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ReviewPlant & cell physiology2026

Interplant signal transduction between dodder (Cuscuta) and their hosts.

Jingxiong Zhang, Guojing Shen, Songkui Cui, Wentao Wang, Jianqiang Wu

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Review in Plant & cell physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Cell Wall Dynamics in Haustorial Development ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jingxiong ZhangDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei, Panlong, Kunming 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4490-6309
Guojing ShenDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei, Panlong, Kunming 650201, China.
Songkui CuiDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei, Panlong, Kunming 650201, China.
Wentao WangDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei, Panlong, Kunming 650201, China.
Jianqiang WuDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei, Panlong, Kunming 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7726-6216

Funding

CAS "Light of West China" ProgramGeneral and Key Project of the Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan 202201AS070056National Natural Science Foundation of China 32100251National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270314National Natural Science Foundation of China 32370317Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects 202401AT070227Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program "Young Talents" Project XDYC-QNRC-2022-0001Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program "Young Talents" Project XDYC-QNRC-2022-0301Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program "Yunling Scholar" Project
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic plants partly or completely depend on their host plants for growth and development. Through haustoria, parasitic plants extract water and nutrients from their hosts. However, there is also evidence that various biomolecules, including systemic signals, mRNAs, small RNAs (sRNAs), and proteins, are transferred between parasites and host plants and even among host plants commonly connected by a parasite. Many of these biomolecules transferred among plants may confer specific functions to recipient plants, altering their physiology and/or ecology. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of interplant systemic signaling between hosts and dodder (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae), including the physiological and ecological functions of interplant systemic signals and the mechanisms underlying these functions. Next, the transfer of mRNAs, sRNAs, and proteins between hosts and dodder plants is reviewed, and the functions of these macromolecules are discussed.

Indexed as

CuscutaSignal TransductionHost-Parasite InteractionsPlant ProteinsRNA, PlantPlant ProteinsRNA, Planthost plant–parasitic plant interactionsmobile signalsparasitic plantsystemic signals

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PMID40973660
PMCPMC13192444

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