Expansins are involved in the formation of nematode‐induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

K Wieczorek, B Golecki, L Gerdes, P Heinen… - The Plant …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Parasitism of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii is characterized by the formation of
syncytial feeding structures in the host root. Syncytia are formed by the fusion of root cells …

De Novo Assembly and Functional Annotation of the Olive (Olea europaea) Transcriptome

A Munoz-Mérida, JJ González-Plaza, A Canada… - DNA …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Olive breeding programmes are focused on selecting for traits as short juvenile period, plant
architecture suited for mechanical harvest, or oil characteristics, including fatty acid …

Sucrose supply to nematode-induced syncytia depends on the apoplasmic and symplasmic pathways

J Hofmann, K Wieczorek, A Blöchl… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The plant parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii induces syncytial feeding structures in
the roots of host plants. Nematode-induced syncytia become strong sink tissues in the plant …

A distinct role of pectate lyases in the formation of feeding structures induced by cyst and root-knot nematodes

K Wieczorek, A Elashry, M Quentin… - Molecular Plant …, 2014 - Am Phytopath Society
Pectin in the primary plant cell wall is thought to be responsible for its porosity, charge
density, and microfibril spacing and is the main component of the middle lamella. Plant …

Myo‐inositol oxygenase genes are involved in the development of syncytia induced by Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis roots

S Siddique, S Endres, JM Atkins, D Szakasits… - New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In plants, UDP‐glucuronic acid is synthesized by the oxidation of UDP‐glucose by UDP‐
glucose dehydrogenase or the oxygenation of free myo‐inositol by myo‐inositol oxygenase …

Arabidopsis endo‐1,4‐β‐glucanases are involved in the formation of root syncytia induced by Heterodera schachtii

K Wieczorek, J Hofmann, A Blöchl… - The Plant …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cyst nematodes induce root syncytia with specific features such as hypertrophy, increased
metabolic activity and fusion with adjacent cells. Cell walls of the syncytia undergo massive …

An Arabidopsis ATPase gene involved in nematode‐induced syncytium development and abiotic stress responses

MA Ali, S Plattner, Z Radakovic, K Wieczorek… - The Plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The beet cyst nematode H eterodera schachtii induces syncytia in the roots of A rabidopsis
thaliana, which are its only nutrient source. One gene, At1g64110, that is strongly up …

[HTML][HTML] The promoter of a plant defensin gene directs specific expression in nematode-induced syncytia in Arabidopsis roots

S Siddique, K Wieczorek, D Szakasits, DP Kreil… - Plant physiology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii induces a feeding site, called syncytium, in
roots of host plants. In Arabidopsis, one of the genes whose expression is strongly induced …

Cellular Location of Prune dwarf virus in Almond Sections by In Situ Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction

C Silva, S Tereso, G Nolasco, MM Oliveira - Phytopathology, 2003 - Am Phytopath Society
In situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used in young leaves
(from trees and in vitro shoots) and flower buds of almond (Prunus dulcis), a stone fruit, for …

Multiple gene detection by in situ RT‐PCR in isolated plant cells and tissues

E Pesquet, O Barbier, P Ranocha, A Jauneau… - The Plant …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
With the number of functional genomic approaches in plant biology increasing daily, the
demand for rapid and reliable RNA localization techniques for gene characterization is …