Research
- Functional analysis of effectors of plant parasitic nematodes.
- Genomics of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.
- Horizontal gene transfer in plant parasitic nematodes.
- Characterisation and control of potato cyst nematodes in East Africa
- Moelcular mechanisms underpinning hatch in potato cyst nematodes
John has a joint appointment at the University of St Andrews.
John is part of the Dundee Effector Consortium.
Past research
- Work in our group is focused on identification and characterisation of secreted effector proteins of plant parasitic nematodes, with a particular focus on effectors that suppress host defences.
- Our work uses genomics tools to identify and characterise effectors. We have been involved in projects sequencing genomes and transcriptomes of a range of plant-parasitic nematodes.
- One unexpected finding that has emerged from this work is that genes important in the parasitic process seem to have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer, from bacteria or fungi, in all groups of plant parasitic nematodes studied to date.
- Current work is aimed at functional characterisation of proteins we suspect are important in generating a susceptible response or suppressing host defences in plants.
Publications
The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.
Journals
- Yan, X.; De Clercq, P.; Han, R.; Jones, J.T.; Chen, S.; Moens, M. (2011) Osmotic responses of different strains of Steinernema carpocapsae., Nematology, 13, 845-851.
- Haegeman, A.; Jones, J.T.; Danchin, E.G.J. (2011) Horizontal gene transfer in nematodes: a catalyst for plant parasitism?, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 24, 879-887.
- Veronico, P.; Melillo, M.T.; Saponaro, C.; Leonetti, P.; Picardi, E.; Jones, J.T. (2011) A polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein with a role in pea defence against the cyst nematode Heterodera goettingianna., Molecular Plant Pathology, 12, 275-287.
- Karim, N.; Jones, J.T.; Okada, H.; Kikuchi, T. (2009) Analysis of expressed sequence tags and identification of genes encoding cell-wall-degrading enzymes from the fungivorous nematode Aphelenchus avenae., BMC Genomics, 10, 525.
- Jones, J.T.; Kumar, A.; Pylypenko, L.A.; Thirugnanasambandam, A.; Castelli, L.; Chapman, S.N.; Cock, P.J.A.; Grenier, E.; Lilley, C.J.; Phillips, M.S.; Blok, V.C. (2009) Identification and functional characterization of effectors in expressed sequence tags from various life cycle stages of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida., Molecular Plant Pathology, 10, 815 – 828.
- Kikuchi, T.; Li, H.; Karim, N.; Kennedy, M.W.; Moens, M.; Jones, J.T. (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, 11, 355-364.
- Rehman, S.; Butterbach, P.; Popeijus, H.; Overmars, H.; Davis, E.L.; Jones, J.T.; Goverse, A.; Bakker, J.; Smant, G. (2009) Identification and characterization of the most abundant cellulases in stylet secretions from Globodera rostochiensis., Phytopathology, 99, 194-202.
- Regeai, S.O.; Dolan, K.M.; Fitzpatrick, D.A.; Browne, J.A.; Jones, J.T.; Burnell, A.M. (2009) Novel primers for the amplification of nuclear DNA introns in the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and their cross-amplification in seven other Heterorhabditis species., Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 421-424.
- Rosso, M.N.; Jones, J.T.; Abad, P. (2009) RNAi and functional genomics in plant parasitic nematodes., Annual Review of Phytopathology, 47, 207-232.
- Abad, P.; Gouzy, J.; Aury, J.M.; Castagnone-Sereno, P.; Danchin, E.G.J.; Deleury, E.; Perfus-Barbeoch, L.; Anthouard, V.; Artiguenave, F.; Blok, V.C.; Caillaud, M.C.; Coutinho, P.M.; Dasilva C.; De Luca, F.; Deau, F.; Esquibet, M.; Flutre, T.; Goldstone, J.V.; Hamamouch, N.; Hewezi, T.; Jaillon, O.; Jubin, C.; Leonetti, P.; Magliano, M.; Maier, T.R.; Markov, G.V.; McVeigh, P.; Pesole, G.; Poulain J.; Robinson-Rechavi, M.; Sallet, E.; Segurens, B.; Steinbach, D.; Tytgat, T.; Ugarte, E.; van Ghelder, C.; Veronico, P.; Baum, T.J.; Blaxter, M.; Bleve-Zacheo, T.; Davis, E.L.; Ewbank, J.J.; Favery, B.; Greiner, E.; Henrissat, B.; Jones, J.T.; Laudet, V.; Maule, A.G.; Quesneville, H.; Rosso, M.N.; Schiex, T.; Smant, G.; Weissenbach, J.; Wincker, P.; (2008) Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita., Nature Biotechnology, 26, 909-915.
- Adam, M.A.M.; Phillips, M.S.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C. (2008) Characterisation of the cellulose binding protein Mj-cbp-1 of the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica., Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 72, 21-28.
- Jones, J.T.; Moens, M.; Mota, M.; Li, H.M.; Kikuchi, T. (2008) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: opportunities in comparative genomics and molecular host-parasite interactions (Review)., Molecular Plant Pathology, 9, 357-368.
- Blok, V.C.; Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S.; Trudgill, D.L. (2008) Parasitism genes and host range disparities in biotrophic nematodes: the conundrum of polyphagy versus specialisation., Bioessays, 30, 249-259.
- Nisbet, A.J.; Redmond, D.L.; Matthews, J.B.; Watkins, C.; Yaga, R.; Jones, J.T.; Nath, M.; Knox, D.P. (2008) Stage-specific gene expression in Teladorsagia circumcincta (Nematoda: Strongylida) infective larvae and early parasitic stages., International Journal for Parasitology, 38, 829-838.
- Valentine, T.A.; Randall, E.; Wypijewski, K.; Chapman, S.N.; Jones, J.T.; Oparka, K.J. (2007) Delivery of macromolecules to plant parasitic nematodes using a tobacco rattle virus vector., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 5, 827-834.
- Jones, J.T.; Furlanetto, C.; Phillips, M. (2007) The role of flavonoids produced in response to cyst nematode infection of Arabidopsis thaliana., Nematology, 9, 671-677.
- Kikuchi, T.; Aikawa, T.; Kosaka, H.; Pritchard, L.; Ogura, N.; Jones, J.T. (2007) Expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus., Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 155, 9-7.
- Blok, V.C.; Chapman, S.N.; Armstrong, M.R.; Phillips, M.; Lilley, C.; Urwin, P.; Blanchard, A.; Grenier, E.; Jones, J.T. (2006) Genomics analysis in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida., Phytopathology, 96, S149.
- Kikuchi, T.; Shibuya, H.; Aikawa, T.; Jones, J.T. (2006) Cloning and characterization of pectate lyases expressed in the esophageal gland of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 19, 280-287.
- He, Y.; Jones, J.T.; Armstrong, M.R.; Lamberti, F.; Moens, M. (2005) The mitochondrial genome of Xiphinema americanum sensu stricto (Nematoda: Enoplea):considerable economization in the length and structural features of encoded genes., Journal of Molecular Evolution, 61, 819-833.
- Jones, J.T.; Furlanetto, C.; Kikuchi, T. (2005) Horizontal gene transfer from bacteria and fungi as a driving force in the evolution of plant parasitism in nematodes., Nematology, 7, 641-646.
- Chen, Q.; Rehman, S.; Smant, G.; Jones, J.T. (2005) Functional analysis of pathogenicity proteins of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis using RNAi., Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 18, 621-625.
- Kikuchi, T.; Shibuya, H.; Jones, J.T. (2005) Molecular and biochemical characterization of an endo-b-1,3-glucanase from the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus acquired by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria., Biochemical Journal, 389, 117-125.
- Furlanetto, C.; Cardle, L.; Brown, D.J.F.; Jones, J.T. (2005) Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags from the ectoparasitic nematode Xiphinema index., Nematology, 7, 95-104.
- Fanelli, E.; Di Vito, M.; Jones, J.T.; De Giorgi, C. (2005) Analysis of chitin synthase function in a plant parasitic nematode, Meloidogyne artiellia, using RNAi., Gene, 349, 87-95.
- Whisson, S.C.; Avrova, A.O.; van West, P.; Jones, J.T. (2005) A method for double-stranded RNA-mediated transient gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans., Molecular Plant Pathology, 6, 153-163.
- Jones, J.T.; Perry, R.N. (2004) Plant parasitic nematodes – more than a microscopic problem., The Biologist, 51, 155-159.
- Kikuchi, T.; Jones, J.T.; Aikawa, T.; Kosaka, H.; Ogura, N. (2004) A family of glycosyl hydrolase family 45 cellulases from the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus., FEBS Letters, 572, 201-205.
- Qin, L.; Kudla, U.; Roze, E.H.A.; Goverse, A.; Popeijus, H.; Nieuwland, J.; Overmars, H.; Jones, J.T.; Schots, A.; Smant, G.; Bakker, J.; Helder, J. (2004) Plant degradation: a nematode expansion acting on plants., Nature, 427, 30.
- Jones, J.T.; Reavy, B.; Smant, G.; Prior, A.E. (2004) Glutathione peroxidases of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis., Gene, 324, 47-54.
Books / chapters
- Smant, G.; Jones, J.T. (2011) Suppression of plant defences by nematodes., In: Jones, J.T., Gheysen, G. & Fenoll, C. (eds.). Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interactions. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Chapter 13, 273-286.
- Jones, J.T.; Gheysen, G.; Fenoll, C. (eds.) (2011) Genomics and molecular genetics of plant-nematode interactions., Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 557pp. ISBN: 978-94-007-0433-6
- Curtis, R.H.C.; Jones, J.T.; Davies, K.G.; Sharon, E.; Spiegel, Y. (2011) Plant nematode surfaces., In: Davies, K.G. & Spiegel, Y. (eds.). Biological Control of Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Building Coherence Between Microbial Ecology and Molecular Mechanisms. Springer Academic Publishers, 115-144.
- Gheysen, G.; Jones, J.T. (2006) Molecular aspects of plant-nematode interactions., In: Perry, R.N. & Moens, M. (eds.). Plant Nematology. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, pp234-254.
- Jones, J.T. (2002) Nematode sense organs., In: Lees, D.L. (ed.). The Biology of Nematodes. Taylor and Francis, London, pp353-368.
- Jones, J.T. (2001) Parasites of crops: Potato cyst nematode (PCN) Globodera pallida (Nematoda)., In: Halton, D.W., Behnke, J.M. & Marshall, I. (eds.). Practical Exercises in Parasitology. Cambridge University Press, Chapter 1.7, pp63-72.
Technical / contract reports
- Avrova, A.O.; Birch, P.R.J.; Hein, I.; Jones, J.T.; Pritchard, L. (2010) Functional analysis of pathogen effectors: how to go from genomics to durable resistance., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, 39-41.
- Wale, S.; Inglis, M.; Bain, R.; Davey, T.; Evans, A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Phillips, M.; Jones, J.T.; Fenton, B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Ramsay, G. (2008) Welcome to the Potatoes in Partnership open meetings 2008 which form part of knowledge transfer activities for RERAD funded research., SAC Information Note 105
- Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S.; Blok, V.C. (2008) Potato cyst nematode genomics., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2007, pp26-27.
- Whisson, S.C.; Avrova, A.O.; Birch, P.R.J.; Adam, M.; Blok, V.C.; Jones, J.T. (2004) Functional genomic tools for the major eukaryotic pathogens of potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp127-128.
- Whisson, S.C.; Avrova, A.O.; Armstrong, M.R.; Jones, J.T.; Venter, E.; Birch, P.R.J. (2004) Targeting late blight with gene discovery., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp102-103.
- Blok, V.C.; Armstrong, M.R.; Banks, B.; Birch, P.R.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Castelli, L.; Jones, J.T.; Kumar, A.; Phillips, M.S.; Purvis, A.; Ramsay, G.; Waugh, R.; Wishart, J. (2002) Investigating gene expression in nematode-infected roots., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp122-124.
Conference papers
- Lilley, C.J.; Berriman, M.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Kerry, B.R.; Hunt, M.; Urwin, P. (2010) The genome sequence of Globodera pallida and its utilisation for improved control., 3rd Symposium on Potato Cyst Nematodes, Harper Adams University College, Newport, 14-15 September 2010 (Talk).
- Robertson, L.; Radhakrishnan, R.; Cock, P.J.A.; Blok, V.C.; Smith, A.; Grenier, E.; Hunt, M.; Berriman, M.; Jones, J.T. (2010) Functional analysis of pioneer effectors from plant parasitic nematodes., 4th Annual Meeting of COST 872 Nemagenics: Exploiting genomics to understand plant-nematode interactions, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-27 May 2010.
- Thorpe, P.; Blok, V.C.; Pylypenko, L.A.; Urwin, P.; Jones, J.T. (2010) Functional analysis of Globodera pallida effector similar to ubiquitin extension proteins., 4th Annual Meeting of COST 872 Nemagenics: Exploiting genomics to understand plant-nematode interactions, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-27 May 2010.
- Blok, V.C.; Phillips, M.S.; Jones, J.T. (2008) UK PCN research., State of Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, Marysville, Victoria, Australia, 21-22 July 2008.
- Mulroy-Hehir, Z.; Jones, J.T.; Burnell, A. (2005) Isolation and characterisation of genes expressed during the early stages od insect infection by Steinernema carpocapsae., AAB Advances in Nematology. London, 13 December 2005.
- Chen, Q.; Jones, J.T. (2004) Functional analysis of secreted proteins of plant parasitic nematodes using RNAi., European Society of Nematologists Meeting, Rome, 14-18 June 2004.
- Birch, P.R.J.; Blok, V.C.; Phillips, M.; Jones, J.T.; Stewart, H.E.; Duncan, J.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Waugh, R.; Lyon, G.D.; MacFarlane, S.A.; Avrova, A.O.; Whisson, S.C.; Toth, I.K. (2003) Current and future research at SCRI on the molecular genetics of the interactions between potato and its major pathogens., Acta Horticulturae, 619, 95-119.
- Holeva, R.C.; Chen, Q.; Neilson, R.; Jones, J.T.; Brown, D.J.F. (2001) Lectin attachment to Paratrichodorus anemones (Nematoda)., Proceedings of the Potato Association of America Meeting, St. Augustine, Florida, USA, 22-26 April 2001.
- Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Popeijus, H.; Prior, A.E.; Phillips, M.S.; Smant, G. (2001) ESTs (expressed sequence tags) and parasitism – sequences and function., EU COST 819 Proceedings, Luxembourg, 228-237.
- Holeva, R.C.; Chen, Q.; Neilson, R.; Jones, J.T.; Brown, D.J.F. (2000) Screening of selected lectins for attachment to Paratrichodorus anemones (Nematoda:Trichodoridae)., Association of Applied Biologists, Offered Papers in Nematology, Linnean Society of London, 12 December 2000.
- Jones, J.T.; Blair, L.; Sobczak, M.; Clot, N.; Perry, R.N. (1999) Up-regulation of host and parasite genes during the life-cycle of cyst nematodes., Abstracts of the BSP Spring Meeting, Warwick, 68.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Thorpe, P.; Jones, J.T.; Mantelin, S.; Coke, M.; Lilley, C.J.; Urwin, P. (2011) Characterization of effectors from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida., Final Meeting of COST 872 Exploiting Genomics to Understand Plant-Nematode Interactions, held in association with the 63rd International Symposium on Crop Protection, Ghent, Belgium, May 2011. (Poster)
- Blok, V.C.; Cock, P.J.A.; Hunt, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Jones, J.T. (2010) Investigations of the expression of the multipartite mtDNA of Globodera pallida., 4th Annual Meeting of COST 872 Nemagenics: Exploiting genomics to understand plant-nematode interactions, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-27 May 2010 (Poster).
- Blok, V.C.; Cock, P.J.A.; Hunt, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Jones, J.T. (2010) Investigations of the expression of the multipartite mtDNA of Globodera pallida., Society of Nematologists Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho, USA, 11-14 July 2010 (Poster).
- Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.; Blok, V.C. (2007) Functional characterisation of secreted proteins of the potato cyst nematode Globoderra pallida., Advances in Nematology AAB 2007, London, 11 December 2007 (Abstract).
- Blok, V.C.; Phillips, M.S.; Booth, A.; Smith, A.; Holt, A.; Gilroy, E.M.; Jones, J.T. (2007) Chorismate mutases of Globodera pallida: genetic and functional characterisation., XIII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, Italy, 22-26 July 2007 (Abstract).
- Holeva, R.C.; Chen, Q.; Curtis, R.; Neilson, R.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Brown, D.J.F. (2002) Magnetic separation as a tool in a sample preparation procedure for direct detection and quantification of trichodorid nematodes., Nematology, 4, 161-162.
- Chen, Q.; Curtis, R.H.; Lamberti, F.; Mones, M.; Brown, D.J.F.; Jones, J.T. (2002) Using monoclonal antibodies to discover parasitism proteins from the virus-vector nematode Xiphinema index., Fourth International Congress of Nematology Programme and Abstracts,Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 8-13 June 2002. 217.
- Armstrong, M.R.; Banks, B.; Birch, P.R.J.; Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S.; Wishart, J.; Blok, V.C. (2001) Comparisons of incompatible and compatible plant-parasitic nematode/host interactions., MPMI ’01 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 10-14 July 2001 (Abstract).
- Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Popeijus, H.; Robertson, L.; Prior, A.E.; Phillips, M.S.; Smant, G. (2000) Characterisation of secreted proteins of Globodera rostochiensis., Abstracts of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists, Quebec, Canada, 24-28 June 2000.
- Armstrong, M.R.; Banks, B.; Birch, P.R.J.; Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S.; Wishart, J.; Blok, V.C. (2000) Interactions between host roots and plant-parasitic nematodes., British Society of Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting, Wye, Kent, 18-20 December 2000. (Abstract).
- Wishart, J.; Blok, V.C.; Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S. (2000) Diagnostics for distinguishing Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. fallax from other root-knot nematodes., Abstracts of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists, Quebec, Canada, 24-28 June 2000.
- Blok, V.C.; Phillips, M.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; Jones, J.T.; Trudgill, D.L. (2000) Prospects for managing Globodera pallida., 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists, Quebec, Canada, 24-28 June 2000 (Abstract).
- Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Prior, A.E.; Phillips, M.S.; Popeijus, H.; Bakker, E.; Helder, H.; Smant, G. (2000) ESTs from potato cyst nematodes – from sequences to functional analysis., Nematology, 2, 765.
- Blok, V.C.; Boutsika, K.; Castelli, L.; Phillips, M.S.; Smant, G.; Jones, J.T. (2000) Neuropeptide type sequences and activities in Globodera spp., 25th International Nematology Symposium, Herzliya, Israel, 2-7 April 2000. Nematology, 2, 745.
- Wishart, J.; Blok, V.C.; Jones, J.T.; Phillips, M.S. (2000) Development of diagnostics for distinguishing Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. fallax from other root-knot nematodes., Nematology, 2, 799.
- Jones, J.T.; Robertson, L.; Prior, A.E.; Knox, D.; Phillips, M.S. (2000) Antioxidant proteins of Globodera rostochiensis., Nematology, 2, p764. Abstract
- Prior, A.E.; Kennedy, M.W.; Blok, V.C.; McDermott, L.; Cooper, A.; Jones, J.T. (1999) Functional analysis of a nematode lipid binding protein using site-directed mutagenesis., Association of Applied Biologists, Offered Papers in Nematology, Linnean Society, London (Abstract).
- Chen, Q.; Robertson, L.; Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Phillips, M.S.; Brown, D.J.F. (1999) Magnetic capture of nematodes using antiserum and lectin coated dynabeads., Abstracts of the AAB Offered Papers in Nematology Meeting, Linnean Society, London (Abstract).
- Jones, J.T.; Blok, V.C.; Bakker, E.; Popeijus, H.; Helder, J.; Phillips, M.S.; Smant, G. (1999) ESTs from PCN – sequences and function., Abstracts of the AAB Offered Papers in Nematology Meeting, Linnean Society, London (Abstract).
- Robertson, L.; Robertson, W.M.; Ferguson, M.A.J.; Stokkermans, J.; Jones, J.T. (1999) Characterisation of the secretions of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis., Abstracts of the BSP Spring Meeting, Warwick, 87.