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. 2018 May 25;69(12):2866-2868.
doi: 10.1093/jxb/ery144.

Nematode-secreted peptides and host factor mimicry

Yanfeng Hu  1   2 , Tarek Hewezi  1
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Nematode-secreted peptides and host factor mimicry

Yanfeng Hu et al. J Exp Bot. .

Abstract

This article comments on:

Kim J, Yang R, Chang C, Park Y, Tucker ML. 2018. The root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) produces a functional mimic of the Arabidopsis IDA signaling peptide. Journal of Experimental Botany 69, 3009–3021.

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