Mechanisms underlying legume–rhizobium symbioses

J Yang, L Lan, Y **, N Yu, D Wang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Legumes, unlike most land plants, can form symbiotic root nodules with nitrogen‐fixing
bacteria to secure nitrogen for growth. The formation of nitrogen‐fixing nodules on legume …

Diversity and regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants

P Xu, E Wang - Current Biology, 2023‏ - cell.com
Plants associate with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to secure nitrogen, which is generally the most
limiting nutrient for plant growth. Endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing associations are widespread …

Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification

M Qiao, R Sun, Z Wang, K Dumack, X **e, C Dai… - nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Biological nitrogen fixation by free-living bacteria and rhizobial symbiosis with legumes
plays a key role in sustainable crop production. Here, we study how different crop …

Microbe‐dependent and independent nitrogen and phosphate acquisition and regulation in plants

B Zhao, X Jia, N Yu, JD Murray, K Yi, E Wang - New Phytologist, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the most important macronutrients required for plant
growth and development. To cope with the limited and uneven distribution of N and P in …

NODULE INCEPTION recruits the lateral root developmental program for symbiotic nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula

K Schiessl, JLS Lilley, T Lee, I Tamvakis, W Kohlen… - Current Biology, 2019‏ - cell.com
To overcome nitrogen deficiencies in the soil, legumes enter symbioses with rhizobial
bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium. Rhizobia are accommodated as …

Innovation and appropriation in mycorrhizal and rhizobial symbioses

D Wang, W Dong, J Murray, E Wang - The Plant Cell, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Most land plants benefit from endosymbiotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, including
legumes and some nonlegumes that also interact with endosymbiotic nitrogen (N)-fixing …

NIN-like protein transcription factors regulate leghemoglobin genes in legume nodules

S Jiang, MF Jardinaud, J Gao, Y Pecrix, J Wen… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
Leghemoglobins enable the endosymbiotic fixation of molecular nitrogen (N2) in legume
nodules by channeling O2 for bacterial respiration while maintaining a micro-oxic …

Cooperative interactions between nitrogen fixation and phosphorus nutrition in legumes

Y Zhong, J Tian, X Li, H Liao - New Phytologist, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Legumes such as soybean are considered important crops as they provide proteins and oils
for humans and livestock around the world. Different from other crops, leguminous crops …

Host-imposed control mechanisms in legume–rhizobia symbiosis

SS Porter, SE Dupin, RF Denison, ET Kiers… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Legumes are ecologically and economically important plants that contribute to nutrient
cycling and agricultural sustainability, features tied to their intimate symbiosis with nitrogen …

Control of the rhizobium–legume symbiosis by the plant nitrogen demand is tightly integrated at the whole plant level and requires inter-organ systemic signaling

M Lepetit, R Brouquisse - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Symbiotic nodules formed on legume roots with rhizobia fix atmospheric N2. Bacteria reduce
N2 to NH4+ that is assimilated into amino acids by the plant. In return, the plant provides …