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John M. McDowell

Researcher at Virginia Tech

Publications -  72
Citations -  6843

John M. McDowell is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arabidopsis & Gene. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 67 publications receiving 6238 citations. Previous affiliations of John M. McDowell include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & University of Georgia.

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The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

TL;DR: A survey to query the community for their ranking of plant-pathogenic oomycete species based on scientific and economic importance received 263 votes from 62 scientists in 15 countries for a total of 33 species and the Top 10 species are provided.
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Signal transduction in the plant immune response

TL;DR: Alternative resistance mechanisms in Arabidopsis are deployed against different types of pathogens; these mechanisms are mediated by either salicylic acid or the growth regulators jasmonic acid and ethylene.
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Strong, constitutive expression of the Arabidopsis ACT2/ACT8 actin subclass in vegetative tissues

TL;DR: Gene-specific RNA gel blot hybridization and reverse transcriptase-mediated polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays showed that ACT2 and/or ACT8mRNAs were coordinately and strongly expressed in leaves, roots, stems, flowers, pollen, and siliques, suggesting that the function and regulation of these two genes have been conserved during the evolution of the Brassicaceae.
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Intragenic recombination and diversifying selection contribute to the evolution of downy mildew resistance at the rpp8 locus of arabidopsis

TL;DR: In this paper, the RPP8 gene was cloned and the structure of alleles at this locus in resistant Landsberg erecta (L er -0) and susceptible Columbia (Col-0) accessions were compared.
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Signatures of adaptation to obligate biotrophy in the Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis genome

TL;DR: The genome sequence of the oomycete Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis is reported, an obligate biotroph and natural pathogen of Arabidopsis thaliana, which exhibits dramatic reductions in genes encoding RXLR effectors, proteins associated with zoospore formation and motility, and enzymes for assimilation of inorganic nitrogen and sulfur.