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The Role of Cytokinin During Infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by the Cyst Nematode Heterodera schachtii.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jan 2016
Shanks Carly M, Rice J Hollis, Zubo Yan, Schaller G Eric, Hewezi Tarek, Kieber Joseph J
Abstract excerpt
Plant-parasitic cyst nematodes induce the formation of hypermetabolic feeding sites, termed syncytia, as their sole source of nutrients. The formation of the syncytium is orchestrated by the nematode, in part, by modulation of phytohormone responses, including cytokinin. In response to infection by the nematode Heterodera schachtii, cytokinin signaling is transiently induced at the site of infection and in the...
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