Dr. Ruben Betz

Education

  • Post-doctoral researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Since September 2022):Department of Molecular Phytopathology, Head Prof. Dr. Natalia Requena; Research focus: Plant Fitness and Protection strategies mediated by root colonising fungi.
  • Post-doctoral researcher at IPK Leibniz-Institute Gatersleben (October 2020 – August 2022): Biotrophy and Immunity, Head Dr. Dimitar Douchkov; Research focus: Establishment of cloning and validation strategies for novel putative wheat resistance loci.
  • Post-doctoral researcher at the Vienna BioCenter and IPK Leibniz-Institute Gatersleben (September 2018 – September 2020): Biotrophy and Immunity, former Head Dr. Armin Djamei; Research focus: Characterization of effector proteins from the corn smut inducing phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis.
  • PhD at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (December 2013 – July 2018): Department of Molecular Phytopathology, Head Prof. Dr. Natalia Requena); Research focus: “Identification and functional analysis of the first effector-family in the arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis“.
  • Master of Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (October 2011 – October 2013)
  • Bachelor of Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (October 2008 – August 2011)

Publications

  1. Saado, I., Chia, K.‐S., Betz, R., Alcântara, A., Pettkó-Szandtner, A., Navarrete, F., D'Auria, J. C., Kolomiets, M. V., Melzer, M., Feussner, I. and and Djamei, A. (2022). Effector-mediated relocalization of a maize lipoxygenase protein triggers susceptibility to Ustilago maydis. The Plant Cell. Volume 34, Issue 7: 2785–2805.
  2. Darino, M., Chia, K.‐S., Marques, J., Aleksza, D., Soto Jiménez, L.M., Saado, I., Uhse, S., Borg, M., Betz, R., Bindics, J., Zienkiewicz, K., Feussner, I., Petit‐Houdenot, Y. and Djamei, A. (2021). Ustilago maydis effector Jsi1 interacts with Topless corepressor, hijacking plant JA/ET signaling. New Phytol. 229, 3393–3407.
  3. Pathi, K. M., Rink, P., Budhagatapalli, N., Betz, R., Saado, I., Hiekel, S., Becker, M., Djamei, A. andKumlehn, J. (2020). Engineering Smut Resistance in Maize by Site-Directed Mutagenesis of LIPOXYGENASE 3. Frontiers. Volume 11: 1559. 
  4. Voß, S., Betz, R., S., Heidt, S., Corradi, N. and Requena, N. (2018). RiCRN1, a Crinkler Effector From the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, Functions in Arbuscule Development. Frontiers.Volume 9: 2068.
  5. Betz, R., Walter, S., and Requena, N. (2016). Alternative splicing - an elegant way to diversify the functionof repeat-containing effector proteins? New Phytol. 212: 306–309.