| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Authors: | T. Tytgat, Vanholme, B., De Meutter, J., Claeys, M., Couvreur, M., Vanhoutte, I., Gheysen, G., Van Criekinge, W., Borgonie, G., Coomans, A. |
| Journal: | Molecular Plant-Microbe InteractionsMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Pagination: | 846-852 |
| Date Published: | Aug |
| ISBN Number: | 0894-0282 |
| Accession Number: | WOS:000222731200003 |
| Abstract: | By performing cDNA AFLP on pre- and early parasitic juveniles, we identified genes encoding a novel type of ubiquitin extension proteins secreted by the dorsal pharyngeal gland in the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. The proteins consist of three domains, a signal peptide for secretion, a mono-ubiquitin domain, and a short C-terminal positively charged domain. A gfp-fusion of this protein is targeted to the nucleolus in tobacco BY-2 cells. We hypothesize that the C-terminal peptide might have a regulatory function during syncytium formation in plant roots. |