EC carried out the construction of promoter-reporter plasmids, plant transformation and drafted the manuscript.
YT carried out the gene cloning, participated in the plant transformation, experiments and drafted the manuscript.
LE carried out the experimental designs, disease assessments, gene expression studies, cloning, transformations, data analysis, and drafted the manuscript.
LMM performed the gene expression and protein analysis, prepared expression and reporter constructs, purified the recombinant proteins, performed the plant transformation and anatomical studies and drafted the manuscript.
YZ performed most of the experiments, such as phylogenetic analysis, gene expression analysis, transient and stable transformation assays, FAME analysis, and drafted the manuscript.
SPF and BCG designed experiments, carried out cloning, plant transformation and molecular genetic analyses and drafted sections of the manuscript.
RY carried out the molecular genetics and nematodes studies, transformation, performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript.
LG carried out the tobacco transformation, histochemical and quantitative GUS assays, and drafted the manuscript.
GH designed the transformation experiments, participated in the design and analysis of the molecular studies and drafted the manuscript.
