Gall-Inducing Parasites: Convergent and Conserved Strategies of Plant Manipulation by Insects and Nematodes

• Published in: Annual review of phytopathology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Favery, Bruno, Dubreuil, Géraldine, Chen, Ming-Shun, Giron, David, Abad, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Annual Reviews 25-08-2020
• Subjects: Ecology, environment; effectors; feeding cells; galling insects; leaf-mining insects; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; nutritive cells; Parasitology; Phytopathology and phytopharmacy; plant-parasitic nematodes; Symbiosis; Vegetal Biology; galling insects; effectors; feeding cells; nutritive cells; plant-parasitic nematodes; leaf-mining insects
• ISSN: 0066-4286; 1545-2107
• DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-010820-012722

Gall-inducing insects and nematodes engage in sophisticated interactions with their host plants. These parasites can induce major morphological and physiological changes in host roots, leaves, and other tissues. Sedentary endoparasitic nematodes, root-knot and cyst nematodes in particular, as well as gall-inducing and leaf-mining insects, manipulate plant development to form unique organs that provide them with food from feeding cells. Sometimes, infected tissues may undergo a developmental switch resulting in the formation of aberrant and spectacular structures (clubs or galls). We describe here the complex interactions between these plant-reprogramming sedentary endoparasites and their infected hosts, focusing on similarities between strategies of plant manipulation. We highlight progress in our understanding of the host plant response to infection and focus on the nematode and insect molecules secreted in planta. We suggest thatlooking at similarities may identify convergent and conserved strategies and shed light on the promise they hold for the development of new management strategies in agriculture and forestry.