Xuefeng Liu

Xuefeng Liu


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 February 2023 in Cells
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XHXin Hao
Xin Hao
JCJie Chen
Jie Chen
YLYongxia Li
Yongxia Li
XLXuefeng Liu
Xuefeng Liu
YLYang Li
Yang Li
LMLing Ma
Ling Ma
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus causes pine wilt disease, which poses a serious threat to forestry ecology around the world. Microorganisms are environmentally friendly alternatives to the use of chemical nematicides to control B. xylophilus in a sustainable way. In this study, we isolated a nematophagous fungus—Arthrobotrys robusta—from the xylem of diseased Pinus massoniana. The nematophagous activity of A. robusta against the PWNs was observed after just 6 h. We found that B. xylophilus entered the trap of A. robusta at 24 h, and the nervous system and immunological response of B. xylophilus were stimulated by metabolites that A. robusta produced. At 30 h of exposure to A. robusta, B. xylophilus exhibited significant constriction, and we were able to identify xenobiotics. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus activated xenobiotic metabolism, which expelled the xenobiotics from their bodies, by providing energy through lipid metabolism. When PWNs were exposed to A. robusta for 36 h, lysosomal and autophagy-related genes were activated, and the bodies of the nematodes underwent disintegration. Moreover, a gene co-expression pattern network was constructed by WGCNA and Cytoscape. The gene co-expression pattern network suggested that metabolic processes, developmental processes, detoxification, biological regulation, and signaling were influential when the B. xylophilus specimens were exposed to A. robusta. Additionally, bZIP transcription factors, ankyrin, ATPases, innexin, major facilitator, and cytochrome P450 played critical roles in the network. This study proposes a model in which mobility improved whenever B. xylophilus entered the traps of A. robusta. The model will provide a solid foundation with which to understand the molecular and evolutionary mechanisms underlying interactions between nematodes and nematophagous fungi. Taken together, these findings contribute in several ways to our understanding of B. xylophilus exposed to microorganisms and provide a basis for establishing an environmentally friendly prevention and control strategy.

30 May 2020 in Journal of Forestry Research
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HZHaixiao Zhang
Haixiao Zhang
ZWZhiyan Wei
Zhiyan Wei
JZJie Zhang
Jie Zhang
XLXuefeng Liu
Xuefeng Liu

1 October 2024 in Plant Disease
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XLXinming Lu
Xinming Lu
YWYuxi Wang
Yuxi Wang
ADAirong Dong
Airong Dong
XLXuefeng Liu
Xuefeng Liu
GDGuiping Diao
Guiping Diao
TZTong Zhu
Tong Zhu