Campus Units

Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Publication Date

9-2013

Journal or Book Title

New Phytologist

Volume

199

Issue

4

First Page

879

Last Page

894

DOI

10.1111/nph.12323

Abstract

Phytonematodes use a stylet and secreted effectors to modify host cells and ingest nutrients to support their growth and development. The molecular function of nematode effectors is currently the subject of intense investigation. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of nematode effectors, with a particular focus on proteinaceous stylet-secreted effectors of sedentary endoparasitic phytonematodes, for which a wealth of information has surfaced in the past 10 yr. We provide an update on the effector repertoires of several of the most economically important genera of phytonematodes and discuss current approaches to dissecting their function. Lastly, we highlight the latest breakthroughs in effector discovery that promise to shed new light on effector diversity and function across the phylum Nematoda.

Comments

This article is published as Mitchum, Melissa G., Richard S. Hussey, Thomas J. Baum, Xiaohong Wang, Axel A. Elling, Martin Wubben, and Eric L. Davis. "Nematode effector proteins: an emerging paradigm of parasitism." New Phytologist 199, no. 4 (2013): 879-894, doi: 10.1111/nph.12323.

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Language

en

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