Publications

​​​2025

 

Verma RK, Roman-Reyna V, Benmoche N, Ngugi E, Belausov E, Bar M, Jacobs JM, Teper D.  Tissue-Specific Experimental Evolution Reveals Adaptive Trade-Offs in the Plant Vascular Pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis. bioRxiv, 2025.   doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.05.680514

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Gupta P, Pasmanik-Chor M, Zemach H, Verma RK, Barash I, Teper D, Sessa G. Comparative Transcriptomic Profile Reveals Candidate Genes Manipulated by Type III Effectors of Pantoea agglomerans pv. betae Leading to Gall Formation in Beet. Phytopathology. 2025. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-07-25-0261-R

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Wagner N, Baumer E, Lyubman I, Shimony Y, Bracha N, Martins L, Potnis N, Chang JH, Teper D, Koebnik R, Pupko T. Effectidor II: a pan-genomic AI-based algorithm for the prediction of type III secretion system effectors. Bioinformatics. 2025.  DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf272

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2024

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Verma RK, Roman-Reyna V, Raanan H, Coaker G, Jacobs JM, Teper D.  Allelic variations in the chpG effector gene within Clavibacter michiganensis populations determine pathogen host range. PLoS Pathog. 2024. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012380.

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Xiao Y, Ray S, Burdman S, Teper D. Host-Driven Selection, Revealed by Comparative Analysis of Xanthomonas Type III Secretion Effectoromes, Unveils Novel Recognized Effectors. Phytopathology. 2024. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-04-24-0147-R

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2023

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Wagner N, Ben-Meir D, Teper D, Pupko T. Complete genome sequence of an Israeli isolate of Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii strain 305 and novel type III effectors identified in Xanthomonas. Front. Plant Sci. 2023.  doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1155341

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de Souza-Neto RR, N C Vasconcelos F, Teper D, Carvalho IGB, Takita MA, Benedetti CE, Wang N, de Souza AA.  The expansin gene CsLIEXP1 is a direct target of CsLOB1 in citrus.  Phytopathology. 2023. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-22-0424-R

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2022

 

Teper D, White FF, Wang N. The Dynamic Transcription Activator -Like Effector Family of Xanthomonas. Phytopathology. 2022. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-10-22-0365-KD

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Wagner N, Teper D, Pupko T. Predicting Type III Effector Proteins Using the Effectidor Web Server. Methods Mol Biol. 2022. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1971-1_3

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Verma RK, Teper D. Immune recognition of the secreted serine protease ChpG restricts the host range of Clavibacter michiganensis from eggplant varieties. Mol Plant Pathol. 2022.  doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13215

 

Wagner N, Avram O, Gold-Binshtok D, Zerah B, Teper D, Pupko T. Effectidor: an automated machine-learning based web server for the prediction of type-III secretion system effectors. Bioinformatics. 2022.  doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btac087

2021

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Teper D, Xu J, Pandey SS, Wang N. PthAW1, a transcription activator-like effector of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, promotes host specific immune responses. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2021. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-01-21-0026-R

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Ribeiro C, Xu J, Teper D, Lee D, Wang N. The transcriptome landscapes of citrus leaf in different developmental stages. Plant Mol Biol. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s11103-021-01154-8

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Teper D, Wang N. Consequences of adaptation of TAL effectors on host susceptibility to Xanthomonas. PLOS Genet. 2021. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1009310

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Teper D, Pandey SS, Wang N. The HrpG/HrpX regulon of xanthomonads—an insight to the complexity of regulation of virulence traits in phytopathogenic bacteria. Microorganisms. 2021. doi:10.3390/microorganisms9010187

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2020

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Teper D, Xu J, Li J, Wang N. The immunity of Meiwa kumquat against Xanthomonas citri is associated with a known susceptibility gene induced by a transcription activator-like effector. PLoS Pathog. 2020. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1008886

 

Pena MM, Teper D, Ferreira H, Wang N, Sato KU, Ferro MIT, Ferro JA. mCherry fusions enable the subcellular localization of periplasmic and cytoplasmic proteins in Xanthomonas sp. Chen C, editor. PLoS One. 2020. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236185

 

2019

An SQ, Potnis N, Dow M, Vorhölter FJ, He YQ, Becker A, Teper D, Li Y, Wang N, Bleris L, Tang JL. Mechanistic insights into host adaptation, virulence and epidemiology of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2019. doi:10.1093/femsre/fuz024

 

Zhang Y, Teper D, Xu J, Wang N. Stringent response regulators (p)ppGpp and DksA positively regulate virulence and host adaptation of Xanthomonas citri. Mol Plant Pathol. 2019. doi:10.1111/mpp.12865

 

Teper D, Zhang Y, Wang N. TfmR, a novel TetR-family transcriptional regulator, modulates the virulence of Xanthomonas citri in response to fatty acids. Mol Plant Pathol. 2019. doi:10.1111/mpp.12786

 

2018

Dubrow Z, Sunitha S, Kim J-G, Aakre CD, Girija AM, Sobol G, Teper D, Chen YC, Ozbaki-Yagan N, Vance H, Sessa G, Mudgett MB. Tomato 14-3-3 proteins are required for Xv3 disease resistance and interact with a subset of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria effectors. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2018. doi:10.1094/MPMI-02-18-0048-R

 

Duan S, Jia H, Pang Z, Teper D, White F, Jones J, Zhou C, Wang N. Functional characterization of the citrus canker susceptibility gene CsLOB1. Mol Plant Pathol. 2018. doi:10.1111/mpp.12667

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Teper D, Girija AM, Bosis E, Popov G, Savidor A, Sessa G. The Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type III effector XopAU is an active protein kinase that manipulates plant MAP kinase signaling. PLoS Pathog. 2018. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006880

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Zhou X, Teper D, Andrade MO, Zhang T, Chen S, Song WY, Wang N. A Phosphorylation switch on lon protease regulates bacterial type III secretion system in host. MBio. 2018. doi:10.1128/mBio.02146-17

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2016

Teper D, Burstein D, Salomon D, Gershovitz M, Pupko T, Sessa G. Identification of novel Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type III effector proteins by a machine-learning approach. Mol Plant Pathol. 2016. doi:10.1111/mpp.12288

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2015

Teper D, Sunitha S, Martin GB, Sessa G. Five Xanthomonas type III effectors suppress cell death induced by components of immunity-associated MAP kinase cascades. Plant Signal Behav. 2015. doi:10.1080/15592324.2015.1064573

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2014

Savidor A, Chalupowicz L, Teper D, Gartemann K-H, Eichenlaub R, Manulis-Sasson S, Barash I, Sessa G. Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis Vatr1 and Vatr2 transcriptional regulators are required for virulence in tomato. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact. 2014. doi:10.1094/MPMI-02-14-0061-R

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Teper D, Salomon D, Sunitha S, Kim JG, Mudgett MB, Sessa G. Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type III effector XopQ interacts with tomato and pepper 14-3-3 isoforms to suppress effector-triggered immunity. Plant J. 2014. doi:10.1111/tpj.12391

 

2012

Savidor A, Teper D, Gartemann KH, Eichenlaub R, Chalupowicz L, Manulis-Sasson S, Barash I, Tews H, Mayer K, Giannone RJ, Hettich RL, Sessa G. The Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis –tomato interactome reveals the perception of pathogen by the host and suggests mechanisms of infection. J Proteome Res. 2012. doi:10.1021/pr200646a

 

Nissan G, Manulis-Sasson S, Chalupowicz L, Teper D, Yeheskel A, Pasmanik-Chor M,  Sessa G, Barash I. The type III Effector HsvG of the gall-forming Pantoea agglomerans mediates expression of the host gene HSVGT. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact. 2012. doi:10.1094/MPMI-06-11-0173

 

2011

Weinthal DM, Barash I, Tzfira T, Gaba V, Teper D, Sessa G, Manulis-Sasson S. Characterization of nuclear localization signals in the type III effectors HsvG and HsvB of the gall-forming bacterium Pantoea agglomerans. Microbiology. 2011. doi:10.1099/mic.0.047118-0