Genomics,13, 1-14.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Fenton, B.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Prashar, A.; Taylor, M.A.; Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K. (2012) Crops that feed the world 8: potato: are the trends of increased global production sustainable?, Food Security, 4, 477-508.
- Whisson, S.C.; Avrova, A.O.; Boevink, P.C.; Armstrong, M.R.; Seman, Z.A.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2011) Exploiting knowledge of pathogen effectors to enhance late blight resistance in potato., Potato Research, 54, 325-340.
- Sun, X.L.; Gilroy, E.M.; Chini, A.; Nurmberg, P.L.; Hein, I.; Lacomme, C.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hussain, A.; Yun, B.W.; Loake, G.J. (2011) ADS1 encodes a MATE-transporter that negatively regulates plant disease resistance., New Phytologist, 192, 471-482.
- Gilroy, E.M.; Breen, S.; Whisson, S.C.; Squires, J.; Hein, I.; Kaczmarek, M.; Turnbull, D.; Boevink, P.; Lokossou, A.; Cano, L.M.; Morales, J.; Avrova, A.O.; Pritchard, L.; Randall, E.; Lees, A.K.; Govers, F.; van West, P.; Kamoun, S.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Birch, P.R.J. (2011) Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polmorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants., New Phytologist, 191, 763-776.
- Gilroy, E.M.; Taylor, R.M.; Hein, I.; Boevink, P.; Sadanandom, A.; Birch, P.R.J. (2011) CMPG1-dependent cell death follows perception of diverse pathogen elicitors at the host plasma membrane and is suppressed by Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector AVR3a., New Phytologist, 190, 653-666.
- Rietman, H.; Champouret, N.; Hein, I.; Niks, R.E.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A. (2010) Plant and oomycetes, an intimate relationship: Co-evolutionary principles and impact on agricultural practice., CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 5, 1-17.
- Bos, J.I.B.; Armstrong, M.R.; Gilroy, E.M.; Boevink, P.; Hein, I.; Taylor, R.M.; Tian, Z.D.; Engelhardt, S.; Vetukuri, R.R.; Harrower, B.E.; Dixelius, C.; Bryan, G.J.; Sadanandom, A.; Whisson, S.C.; Kamoun, S.; Birch, P.R.J. (2010) Phytophthora infestans effector AVR3a is essential for virulence and manipulates plant immunity by stabilizing host E3 ligase CMPG1., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 107, 9909-9914.
- Graham, J.; Hackett, C.A.; Smith, K.; Woodhead, M.; Hein, I.; McCallum, S. (2009) Mapping QTLs for developmental traits in raspberry from bud break to ripe fruit., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 118, 1143-1155.
- Song, B.K.; Hein, I.; Druka, A.; Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Nadarajah, K.; Yap, S.J.; Ratnam, W. (2009) The 172-kb genomic DNA region of the O. rufipogon ylg1.1 locus: comparative sequence analysis with O. sativa ssp. Japonica and O. sativa ssp. Indica., Functional and Integrative Genomics, 9, 97-108.
- Torrance, L.; Cowan, G.H.; McLean, K.; MacFarlane, S.; Al-Abedy, A.N.; Armstrong, M.; Lim, T.Y.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J. (2020) Natural resistance to potato virus Y in solanum tuberosum group Phureja., Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133, 967-980.
- Baker, K.; Stephen, G.; Strachan, S.; Armstrong, M.; Hein, I. (2018) BLASTmap: A Shiny-based application to visualize BLAST results as interactive heat maps and a tool to design gene-specific baits for bespoke target enrichment sequencing., In: Ma, W. & Wolpert, T. (eds.). Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Oomyctes. Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press, New York, Volume 1848, pp199-206.
- Feechan, A.; Turnbull, D.; Stevens, L.J.; Engelhardt, S.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M. (2015) The hypersensitive response in PAMP- and effector-triggered immune responses., In: Gunawardena, A. & McCabe, P. (eds.). Plant Programmed Cell Death. Springer, New York, Chapter 10, pp235-258.
- Jupe, F.; Chen, X.; Verweij, W.; Witek, K.; Jones, J.D.G.; Hein I. (2014) Genomic DNA library preparation for resistance gene enrichment and sequencing (RenSeq) in plants., In: Birch, P.R.J., Jones, J.T. & Bos, J.I.B. (eds.). Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Methods in Molecular Biology. Volume 1127, Humana Press, New York, 2nd ed, Chapter 22, pp291-303.
- Hein, I.; Kumlehn, J.; Waugh, R. (2008) Functional validation in the Triticeae., In: Jorgensen, R. (ed.). Genetics and Genomics of the Triticeae. Chapter 13, 359-286.
- Graham, J.; Hein, I.; Powell, W. (2007) Raspberry., In: Kole, C (ed.). Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants: Fruits and Nuts. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, Chapter 9, 207-216.
- Graham, J.; Hein, I.; Powell, W. (2007) Genomic tools in contemporary raspberry breeding., In: Kole, C. (ed.). Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants. Vol 4 Fruits and Nuts. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Chapter 9, 207-214.
- Berger, D.K.; Crampton, B.G.; Hein, I.; Vos, W. (2007) Screening cDNA libraries on glass slide microarrays., In: Brampal, J.B. (ed.). Microarrays: Volume II Applications and Data Analysis, Series: Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 382. 2nd edition. Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, USA, Chapter 12, 177-203.
- Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J.; Chapman, S.N.; Bryan, G.J. (2011) Pathogen effector driven search for more durable potato late blight resistance., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp38-40.
- Avrova, A.O.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Pritchard, L. (2010) Functional analysis of pathogen effectors: how to go from genomics to durable resistance., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, 39-41.
- Sharma, S.K.; Millam, S.; Hedley, P.E.; Hein, I.; McNicol, J.W.; Bryan, G.J. (2008) Somatic embryogenesis in potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2007, pp18-19.
- He ,Q.; Naqvi, S.; McLellan, H.; Boevink, P.C.; Champouret, N.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J. (2018) A plant pathogen effector utilizes host Susceptibility factor NRL1 to degrade the immune regulator SWAP70, Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Meeting, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China, 8-12 April 2018.
- Strachan, S.M.; Hein, I.; Bryan, G.J.; McLean, K.; Blok, V.C. (2016) Mapping the H2 gene to a Globodera pallida pathotype PA1-resistant potato cultivar., The Dundee Conference: Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016, Dundee, 23-24 February 2016, pp245-250.
- Chen, X.; Bayer, M.; Harrower, B.; Stevens, L.; Chapman, S.; Gilroy, E.; van Weymers, P.; Jupe, F.; Witek, K.; Jones, J.; Birch, P.; Bryan, G.; Hein, I. (2014) Using the potato genome to map and clone durable resistance genes more rapidly., Crop Protection in Northern Britain, Environmental Management and Crop Protection, West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, 25-26 February 2014.
- Turnbull, D.; Breen, S.A.; Naqvi, S.; Yang, L.; Murphy, F.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; Engelhardt, S.; Welsh, L.; Hein, I.; Zhan, J.; Birch, P.R.J.; Gilroy, E.M. (2014) Pumped up on (brassino) steroids: multiple Phytophthora infestans effectors manipulate the Brassinosteroid pathway in potato., FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress, The Convention Centre, Dublin, 22-26 June 2014.
- Stevens, L.; Chapman, S.; Boevink, P.; Engelhardt, S.; Chen, X.; Birch, P.; Hein, I. (2014) Shuffling resistance genes to protect solanaceous plants., British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting, University of St Andrews, 1-2 September 2014.
- Griffe, L.; Gamble, L.; Lynott, J.; Münsterkötter, M.; Knogge, W.; Newton, A.C.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J.; Kanyuka, K.; Avrova, A. (2013) Identification and characterisation of effectors from barley pathogen Rhynchosporium commune., Fourth CIRC Dissemination Event, Cambridge, UK. 15-16 May 2013.
- Whisson, S.C.; Gilroy, E.M.; Avrova, A.O.; Tian, Z.D.; Breen, S.; Armstrong MR.; Squires, J.; Vieeshouwers, V.; McLellan, H.; Seman, Z.; Kandel, K.; Boevink, P.C.; Pritchard, L.; Hein, I.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Birch, P.R.J.; (2011) Phytophthora infestans effectors in late blight disease development and exploitation for disease control., 18th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research, Oulu, Finland, 24-29 July 2011.
- Breen, S.; Gilroy, E.M.; Armstrong, M.R.; Morales, J.G.; Hein, I.; Douglas, E.; Boevink, P.; McLellan, H.; Randall, E.; Tian, Z.D.; Avrova, A.O.; Pritchard, L.; Lokossou, A.A.; Govers, F.; van der Vossen, E.A.G.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A.; Brunner, F.; Whisson, S.C.; Birch, P.R.J. (2010) Avr2, an RXLR effector from Phytophthora infestans., Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Congress, Toulouse, France, 6-8 June 2010.
- Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; McLellan, H.; Breen, S.; Engelhardt, S.; Tian, Z.D.; Seman, Z.A.; Pritchard, L.; Armstrong, M.R.; Randall, E.; Avrova, A.O.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Vleeshouwers, V.G.A.A.; van West, P.; Whisson, S.C.; Birch, P.R.J. (2010) Using knowledge of RXLR effectors to seek durable resistance., Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Congress, Toulouse, France, 6-8 June 2010.
- Gravouil, C.; Dickinson, M.; Newton, A.C.; Hein, I. (2010) Characterisation of the barley phyllosphere and its interactions with Rhynchosporium secalis., Postgraduate Symposium, Nottingham, 23-24 June 2010 (Poster).
- Gilroy, E.M.; Breen, S.; Hein, I.; Tian, Z.D.; Armstrong, M.R.; Douglas, E.; Lokossou, A.A.; Boevink, P.; McLellan, H.; Randall, E.; Morales, J.G.; Avrova, A.O.; Pritchard, L.; van der Vossen, E.A.G.; Whisson, S.C.; Birch, P.R.J. (2009) Amino acid polymorphisms upstream of the RXLR motif in Phytophthora infestans effector Avr2 condition R gene recognition., The Fungal Cell, British Mycological Society Meeting, Westpark Conference Centre, Dundee, 1-4 September 2009.
- Gilroy, E.M.; Armstrong, M.R.; Bos, J.; Taylor, R.; Morales, J.; Hein, I.; Douglas, E.; Boevink, P.; Avrova, A.O.; Breen, S.; van West, P.; Pritchard, L.; Whisson, S.C.; Sadanandom, A.; Kamoun, S.; Birch, P.R.J. (2009) Functional analysis of Phytophthora infestans RXLR effectors Avr2 and Avr3a., Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, USA, 17-22 March 2009.
- Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M.; Whisson, S.C.; Pritchard, L.; Bryan, G.J.; Birch, P.R.J. (2009) Exploiting the Phytophthora infestans genome to determine targets for sustainable potato protection., XIV MPMI Conference, Montreal, Canada, 19-23 July 2009.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Armstrong, M.R.; Gilroy, E.M.; Bos, J.; Taylor, R.M.; Morales, J.G.; Hein, I.; Douglas, E.; Boevink, P.; Breen, S.; Pritchard, L.; Whisson, S.C.; Sadanandom, A.; Kamoun, S. (2009) Localisation and function of Phytophthora infestans RXLR effectors and their host targets., XIV MPMI Conference, Montreal, Canada, 19-23 July 2009.
- van den Berg, N.; Berger, D.K.; Hein, I.; Birch, P.R.J.; Wingfield, M.J.; Viljoen, A. (2009) Genes up-regulated in tolerant Cavendish banana roots in response to Fusarium oxysporium f.sp. cubense infection., International Symposium on Recent Advances in Banana Crop Protection for Sustainable Production and Improved Livelihoods, White River, South Africa, 10-14 September 2007. Acta Horticulturae, 828, pp273-282.
- Hein, I.; Harrower, B.E.; Squires, J.; Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J. (2007) Screening wild potato accessions for resistance to the virulent allel of the Phytophthora infestans effector avr3a EM., XIII International Congress of Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, Italy, 21-27 July 2007.
- McLellan, H.; Gilroy, E.M.; Hein, I.; Boevink, P.; Birch, P.R.J.; Loake, G. (2007) The roles of cathespin B-like proteases in plant disease resistance., XIII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, Italy, 22-26 July 2007.
- McLean, K.; McNicoll, J.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Hein, I.; Milbourne, D.; Bryan, G.J. (2006) Strategies for fine mapping and isolation of resistance QTLs on Linkage Groups IV and V of potato., International Solanaceae Conference and Solanaceae Genomics Network, Madison, Wisconsin, 23-27 July 2006.
- Gilroy, E.M.; Venter, E.; McLellan, H.; Hein, I.; Hrubikova, K.; Holeva, M.C.; Boevink, P.; Loake, G.J.; Lacomme, C.; Birch, P.R.J. (2006) Inducible disease resistance involves an apoplastic cysteine protease Cathepsin B., Proceedings of IOBC/wprs Joint Working Group Meeting: Breeding for Inducible Resistance against Pests and Diseases, Heraklion, Crete, 27-29 April 2006.
- Hein, I.; Williamson, S.; Russell, J.R.; Graham, J.; Brennan, R.M.; Powell, W. (2004) Development of genomic resources for red raspberry: BAC library construction, analysis and screening., Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) XII Proceedings, San Diego, California, 10-12 January 2004, 109.
- Lacomme, C.; Hrubikova, K.; Hein, I. (2003) Viral induced gene silencing (VIGS) enhancement through viral-based expression of inverted repeats., Abstracts of 5th International Symposium - Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology: Progress and Developments, Stara Lesna, Slovak Republic, 83.
- Lacomme, C.; Hrubikova, K.; Hein, I. (2003) Enhancement of virus induced gene silencing through viral-based production of inverted repeats., Abstracts of Seventh International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Barcelona, Spain, 398.
- Graham, J.; Hein, I.; Russell, J.R.; Woodhead, M.; Gordon, S.C.; Smith, K.; Jorgensen, L.; Brennan, R.; Powell, W. (2003) The use of genomics technologies in contemporary Rubus and Ribes breeding programmes., Acta Horticulturae, 649, 319-322.
- Rokka, V.; Avrova, A.O.; Hein, I.; Gilroy, E.M.; Cardle, L.; Birch, P.R.J. (2002) Unravelling signalling processes in the potato R gene resistance response to Phytophthora infestans., GILB GILB'02 conference - Late Blight: Managing the Global Threat, Hamburg, Germany, 11-13 July 2002, 152.
- Avrova, A.O.; Whisson, S.C.; de Luca, S.; Hein, I.; Williams, N.; Birch, P.R.J. (2001) Infection stage-specific gene expression in Phytophthora infestans., Molecular Biology of Fungal Pathogens XII, Ambleside, Cumbria, 14-16 September 2001.
- Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Hein, I.; Campbell, E.; Birch, P.R.J.; Newton, A.C. (2000) Characterisation of resistance pathways to Rhynchosporium secalis in barley using suppression subtractive hybridisation., Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Quebec, Canada, 18-24 June 2000, pp22-36.
