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h-index: 14
Works: 26
Citations: 1,362

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Deploys a Superfamily of Type VI Secretion DNase Effectors as Weapons for Interbacterial Competition In Planta
Lay-Sun Ma, Abderrahman Hachani, Jer-Sheng Lin, A. Filloux +1 more
2014Cell Host and Microbe317 citations Open access
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Ustilago maydis effectors and their impact on virulence
Daniel Lanver, Marie Tollot, G. Schweizer, Libera Lo Presti +7 more
2017Nature Reviews Microbiology194 citations
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VgrG C terminus confers the type VI effector transport specificity and is required for binding with PAAR and adaptor–effector complex
Devanand Bondage, Jer-Sheng Lin, Lay-Sun Ma, Chih-Horng Kuo +1 more
2016Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America167 citations Open access
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An IcmF Family Protein, ImpLM, Is an Integral Inner Membrane Protein Interacting with ImpKL, and Its Walker A Motif Is Required for Type VI Secretion System-Mediated Hcp Secretion in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Lay-Sun Ma, Jer-Sheng Lin, Erh-Min Lai
2009Journal of Bacteriology157 citations Open access
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The Ustilago maydis repetitive effector Rsp3 blocks the antifungal activity of mannose-binding maize proteins
Lay-Sun Ma, Lei Wang, Christine Trippel, A. Mendoza-Mendoza +8 more
2018Nature Communications115 citations Open access
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IcmF Family Protein TssM Exhibits ATPase Activity and Energizes Type VI Secretion
Lay-Sun Ma, F. Narberhaus, Erh-Min Lai
2012Journal of Biological Chemistry83 citations Open access
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Systematic Dissection of the Agrobacterium Type VI Secretion System Reveals Machinery and Secreted Components for Subcomplex Formation
Jer-Sheng Lin, Lay-Sun Ma, Erh-Min Lai
2013PLoS ONE76 citations Open access
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Fha Interaction with Phosphothreonine of TssL Activates Type VI Secretion in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Jer-Sheng Lin, Hsin-Hui Wu, Pang-Hung Hsu, Lay-Sun Ma +3 more
2014PLoS Pathogens59 citations Open access
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A cell surface-exposed protein complex with an essential virulence function in Ustilago maydis
Nicole Ludwig, S. Reissmann, Kerstin Schipper, C. González +7 more
2021Nature Microbiology47 citations Open access
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Molecular authentication of the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Angelica sinensis based on internal transcribed spacer of nrDNA.
P. Chan, Lay-Sun Ma, E. Low, Elyana M. Shariff +3 more
201047 citations Open access
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Deploys a Versatile Antibacterial Strategy To Increase Its Competitiveness
Man-Da Yu, Yi-Chieh Wang, Ching-Jou Huang, Lay-Sun Ma +1 more
2020Journal of Bacteriology20 citations Open access
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Ustilago maydis PR-1-like protein has evolved two distinct domains for dual virulence activities
Yu-Han Lin, Meng-yun Xu, Chuan-Chih Hsu, Florensia Ariani Damei +5 more
2023Nature Communications19 citations Open access
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Normalized embryoid cDNA library of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis )
P. Chan, Lay-Sun Ma, E. Low, Elyana M. Shariff +3 more
201018 citations
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Maize Antifungal Protein AFP1 Elevates Fungal Chitin Levels by Targeting Chitin Deacetylases and Other Glycoproteins
Lay-Sun Ma, Wei-Lun Tsai, Florensia Ariani Damei, Raviraj M Kalunke +3 more
2023mBio15 citations Open access
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A Novel Core Effector Vp1 Promotes Fungal Colonization and Virulence of Ustilago maydis
C. V. Hoàng, Chibbhi Bhaskar, Lay-Sun Ma
2021Journal of Fungi11 citations Open access
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Fungal cell wall-associated effectors: Sensing, integration, suppression and protection.
Evan John, Minh-Quang Chau, C. V. Hoàng, Neelima Chandrasekharan +2 more
2023Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions7 citations Open access
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Repeat-containing effectors of filamentous pathogens and symbionts.
Lay-Sun Ma, Clément Pellegrin, R. Kahmann
2018Current Opinion in Microbiology7 citations
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Molecular puppeteering: Roles of Ustilago maydis effectors.
Chibbhi Bhaskar, Neelima Chandrasekharan, Minh-Quang Chau, Lay-Sun Ma
2025Current opinion in plant biology3 citations
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N-Glycosylation Mediates Smut Effector Adaptation Toward a Host Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitor.
Chibbhi Bhaskar, Ee Yang Teoh, Minh-Quang Chau, Chao-Hsuan Yeh +3 more
2026The Plant Cell1 citations
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N-glycosylation Enables Smut Fungal Nge1 Orthologs to Prevent the Escape of Maize Evolved-PMEIs
Chibbhi Bhaskar, Minh-Quang Chau, Wei-Lun Tsai, Ooi-kock Teh +1 more
2025bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Maize AFP1 confers antifungal activity by inhibiting chitin deacetylases from a broad range of fungi
Lay-Sun Ma, Wei-Lun Tsai, Raviraj M Kalunke, Mengci Xu +3 more
2021bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens System-Mediated Hcp Secretion in Required for Type VI Secretion , and Its Walker A Motif Is L with ImpK Interacting Integral Inner Membrane Protein , Is an M An IcmF Family Protein, ImpL
Lay-Sun Ma, Jer-Sheng Lin, Erh-Min Lai
20131 citations
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Immunodetection of Cell-Surface-Associated Proteins in Ustilago maydis and Infected Maize Leaves.
Chibbhi Bhaskar, Minh-Quang Chau, Lay-Sun Ma
2026Methods in molecular biology0 citations
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Apoplastic Fluid Collection/Analysis of Ustilago maydis-Infected Maize Leaves.
Yu-Han Lin, Chibbhi Bhaskar, Lay-Sun Ma
2026Methods in molecular biology0 citations
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Editorial overview: Biotic interactions - focus on the apoplastic playground.
Mariana Schuster, Lay-Sun Ma
2025Current opinion in plant biology0 citations Open access
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The Ustilago maydis repetitive effector Rsp3 blocks the antifungal activity of mannose-binding maize proteins
Lay-Sun Ma, Lei Wang, Christine Trippel, A. Mendoza-Mendoza +8 more
2018Nature Communications0 citations Open access
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