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Tarek Hewezi is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Biochemistry, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Hewezi reflect these research interests. Examples include:

  • "The genome and lifestage-specific transcriptomes of a plant-parasitic nematode and its host reveal susceptibility genes involved in trans-kingdom synthesis of vitamin B5," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Interactions of gene expression, alternative splicing, and DNA methylation in determining nodule identity," 2020, The Plant Journal
  • "Epigenetic Mechanisms in Nematode-Plant Interactions," 2020, Annual Review of Phytopathology
  • "A pathogenesis-related protein GmPR08-Bet VI promotes a molecular interaction between the GmSHMT08 and GmSNAP18 in resistance to Heterodera glycines," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Overexpression of Strigolactone-Associated Genes Exerts Fine-Tuning Selection on Soybean Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome," 2020, Phytobiomes Journal

Hewezi frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Molecular Plant Pathology, New Phytologist, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, and Annual Review of Phytopathology.

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors:

  • Sarbottam Piya
  • J. Hollis Rice
  • C. Neal Stewart
  • Mitra Mazarei
  • Vince Pantalone

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

    Pierre Abad;Pierre Abad;Jérôme Gouzy;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno

  • Cellulose Binding Protein from the Parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii Interacts with Arabidopsis Pectin Methylesterase: Cooperative Cell Wall Modification during Parasitism

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter Howe;Tom R. Maier;Richard S. Hussey

  • The Arabidopsis microRNA396-GRF1/GRF3 regulatory module acts as a developmental regulator in the reprogramming of root cells during cyst nematode infection.

    Tarek Hewezi;Tom R. Maier;Dan Nettleton;Thomas J. Baum

  • Arabidopsis Spermidine Synthase Is Targeted by an Effector Protein of the Cyst Nematode Heterodera schachtii

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter J. Howe;Tom R. Maier;Richard S. Hussey

  • Manipulation of plant cells by cyst and root-knot nematode effectors

    Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

  • Protein-protein interaction and gene co-expression maps of ARFs and Aux/IAAs in Arabidopsis.

    Sarbottam Piya;Sandesh K. Shrestha;Brad Binder;C. Neal Stewart

  • The Novel Cyst Nematode Effector Protein 19C07 Interacts with the Arabidopsis Auxin Influx Transporter LAX3 to Control Feeding Site Development

    Chris Lee;Demosthenis Chronis;Charlotte Kenning;Benjamin Peret

  • Genetic variability for physiological traits under drought conditions and differential expression of water stress-associated genes in sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)

    S. Poormohammad Kiani;P. Grieu;P. Maury;T. Hewezi

  • Arabidopsis Small RNAs and Their Targets During Cyst Nematode Parasitism

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter Howe;Tom R. Maier;Thomas J. Baum

  • A nematode effector protein similar to annexins in host plants

    Nrupali Patel;Noureddine Hamamouch;Chunying Li;Tarek Hewezi

  • The interaction of the novel 30C02 cyst nematode effector protein with a plant β-1,3-endoglucanase may suppress host defence to promote parasitism

    Noureddine Hamamouch;Chunying Li;Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

  • A ubiquitin carboxyl extension protein secreted from a plant-parasitic nematode Globodera rostochiensis is cleaved in planta to promote plant parasitism.

    Demosthenis Chronis;Shiyan Chen;Shunwen Lu;Tarek Hewezi

  • The Cyst Nematode Effector Protein 10A07 Targets and Recruits Host Posttranslational Machinery to Mediate Its Nuclear Trafficking and to Promote Parasitism in Arabidopsis

    Tarek Hewezi;Parijat S. Juvale;Sarbottam Piya;Tom R. Maier

  • Whole-genome re-sequencing reveals the impact of the interaction of copy number variants of the rhg1 and Rhg4 genes on broad-based resistance to soybean cyst nematode

    Gunvant B. Patil;Gunvant B. Patil;Naoufal Lakhssassi;Jinrong Wan;Li Song

  • The Methylome of Soybean Roots during the Compatible Interaction with the Soybean Cyst Nematode.

    Aditi Rambani;J Hollis Rice;Jinyi Liu;Thomas Lane

  • Arabidopsis miR827 mediates post-transcriptional gene silencing of its ubiquitin E3 ligase target gene in the syncytium of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii to enhance susceptibility

    Tarek Hewezi;Sarbottam Piya;Mingsheng Qi;Muthukumar Balasubramaniam

  • Synchronization of Developmental Processes and Defense Signaling by Growth Regulating Transcription Factors

    Jinyi Liu;J. Hollis Rice;Nana Chen;Thomas J. Baum

  • Isolation of whole esophageal gland cells from plant-parasitic nematodes for transcriptome analyses and effector identification

    Tom R. Maier;Tarek Hewezi;Jiqing Peng;Thomas J. Baum

  • Molecular Soybean-Pathogen Interactions

    Steven A. Whitham;Mingsheng Qi;Roger W. Innes;Wenbo Ma

  • Complex feedback regulations govern the expression of miRNA396 and its GRF target genes.

    Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Baum
Thomas J. Baum Iowa State University
Eric L. Davis
Eric L. Davis North Carolina State University
Richard S. Hussey
Richard S. Hussey University of Georgia
Melissa G. Mitchum
Melissa G. Mitchum University of Missouri
Khalid Meksem
Khalid Meksem Southern Illinois University Carbondale
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Hari B. Krishnan
Hari B. Krishnan University of Missouri
Etienne G. J. Danchin
Etienne G. J. Danchin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Brad M. Binder
Brad M. Binder University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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