title: Cuticle surface coat of plant-parasitic nematodes.
abstract: The surface coat (SC) of the plant-parasitic nematode cuticle is an understudied area of current research, even though it likely plays key roles in both nematode-plant and nematode-microbe interactions. Although in several ways Caenorhabditis elegans is a poor model for plant-parasitic nematodes, it is a useful starting point for investigations of the cuticle and its SC, especially in the light of recent work using this species as a model for innate immunity and the generic biology underpinning much host-parasite biology. We review the research focused on the involvement of the SC of plant-parasitic nematodes. Using the insights gained from animal-parasitic nematodes and other sequenced nematodes, we discuss the key roles that the SC may play.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Rothamsted Research, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Rosane H C
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D049751:Genome, Helminth / Q000235:genetics*; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009348:Nematoda / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D058676:Pasteuria / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010944:Plants / Q000469:parasitology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D015801:Helminth Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins