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David Mackey

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1995
Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Publications

72

Citations

6,987

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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David Mackey studies how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens, focusing on the molecular 'tug-of-war' between plant immune proteins and the virulence factors that pathogenic bacteria (especially Pseudomonas syringae) use to suppress those defenses. His work examines specific plant proteins (like RIN4 and RPM1) and processes (such as cell death responses, water balance in leaf tissue, and cell wall reinforcement) that determine whether an infection succeeds or is stopped. This research is relevant to understanding crop disease resistance and could inform strategies to protect plants from bacterial infection.

Plant immune signaling and pathogen recognitionBacterial virulence effector proteinsHypersensitive cell death and cell wall defense responsesProtein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as a virulence targetArabidopsis-Pseudomonas syringae model system

Publication output was relatively steady at 3-5 papers per year from 2017 to 2022, followed by a slowdown to 1-2 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications5202021: 4 publications212022: 5 publications5222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • The Plant Cell×2
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions×2
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×2
  • Plant Cell Reports×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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