Table 2 Meloidogyne incognita enzymes with predicted plant cell wall–degrading activities, compared with those in C. elegans and D. melanogaster

From: Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

Substrate

Cellulose

Xylan

Arabinan

Pectin

Other

 

Family

GH5 (cel)

GH5 (xyl)

GH43

GH28

PL3

EXPN

Total

M. incognita

21

6

2

2

30

20

81

C. elegans

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D. melanogaster

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Number of genes encoding enzymes with candidate activity on different substrate is listed in the three selected species. GH, glycoside hydrolases; PL, polysaccharide lyases; EXPN, expansin-like proteins, following the CAZy nomenclature (http://www.cazy.org/). A total of nine and two cellulose-binding modules of family CBM2 (bacterial type) were found appended to candidate expansins and cellulases, respectively.
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