Amir Sharon

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Amir Sharon is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir Sharon has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Amir Sharon's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (37 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (33 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (14 papers). Amir Sharon is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (37 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (33 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (14 papers). Amir Sharon collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Amir Sharon's co-authors include Benjamin A. Horwitz, Neta Shlezinger, Wenjun Zhu, Rudy Maor, Tesfaye Mengiste, Stanley Freeman, Sigal Brown Horowitz, Bilal Ökmen, Gunther Doehlemann and Kai Bi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Amir Sharon

80 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity

2022 171 citations Kai Bi, Tesfaye Mengiste et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Botrytis cinerea transglycosylase BcCrh4 is a cell death‐inducing protein with cell death‐promoting and ‐suppressing domains 2023 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·(unknown), Kai Bi, Amir Sharon	5
2	Genome-wide association mapping of rust resistance in Aegilops longissima 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hanan Sela, Amir Sharon, Sandesh Shrestha, Jesse Poland, Brian J. Steffenson	2
3	Pathogenic strategies and immune mechanisms to necrotrophs: Differences and similarities to biotrophs and hemibiotrophs 2022 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Amir Sharon, Tesfaye Mengiste	47
4	Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity breakdown → 2022 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Kai Bi, (unknown), Tesfaye Mengiste, Amir Sharon	171
5	Genome sequences of three Aegilops species of the section Sitopsis reveal phylogenetic relationships and provide resources for wheat improvement 2022 ·The Plant Journal ·Raz Avni, Thomas Lux, Anna Minz‐Dub, E. Millet, Hanan Sela, Assaf Distelfeld, Jasline Deek, Guotai Yu, Burkhard Steuernagel, Curtis Pozniak, Jennifer Ens, Heidrun Gundlach, Klaus Mayer, Axel Himmelbach, Nils Stein, Martin Mascher, M. Spannagl, Brande B. H. Wulff, Amir Sharon	52
6	Regulation of plant immunity and growth by tomato receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase TRK1 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Namrata Jaiswal, Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Han Han, Sanghun Lee, Amir Sharon, Yun Zhou, Tesfaye Mengiste	22
7	Stem Endophytic Mycobiota in Wild and Domesticated Wheat: Structural Differences and Hidden Resources for Wheat Improvement 2020 ·Journal of Fungi ·Xiang Sun, Evsey Kosman, Amir Sharon	20
8	Botrytis cinerea methyl isocitrate lyase mediates oxidative stress tolerance and programmed cell death by modulating cellular succinate levels 2020 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·(unknown), Eugenio Llorens, Kai Bi, Mingzhe Zhang, Amir Sharon	9
9	Reducing the size of an alien segment carrying leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in wheat 2020 ·BMC Plant Biology ·(unknown), Anna Minz‐Dub, Hanan Sela, J. Manisterski, (unknown), Amir Sharon, E. Millet	8
10	Sterilizing immunity in the lung relies on targeting fungal apoptosis-like programmed cell death 2017 ·Science ·(unknown), Henriette Irmer, Sourabh Dhingra, Sarah R. Beattie, Robert A. Cramer, Gerhard H. Braus, Amir Sharon, Tobias M. Hohl	71
11	BcXYG1, a Secreted Xyloglucanase from Botrytis cinerea, Triggers Both Cell Death and Plant Immune Responses 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Wenjun Zhu, (unknown), Yonatan Gur, Anna Minz‐Dub, Gal Masrati, Nir Ben‐Tal, Alon Savidor, Itai Sharon, Elad Eizner, Oliver Valerius, Gerhard H. Braus, (unknown), Maor Bar‐Peled, Amir Sharon	88
12	Diversity of fungal endophytes in recent and ancient wheat ancestorsTriticum dicoccoidesandAegilops sharonensis 2016 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Maya Ofek‐Lalzar, Yonatan Gur, (unknown), (unknown), Evsey Kosman, (unknown), Amir Sharon	48
13	Characterization of Botrytis –plant interactions using PathTrack ^© —an automated system for dynamic analysis of disease development 2016 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·Elad Eizner, (unknown), Yonatan Gur, (unknown), Wenjun Zhu, Amir Sharon	19
14	Molecular diagnosis for Harpophora maydis, the cause of maize late wilt in Israel 2013 ·Phytopathologia Mediterranea ·Ran Drori, Amir Sharon, D.A. Goldberg, Onn Rabinovitz, Maggie Levy, Ofir Degani	46
15	CgOpt1, a putative oligopeptide transporter from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides that is involved in responses to auxin and pathogenicity 2009 ·BMC Microbiology ·Véronique Chagué, Rudy Maor, Amir Sharon	23
16	Cell cycle and cell death are not necessary for appressorium formation and plant infection in the fungal plant pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides 2008 ·BMC Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Amir Sharon	39
17	Temporal and Spatial Control of HGC1 Expression Results in Hgc1 Localization to the Apical Cells of Hyphae in Candida albicans 2006 ·Eukaryotic Cell ·Allen Wang, Shelley Lane, Zhen Tian, Amir Sharon, Idit Hazan, Haoping Liu	19
18	cAMP regulation of “pathogenic” and “saprophytic” fungal spore germination 2003 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·(unknown), Amir Sharon	77
19	PF-IND: probability algorithm and software for separation of plant and fungal sequences 2003 ·Current Genetics ·Rudy Maor, Evsey Kosman, (unknown), Paul H. Goodwin, Amir Sharon	7
20	Characteristics of Ethylene Biosynthesis-Inducing Xylanase Movement in Tobacco Leaves 1992 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Amir Sharon, Bryan A. Bailey, John P. McMurtry, (unknown), James D. Anderson	19

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