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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S):
ORGANISM(S): Nicotiana Tabacum (common Tobacco) Meloidogyne Incognita Solanum Lycopersicum
TISSUE(S): Root
SUBMITTER:
Melissa Mitchum
LAB HEAD: Melissa Mitchum
PROVIDER: PXD065741 | Pride | 2026-02-16
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20260203 6
Proteins secreted from a mouth stylet of sedentary plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes self-polymerize to form a unique feeding tube structure within host cells modified into giant feeding cells by the nematode. Feeding tubes have essential functions as they complex with the host endomembrane system for nutrient uptake to sustain parasitism. Despite their significance, they remain one of the least understood aspects of nematode parasitism of plants. Their small size and location within giant-cel ...[more]