In the J2 stages, a cyst nematode, H. glycines accumulates a guanylyl cyclase-2 (GC-2; a homolog of Caenorhabditis elegans chemoreceptor) around the sensory neurons of its amphids and caudal region (Yan and Davis, 2002; Bergmann, 2006). Here, SLC25A18 is linked to cyst.