Ectopically expressed double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) have recently been shown to
suppress parasitic success of Meloidogyne spp. in plants. We have targeted two genes from …

Coincident with the award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2006 to Fire and Mello for their
discovery of RNAi, plant scientists have succeeded in using RNAi-based techniques to …

Plant-parasitic nematodes are important agricultural pests that cause significant economic
losses. In order to successfully parasitize host roots, nematodes secrete proteins that …

Control of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) via host-induced gene silencing (HIGS)
involves rational selection of genes and detailed assessment of effects of a possible …

Cyst nematodes are highly evolved sedentary plant endoparasites that use parasitism
proteins injected through the stylet into host tissues to successfully parasitize plants. These …

Complementary DNAs of two genes-one coding for splicing factor and the other coding for
integrase-of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita juveniles were amplified by …

RNA interference (RNAi) has emerged as an invaluable gene-silencing tool for functional
analysis in a wide variety of organisms, particularly the free-living model nematode …

Secreted effectors represent the molecular interface between the nematode and its host
plant. Studies that aimed at deciphering molecular plant–nematode interactions are …

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are obligate, sedentary endoparasites that infect
many plant species causing large economic losses worldwide. Available nematicides are …

With the understanding of nematode-plant interactions at the molecular level, new avenues
for engineering resistance have opened up, with RNA interference being one of them …