Jack Chen, Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Simon Fraser University

1. Bird et al., 2015. Chapter Ten Exploiting Solved Genomes of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes to Understand Parasitism. (Advances in Botanical Resea rch)
2. Nascimento et al., 2014. Bacterial role in pine wilt disease development review and future perspectives. (Environmental Microbiology Reports)
3. Wasmuth, 2014. Realizing the promise of parasite genomics. (Trends in Parasitology)
4. Zhao et al., 2014. Interspecific communication between pinewood nematode, its insect vector, and associated microbes. (Trends in Parasitology)
5. Elling and Jones, 2014. Functional Characterization of Nematode Effectors in Plants. (Plant-Pathogen Interactions/Methods in Molecular Biology)
6. Schonknecht et al., 2014. Horizontal gene acquisitions by eukaryotes as drivers of adaptive evolution. (BioEssays)
7. Peymen et al., 2014. The FMRFamide-Like Peptide Family in Nematodes. (Frontiers in Endocrinology)
8. Gilabert and Wasmuth, 2013. Unravelling parasitic nematode natural history using population genetics. (Trends in Parasitology)
9. Shinya et al., 2013. Making headway in understanding pine wilt disease: What do we perceive in the postgenomic era? (Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering)
10. Futai, 2013. Pine Wood Nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (Annual Review of Phytopaathology)
11. Jones et al., 2013. Top 10 plant-parasitic nematodes in molecular plant pathology. (MPP)
12. Mitchum et al., 2013. Nematode effector proteins: an emerging paradigm of parasitism. (New Phytologist)
13. Haegeman et al., 2012. Functional roles of effectors of plant-parasitic nematodes. (Gene)
14. Davis et al., 2011. Degradation of the Plant Cell Wall by Nematodes. (Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interactions)
15. Vicente et al., 2011. Pine Wilt Disease: a threat to European forestry. (European Journal of Plant Pathology)
16. Xie et al., 2009. Mechanisms of invasive population establishment and spread of pinewood nematodes in China. (Science in China Series C: Life Sciences)
    Notes: This paper was also published in Chinese.
    
17. Moens and Perry, 2009. Migratory Plant Endoparasitic Nematodes: A Group Rich in Contrasts and Divergence. (Annual Reviews of Phytopathology)
18. Jones et al., 2008. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: opportunities in comparative genomics and molecular hostparasite interactions. (MPP)
19. Mota and Vieira (Editors), 2008. Pine Wilt Disease: A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems. (Springer)

1. Wang et al., 2015. Identification and genetic analysis of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from Pinus yunnanensis. (Forest Pathologoy)
2. Xu et al., 2015. Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Three Pathogenesis-Related Cytochrome P450 Genes from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Tylenchida: Aphelenchoidoidea). (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
3. Prospero and Rigling, 2015. Occurrence and ITS diversity of wood-associated Bursaphelenchus nematodes in Scots pine forests in Switzerland. (Plant Pathology)
4. Mallez et al., 2015. Worldwide invasion routes of the pinewood nematode: What can we infer from population genetics analyses? (Biological Invasion)
5. Tsai et al., 2015. Transcriptional and morphological changes in the transition from mycetophagous to phytophagous phase in the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (Molecular Plant Pathology)
6. Ding et al., 2015. Deep sequencing analyses of pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus microRNAs reveal distinct miRNA expression patterns during the pathological process of pine wilt disease. (Gene)
7. Cardoso et al., 2015. Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a calponin gene from the pinewood nematode. (Forest Pathology)
8. Inacio et al., 2015. First detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus associated with Pinus nigra in Portugal and in Europe. (Forest Pathology)
9. Procenca et al., 2014. Diversity of Bacteria Carried by Pinewood Nematode in USA and Phylogenetic Comparison with Isolates from Other Countries. (PLoS ONE)
10. Fu et al., 2014. Screening and Functional Analysis of the Peroxiredoxin Specifically Expressed in Bursaphelenchus The Causative Agent of Pine Wilt Disease. (Int. J. Mol. Sci.)
11. Leal et al., 2014. Detection of living Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in wood, using reverse transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP). (Forest Pathology)
12. Kang et al., 2014. Development of two alternative Loop-mediated isothermal amplification tools for detecting pathogenic pine wood nematodes. (Forest Pathology)
13. Vieira et al., 2014. Sequence variability of the MspI satellite DNA family of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus at different geographic scales. (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution)
14. Moreira et al., 2014. The mitochondrial genome of the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) lineage introduced in Europe. (Mitochondrial DNA)
15. Palomares-Rius et al., 2014. Distribution and evolution of glycoside hydrolase family 45 cellulases in nematodes and fungi. (BMC Evolutionary Biology)
16. Aikawa et al., 2013. ITS-RFLP pattern of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) does not reflect nematode virulence. (Journal of Forest Research)
17. Cheng et al., 2013. Metagenomic analysis of the pinewood nematode microbiome reveals a symbiotic relationship critical for xenobiotics degradation. (Scientific Reports)
18. Shinya et al., 2013. Secretome Analysis of the Pine Wood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Reveals the Tangled Roots of Parasitism and Its Potential for Molecular Mimicry. (PLoS ONE)
19. Qiu et al., 2013. Specifically Expressed Genes of the Nematode Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus Involved with Early Interactions with Pine Trees. (PLoS ONE)
20. Mallez et al., 2013. First Insights into the Genetic Diversity of the Pinewood Nematode in Its Native Area Using New Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci. (PLoS ONE)
21. Pereira et al., 2013. New Insights into the Phylogeny and Worldwide Dispersion of Two Closely Related Nematode Species, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Bursaphelenchus mucronatus. (PLoS ONE)
22. Figueiredo et al., 2013. Assessment of the Geographic Origins of Pinewood Nematode Isolates via Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Effector Genes. (PLoS ONE)
23. Calin et al., 2013. Survey of the genus Bursaphelenchus Fuchs, 1937 (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in Romania. (EPPO Bulletin)
    Notes: X. xylophilus was not found in Romania.
    
24. Cermak et al., 2013. On the genus Bursaphelenchus Fuchs, 1937 (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchinae) associated with wood and insects from declining forest trees in the Czech Republic. (Forest Pathology)
    Notes: B. xylophilus was not found in Czech Republic.
    
25. Ye and Giblin-Davis, 2013. Molecular Characterization and Development of Real-Time PCR Assay for Pine-Wood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae). (PLoS ONE)
26. Lee et al., 2013. Identification and biochemical analysis of a novel pectate lyase 3 gene in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology)
27. Fonseca et al., 2012. The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , in Madeira Island. (Helminthologia)
28. Valadas et al., 2012. Molecular characte rization of Portuguese populations of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylo philus using cytochrome b and cellulase genes. (Journal of Helminthology)
29. Lee et al., 2012. Identification and Characterization of Expansins from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae). (The Plant Pathology Journal)
30. Cardoso and Abrantes, 2012. Genetic diversity of ITS sequences of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (Genetics and Molecular Research)
31. Fonseca et al., 2012. The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Madeira Island. (Helminthologia)
32. Wang et al., 2012. Identification and Characterization of a Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae) Thermotolerance-Related Gene: Bx-HSP90. (Int. J. Mol. Sci.)
33. Yan et al., 2012. Comparative transcriptomics of two pathogenic pinewood nematodes yields insights into parasitic adaptation to life on pine hosts. (Gene)
34. Murfin et al., 2012. Nematode-Bacterium Cooperation and Conflict Revealed in the Omics Age. (The Biological Bulletin)
35. Robertson et al., 2011. Incidence of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophlius Steiner & Buhrer, 1934 (Nickle, 1970) in Spain. (Nematology)
36. Kikuchi et al., 2011. Genomic Insights into the Origin of Parasitism in the Emerging Plant Pathogen Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (PLoS Pathogens)
37. Jung et al., 2010. Microsatellite variation in the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle in South Korea. (Genes and Genomics)
38. Jung et al., 2010. Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and genetic variation of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in South Korea. (Animal Cells and Systems)
39. Shinya et al., 2009. Surface coat proteins of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: profiles of stage- and isolate-specific characters. (Nematology)
40. Kikuchi et al., 2009. A Rapid and Precise Diagnostic Method for Detecting the Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. (Phytopathology)
41. Kikuchi et al., 2009. Identification of putative expansin-like genes from the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, and evolution of the expansin gene family within the Nematoda. (Nematology)
42. Metge and Burgermeister, 2008. Analysis of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) Provenances Using ISSR and RAPD Fingerprints. (Pine Wilt Disease: A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems)
43. Cheng et al., 2008. Genetic variation in the invasive process of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae) and its possible spread routes in China. (Heredity)
44. Vieira et al., 2007. Lack of Genetic Variation of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Portugal Revealed by RAPD-PCR Analyses. (J Nematol)
45. Kikuchi et al., 2007. Expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus. (Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology)
46. Kikuchi et al., 2006. Cloning and Characterization of Pectate Lyases Expressed in the Esophageal Gland of the Pine Wood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (MPMI)
47. Kikuchi et al., 2004. A family of glycosyl hydrolase family 45 cellulases from the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (FEBS Letters)

1. Vicente et al., 2015. Catalases Induction in High Virulence Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus under Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Stress. (PLoS ONE)
2. Moon et al., 2013. Morphometric Variation in Pine Wood Nematodes, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus, Isolated from Multiple Locations in South Korea. (Plant Pathol J.)
3. Vincente et al., 2013. Pinewood nematode-associated bacteria contribute to oxidative stress resistance of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. (BMC Microbiology)
4. Zhao et al., 2013. Chemical Signals Synchronize the Life Cycles of a Plant-Parasitic Nematode and Its Vector Beetle. (Current Biology)
   Notes: Suggested the importance of chemoreception in B. xylophilus.
   
5. Shinya et al., 2012. Establishment of a set of inbred strains of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae), and evidence of their varying levels of virulence. (Applied Entomology and Zoology)
6. Dayi and Akbulut, 2012. Pathogenicity testing of four Bursaphelenchus species on conifer seedlings under greenhouse conditions. (Forest Pathology)
7. Mamiya and Shoji, 2009. Pathogenicity of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, to Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi, seedlings. (Journal of Nematology)
8. Wang et al., 2009. Attraction of pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, to the endoparasitic fungus Esteya vermicola. (African Journal of Microbiology Research)
9. Aikawa and Kikuchi, 2007. Estimation of virulence of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) based on its reproductive ability. (Nematology)
10. Zhao et al., 2007. Chemotaxis of the Pinewood Nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, to Volatiles Associated with Host Pine, Pinus massoniana, and its Vector Monochamus alternatus. (Journal of Chemical Ecology)