Yali Zhang

Resistance Breaking in Root-knot Nematodes Carries a Fitness Cost Associated with Defective Feeding Site Development

This study compares two Meloidogyne javanica strains, showing that a resistance-breaking strain has reduced egg production and impaired feeding site development on susceptible hosts.

Plant-parasitic nematodes produce functional mimics of plant PSK peptides to facilitate parasitism

This study identifies PSK-like peptides in root-knot nematodes that mimic plant PSK hormones, promoting parasitism and gall formation.

N6-Methyladenine DNA modification modulates pathogen virulence in nematodes

This study identifies 6mA demethylases as key regulators of virulence in plant-parasitic nematodes and shows their potential as targets for sustainable control.

Genomic and Transcriptomic Insights into the Evolution and Parasitic Strategy of the Woody-Plant Nematode Pratylenchus vulnus

This study presents the genome and transcriptome of Pratylenchus vulnus, revealing evolutionary relationships, genomic features, and parasitism-related genes in a woody-plant nematode.

6mA demethylase Mi-NMAD-1 modulates nematode development and parasitism through the transcription factor Mi-nhr-118

This study identifies Mi-NMAD-1 as an essential 6mA demethylase in nematodes, showing its role in development and parasitism through regulation of Mi-nhr-118.

Developmental dynamic transcriptomics reveals multiple effectors and transcription factors critical for Ditylenchus destructor parasitism

This study presents a chromosome-level genome of Ditylenchus destructor and identifies stage-specific effectors and transcription factors critical for parasitism.