Functional analysis of pathogenicity proteins of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis using RNAi - PubMed (original) (raw)

Functional analysis of pathogenicity proteins of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis using RNAi

Qing Chen et al. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2005 Jul.

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Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) has been used widely as a tool for examining gene function and a method that allows its use with plant-parasitic nematodes recently has been described. Here, we use a modified method to analyze the function of secreted beta-1,4, endoglucanases of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis, the first in vivo functional analysis of a pathogenicity protein of a plant-parasitic nematode. Knockout of the beta-1,4, endoglucanases reduced the ability of the nematodes to invade roots. We also use RNAi to show that gr-ams-1, a secreted protein of the main sense organs (the amphids), is essential for host location.

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