@article{fdi:010081995, title = {{T}he {M}i-{EFF}1/{M}inc17998 effector interacts with the soybean {G}m{H}ub6 protein to promote host plant parasitism by {M}eloidogyne incognita}, author = {{G}ondiho {M}endes, {R}.{A}. and {B}asso, {M}.{F}. and {M}elo, {B}.{P}. de and {P}ires {R}ibeiro, {T}. and {L}ima, {R}.{N}. and {A}raujo, {J}. {F}. de and {G}rossi-de-{S}a, {M}. and {S}ilva {M}attos, {V}. da and {C}oiti {T}ogawa, {R}. and {S}aliba {A}lbuquerque, {E}.{V}. and {L}isei de {S}a, {M}.{E}. and {M}attar da {S}ilva, {M}.{C}. and {M}acedo, {L}.{L}.{P}. and {R}ocha {F}ragoso, {D}. da and {F}ernandez, {D}iana and {V}ignols, {F}. and {G}rossi-de-{S}a, {M}.{F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}eloidogyne incognita is the most frequently reported specie in the root-knot nematode ({RKN}) responsible for damage to several different crops worldwide. {T}he interaction between {M}. incognita and host plants involves the secretions of molecular factors from the nematode, which mainly suppress the defense response and promote plant parasitism. {O}n the other hand, several plant elements are associated with the immune defense system that opposes nematode infection. {I}n this study, the interaction of the {M}i-{EFF}1/{M}inc17998 effector with the soybean {G}m{H}ub6 ({G}lyma.17{G}099100; {TCP}14) protein was identified and characterized in vivo and in planta. {D}ata showed that the {G}m{H}ub6 gene is upregulated by {M}. incognita infection in a nematode-resistant soybean genotype ({PI}595099) compared to a susceptible cultivar ({BRS}133). {A}s a result, the {A}rabidopsis thaliana {A}t{H}ub6 mutant ({A}t{H}ub6{KO}) line ({AT}3{G}47620, an orthologous gene of {G}m{H}ub6) exhibited normal vegetative development of the plant but was more susceptible to {M}. incognita. {T}hus, since the soybean and {A}. thaliana {H}ub6 proteins are {TEOSINTE} {BRANCHED}/{CYCLOIDEA}/{PCF} ({TCP}) transcription factors involved in plant development and morphogenesis modulation, flowering time regulation, and activation of the plant immune system, our data suggest that the interaction of {M}i-{EFF}1/{M}inc17998 and {H}ub6 proteins is associated with an increase in plant susceptibility to nematode infection during parasitism. {I}t is suggested that this interaction may prevent the nuclear localization or disturb the activity of {G}m{H}ub6 as a typical transcription factor modulating the cell cycle of the plant, avoid the activation of the host's defense response, and successfully promote parasitism. {O}ur findings indicate the potential of the {M}i-{EFF}1/{M}inc17998 effector for the development of biotechnological tools based on the {RNA} interference approaches and {G}m{H}ub6 gene overexpression for the {RKN} control.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hysiological and {M}olecular {P}lant {P}athology}, volume = {114}, numero = {}, pages = {101630 [11 ]}, ISSN = {0885-5765}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pmpp.2021.101630}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081995}, }