An SXP/RAL-2 protein produced by the subventral pharyngeal glands in the plant parasitic root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita.
Meloidogyne incognita is a major parasite of numerous plant families, including many crop species. Upon infection of the plant root, it induces several multinucleate giant cells by the injection of pharyngeal gland secretions into the root cells. In order to obtain a better understanding of the nematode-plant interaction, characterization of the pharyngeal gland secretions is a necessity. By differential display, a nematode gene was identified that encodes a new member of the SXP/RAL-2 protein family. The gene is specifically expressed in the subventral pharyngeal glands and the protein is most likely secreted.
Tytgat
Tom
T
Department of Biology, Section Nematology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 , Gent, Belgium.
Vercauteren
Isabel
I
Vanholme
Bartel
B
De Meutter
Jan
J
Vanhoutte
Isabelle
I
Gheysen
Greetje
G
Borgonie
Gaetan
G
Coomans
August
A
Gheysen
Godelieve
G
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000469:parasitology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010614:Pharynx / Q000378:metabolism; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000469:parasitology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013997:Time Factors; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D015801:Helminth Proteins; C503954:SXP-1 protein, Meloidogyne incognita