Transgenic strategies for enhancement of nematode resistance in plants

MA Ali, F Azeem, A Abbas, FA Joyia, H Li… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are obligate biotrophic parasites causing serious damage
and reduction in crop yields. Several economically important genera parasitize various crop …

[PDF][PDF] Plant-nematode interactions: from genomics to metabolomics.

MA Ali, AA Amjad Abbas, FA Farrukh Azeem… - 2015 - academia.edu
Plant parasitic nematodes are obligate parasites causing serious reduction in crop yields.
Several economically important species parasitize various plant species, but the root knot …

The root cap cuticle: a cell wall structure for seedling establishment and lateral root formation

A Berhin, D de Bellis, RB Franke, RA Buono… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The root cap surrounding the tip of plant roots is thought to protect the delicate stem cells in
the root meristem. We discovered that the first layer of root cap cells is covered by an …

The thionin family of antimicrobial peptides

K Höng, T Austerlitz, T Bohlmann, H Bohlmann - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Thionins are antimicrobial peptides found only in plants. They are first produced as
preproproteins and then processed to yield the usually 5 kDa, basic thionin peptide with …

Transcription factors WRKY11 and WRKY17 are involved in abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis

MA Ali, F Azeem, MA Nawaz, T Acet, A Abbas… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plant WRKY transcription factors play a vital role in abiotic stress tolerance and regulation of
plant defense responses. This study examined AtWRKY11 and AtWRKY17 expression …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Thioredoxin1 (SsTrx1) is required for pathogenicity and oxidative stress tolerance

K Rana, Y Ding, SS Banga, H Liao… - Molecular plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects host plant tissues by inducing necrosis to source nutrients
needed for its establishment. Tissue necrosis results from an enhanced generation of …

Overexpression of the transcription factor RAP2. 6 leads to enhanced callose deposition in syncytia and enhanced resistance against the beet cyst nematode …

MA Ali, A Abbas, DP Kreil, H Bohlmann - BMC plant biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Cyst nematodes invade the roots of their host plants as second stage juveniles
and induce a syncytium which is their source of nutrients throughout their life. A …

The Beet Cyst Nematode Heterodera schachtii Modulates the Expression of WRKY Transcription Factors in Syncytia to Favour Its Development in Arabidopsis Roots

MA Ali, K Wieczorek, DP Kreil, H Bohlmann - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Cyst nematodes invade the roots of their host plants as second stage juveniles and induce a
syncytium which is the only source of nutrients throughout their life. A recent transcriptome …

[HTML][HTML] Host-induced gene silencing reveals the role of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase gene in fungal oxalic acid accumulation and virulence

K Rana, J Yuan, H Liao, SS Banga, R Kumar… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot, is a devastating
necrotrophic pathogen which causes severe yield losses to oilseed production worldwide …

The Arabidopsis RboHB Encoded by At1g09090 Is Important for Resistance against Nematodes

AIM Hawamda, A Zahoor, A Abbas, MA Ali… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species are a byproduct of aerobic metabolic processes but are also
produced by plants in defense against pathogens. In addition, they can function as signaling …