Similarly to microbial pathogens, plant-parasitic nematodes secrete into their host plants
proteins that are essential to establish a functional interaction. Identifying the destination of …

Cell death plays an important role in host-pathogen interactions. Crystal proteins (toxins) are
essential components of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) biological pesticides because of their …

The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita causes serious damage and yield losses in
numerous important crops worldwide. Analysis of the M. incognita genome revealed a vast …

The most economical and environmentally friendly strategy for limiting crop yield loss due to
plant parasitic nematodes is the use of resistant plants. Several natural resistances have …

Meloidogyne incognita is a devastating plant parasitic nematode that causes root knot
disease in a wide range of plants. In the present study, we investigated host-induced RNA …

The expression of the genes encoding the inhibitors of serine (ISP) and cysteine​​
proteinases (ICP) was studied in the roots of tomato plants resistant and susceptible to the …

Proteases perform essential physiological functions in all living organisms. In parasitic
helminths, they are of particular importance for tissue penetration, digestion of host tissues …

The expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of Angiostrongylus cantonensis were analyzed in an
attempt to gain further insight into its genomic expression patterns. A total of 1,277 ESTs of …

Abstract Cathepsin D (EC 3.4. 23.5) is a lysosomal aspartic proteinase of the pepsin
superfamily which participates in various digestive processes within the cell. In the present …

Since 1996, the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops around the world has
increased more than 80-fold. In 2009, it was registered that a total area of 134 million …