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ArticleMolecular plant pathology2016

Transcriptional and morphological changes in the transition from mycetophagous to phytophagous phase in the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.

Isheng J Tsai, Ryusei Tanaka, Natsumi Kanzaki, Mitsuteru Akiba, Toshiro Yokoi, Margarida Espada, John T Jones, Taisei Kikuchi

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Article in Molecular plant pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Isheng J TsaiDivision of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Ryusei TanakaDivision of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Natsumi KanzakiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305-8689, Japan.
Mitsuteru AkibaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305-8689, Japan.
Toshiro YokoiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305-8689, Japan.
Margarida EspadaCell and Molecular Sciences Group, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK.
John T JonesCell and Molecular Sciences Group, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK.
Taisei KikuchiDivision of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute · JPUniversity of Miyazaki · JPJames Hutton Institute · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 097945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drastic physiological and morphological changes in parasites are crucial for the establishment of a successful infection. The nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is the pathogenic agent of pine wilt disease, and little is known about the physiology and morphology in this nematode at the initial stage of infection. In this study, we devised an infection system using pine stem cuttings that allowed us to observe transcriptional and morphological changes in the host-infecting phytophagous phase. We found that 60 genes enriched in xenobiotic detoxification were up-regulated in two independent post-inoculation events, whereas down-regulation was observed in multiple members of collagen gene families. After 48 h of inoculation, the tails in some of the adult females exposed to the host changed in morphology. These results suggest that B. xylophilus may change its physiology and morphology to protect itself and to adapt to the host pine wood environment.

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AnimalsDown-RegulationHost-Parasite InteractionsPinusPlant DiseasesPlant StemsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, RNATranscription, GeneticTylenchidaUp-RegulationBursaphelenchus xylophiluscollagenpinewood nematodeRNAseqtail shape

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PMID25831996
PMCPMC6638504
OpenAlexW2096348168

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