Cui, Xuejin


Publications
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The autophagy pathway participates in resistance to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus infection in Diaphorina citri

Citation
Yuan et al. (2025). Pest Management Science 81 (10)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
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AbstractBACKGROUNDAutophagy is a conserved mechanism by which eukaryotic organisms defend against pathogen infection. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of autophagy in the interactions of insect vectors with the phloem‐limited bacterial pathogen remain unclear. The citrus Huanglongbing (HLB)‐associated pathogen ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) seriously endangers development of the citrus industry. It spreads via Diaphorina citri in a persistent and propagative mann
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Selective autophagy limits ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection by ATG8 mediated targeting of a virulence effector

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Cui et al. (2025). Phytopathology Research 7 (1)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Abstract Autophagy, a cellular process involved in the degradation and recycling of cellular components, has emerged as a pivotal mechanism for maintaining cellular homeostasis and combating pathogen invasion. Here, we provide evidence that the overexpression of CsATG8c inhibits CLas proliferation in citrus. CsATG8c directly interacts with the CLas effector protein SDE4040, leading to its degradation via the autophagic pathway. The SDE4040 protein acts as a virulence effector, and tran
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Draft Genome Sequence of “ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Strain GZQL4, from Guizhou, China

Citation
Liu et al. (2023). Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (7)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
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Here, we announce the draft genome sequence of “ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” strain GZQL4, which was collected from Guizhou, China. The GZQL4 strain has a genome size of 1,234,029 bp, a G+C content of 36.5%, 1,204 predicted open reading frames, and 53 RNA genes.

Population Diversity of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and Diaphorina citri in Sichuan: A Case Study for Huanglongbing Monitoring and Interception

Citation
Cui et al. (2022). Plant Disease 106 (6)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is present in 10 provinces in China and is associated with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), which is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri, ACP). To date, HLB and ACP have expanded to Yibin city of Sichuan Province, posing an imminent threat to the citrus belt of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, an important late-maturing citrus-producing area in China. To understand the epidemiological route of CLas and ACP in newly in
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Two Unique Prophages of ‘CandidatusLiberibacter asiaticus’ Strains from Pakistan

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Cui et al. (2021). Phytopathology® 111 (5)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) is a pathogen causing Huanglongbing (HLB, yellow shoot disease), which is highly destructive to citrus production. The CLas strains harbor prophages. We identified two unique prophages, designated as P-PA19-1 and P-PA19-2, in CLas strain PA19 from Pakistan using next-generation sequencing analysis. P-PA19-1 prophage has high sequence similarity (identity: 78.23%) at the early-gene region of prophage SC1 (Type 1), but it is significantly divergent in the
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Genome Sequence Resources of Two ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Strains from Pakistan

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Liu et al. (2020). Plant Disease 104 (8)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) is an unculturable, phloem-restricted αProteobacteria, associated with citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), which is one of the most destructive diseases in citrus production worldwide. Here, we present the genome sequences of CLas strains PA19 and PA20 from HLB-affected kinnow trees in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The CLas genomes of PA19 and PA20 comprise 1,224,156 bp and 1,226,225 bp, respectively, with an average GC content of 36.4%. Both harbored the
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