Cell-type-resolved transcriptional reprogramming in resistant soybean roots reveals cambial activation and early syncytium initiation upon nematode infection
Vikas Devkar, Leonidas W. D’Agostino, Sushil Satish Chhapekar, Jiamei Li, Moises Frausto, Lenin Yong‐Villalobos, Luís Herrera‐Estrella, Fiona L. Goggin, Henry T. Nguyen, Gunvant Patil
This paper uses snRNA-seq to analyze soybean root responses to nematode infection, identifying vascular cambium as the origin of syncytia and revealing coordinated cell-type-specific defense mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology