Antagonistic action of a nuclear hormone receptor pair coordinates a switch from lytic to biotrophic effector production in a plant-parasitic nematode
Anika Damm, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Anna Dickinson, Priya Desikan, Alexis L. Sperling, George Harpum, Paul Brett, Beth Molloy, Clément Pellegrin, Chongjing Xia, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker
This study identifies DGR-1 as a transcription factor that switches from lytic to biotrophic effector production in plant-parasitic nematodes, working antagonistically with SUGR-1 to regulate effector expression during infection.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintPathology