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VND Genes Redundantly Regulate Cell Wall Thickening during Parasitic Nematode Infection.
Plant & cell physiology - 3 Sept 2024
Gushino Saki, Tsai Allen Yi-Lun, Otani Misato, Demura Taku, Sawa Shinichiro
Abstract excerpt
Plant parasitic root-knot nematodes are major agricultural pests worldwide, as they infect plant roots and cause substantial damages to crop plants. Root-knot nematodes induce specialized feeding cells known as giant cells (GCs) in the root vasculature, which serve as nutrient reservoirs for the infecting nematodes. Here, we show that the cell walls of GCs thicken to form pitted patterns that superficially...
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