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A novel chorismate mutase effector secreted from root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii manipulates plant immunity to promote parasitism
Tuizi Feng, Yuan Chen, Zhourong Li, Ji Pei, Deliang Peng, Huan Peng, Haibo Long
2024, 23 (12): 4107-4119.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.11.039
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Meloidogyne spp. is an economically important plant-parasitic nematode distributed worldwide.  To fight with host immune system for successful parasitism, plant parasitic nematodes secrete effectors to promote infection.  In this study, we identified one chorismate mutase (CM) effector from Menterolobii, named Me-CM.  Spatial and temporal expression assays exhibited Me-cm is expressed in esophageal glands and up-regulated at parasitic-stage juveniles.  Me-CM affects the pathogenicity of Menterolobii based on the reduced infection rate, number of galls, egg masses, eggs per mass and multiplication rate collected from RNA silencing experiments.  We showed that Me-CM localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of plant cells and decreased the expression level of the marker gene PR1 of salicylic acid (SA) pathway.  Besides, constitutive expression of Me-cm in Arabidopsis thaliana significantly reduced salicylic acid concentration.  These results suggested that Menterolobii may secrete effector Me-CM to fight with plant immune systems via regulating SA signaling pathway when interacting with host plants, ultimately facilitating parasitism.
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A study on the pathogen species and physiological races of tomato Fusarium wilt in Shanxi, China
CHANG Yin-dong, DU Bin, WANG Ling, JI Pei, XIE Yu-jie, LI Xin-feng, LI Zhi-gang, WANG Jian-ming
2018, 17 (06): 1380-1390.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(18)61983-5
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In order to clarify the main pathogens of tomato Fusarium wilt in Shanxi Province, China, morphological identification, elongation factor 1 alpha (EF-1α) sequence analysis, specific primer amplification and pathogenicity tests were applied to study the isolates which were recovered from diseased plants collected from 17 different districts of Shanxi Province.  The results were as follows: 1) Through morphological and molecular identification, the following 7 species of Fusarium were identified: F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. verticillioidesF. subglutinans, F. chlamydosporum, F. sporotrichioides, and F. semitectum; 2) 56 isolates of F. oxysporum were identified using specific primer amplification, among which, 29, 5 and 6 isolates were respectively identified as F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici physiological race 1, race 2, and race 3; 3) pathogenicity test indicated the significant pathogenicity of F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. verticillioides, and F. subglutinans to tomato plant.  Therefore, among these 4 species confirmed as pathogenic to tomato in Shanxi, the highest isolation rate (53.3%) corresponded to F. oxysporum.  Three physiological species, race 1, race 2, and race 3 of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici are detected in Shanxi, among which race 1 is the most widespread pathogen and is also considered as the predominant race.

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