Anatomical alterations in plant tissues induced by plant-parasitic nematodes

JE Palomares-Rius, C Escobar, J Cabrera… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) interact with plants in different ways, for example, through
subtle feeding behavior, migrating destructively through infected tissues, or acting as virus …

MicroRNAs, new players in the plant–nematode interaction

S Jaubert-Possamai, Y Noureddine… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plant-parasitic root-knot and cyst nematodes are microscopic worms that cause severe
damage to crops and induce major agricultural losses worldwide. These parasites penetrate …

Gall-forming root-knot nematodes hijack key plant cellular functions to induce multinucleate and hypertrophied feeding cells

B Favery, M Quentin, S Jaubert-Possamai… - Journal of insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
Among plant-parasitic nematodes, the root-knot nematodes (RKNs) of the Meloidogyne spp.
are the most economically important genus. RKN are root parasitic worms able to infect …

Overview of root-knot nematodes and giant cells

C Escobar, M Barcala, J Cabrera, C Fenoll - Advances in botanical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are ubiquitous parasites with an amazing capacity to interact
with a very large variety of plant species. They are sedentary endoparasitic nematodes that …

Arabidopsis Homologs of Nucleus- and Phragmoplast-Localized Kinase 2 and 3 and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 4 Are Essential for Microtubule Organization

M Beck, G Komis, J Müller, D Menzel, J Šamaj - The Plant Cell, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A double homozygous recessive mutant in the Arabidopsis thaliana homologs of nucleus-
and phragmoplast-localized kinase 2 (ANP2) and 3 (ANP3) genes and a homozygous …

The root‐knot nematode effector MiEFF18 interacts with the plant core spliceosomal protein SmD1 required for giant cell formation.

J Mejias, J Bazin, NM Truong, Y Chen… - New …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
The root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita secretes specific effectors (MiEFF) and
induces the redifferentiation of plant root cells into enlarged multinucleate feeding'giant cells' …

Post-transcriptional gene silencing of root-knot nematode in transformed soybean roots

HMM Ibrahim, NW Alkharouf, SLF Meyer… - Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
RNAi constructs targeted to four different genes were examined to determine their efficacy to
reduce galls formed by Meloidogyne incognita in soybean roots. These genes have high …

The root-knot nematode effector MiPFN3 disrupts plant actin filaments and promotes parasitism

N Leelarasamee, L Zhang, C Gleason - PLoS pathogens, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Root-knot nematodes secrete effectors that manipulate their host plant cells so that the
nematode can successfully establish feeding sites and complete its lifecycle. The root-knot …

Silencing the conserved small nuclear ribonucleoprotein SmD1 target gene alters susceptibility to root-knot nematodes in plants

J Mejias, Y Chen, J Bazin, NM Truong, K Mulet… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are among the most damaging pests of agricultural crops.
Meloidogyne is an extremely polyphagous genus of nematodes that can infect thousands of …

Evolution and ontogeny of bacteriocytes in insects

ME Alarcón, PG Polo, SN Akyüz, AM Rafiqi - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The ontogenetic origins of the bacteriocytes, which are cells that harbour bacterial
intracellular endosymbionts in multicellular animals, are unknown. During embryonic …