Will Remodel to Suit: Cellulose Binding Protein Secreted by a Parasitic Nematode Interacts with Arabidopsis Pectin Methylesterase

Abstract

How does a nematode build its dream home? For parasitic cyst nematodes such as Heterodera , juvenile worms infect the roots of plants and induce plant cells to form a syncytium, where the nematodes feed and reproduce (see [figure][1] ). Not surprisingly, this is devastating for the plant; indeed,