Plant proteins and processes targeted by parasitic nematode effectors

J Mejias, NM Truong, P Abad, B Favery… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sedentary endoparasitic nematodes, such as root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.)
and cyst nematodes (CN; Heterodera spp. and Globodera spp.) cause considerable …

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 …

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' …

The DNA methylation landscape of the root‐knot nematode‐induced pseudo‐organ, the gall, in Arabidopsis, is dynamic, contrasting over time, and critically important …

AC Silva, V Ruiz‐Ferrer, SY Müller, C Pellegrin… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Root‐knot nematodes (RKNs) induce giant cells (GCs) within galls which are characterized
by large‐scale gene repression at early stages. However, the epigenetic mechanism (s) …

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 …

Copper microRNAs modulate the formation of giant feeding cells induced by the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in Arabidopsis thaliana

Y Noureddine, J Mejias, M da Rocha… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Root‐knot nematodes (RKNs) are root endoparasites that induce the dedifferentiation of a
few root cells and the reprogramming of their gene expression to generate giant …

Tomato and Melon Meloidogyne Resistant Rootstocks Improve Crop Yield but Melon Fruit Quality Is Influenced by the Cropping Season

A Expósito, M Pujolà, I Achaerandio, A Giné… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Four rotation sequences consisting of ungrafted tomato cv. Durinta–melon cv. Paloma or
tomato grafted onto the resistant rootstock 'Aligator'–melon grafted onto the resistant …

Imaging plant tissues: advances and promising clearing practices

M Hériché, C Arnould, D Wipf, PE Courty - Trends in Plant Science, 2022 - cell.com
The study of the organ structure of plants and understanding their physiological complexity
requires 3D imaging with subcellular resolution. Most plant organs are highly opaque to …

AUXIN RESPONSIVE FACTOR8 regulates development of the feeding site induced by root-knot nematodes in tomato

Y Noureddine, M da Rocha, J An… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Root-knot nematodes (RKN) from the genus Meloidogyne induce the dedifferentiation of root
vascular cells into giant multinucleate feeding cells. These feeding cells result from an …

Giant cells: Linking McClintock's heredity to early embryogenesis and tumor origin throughout millennia of evolution on Earth

J Liu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The “life code” theory postulates that egg cells, which are giant, are the first cells in
reproduction and that damaged or aged giant somatic cells are the first cells in …