Celebrating 20 years of genetic discoveries in legume nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation

S Roy, W Liu, RS Nandety, A Crook, KS Mysore… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since 1999, various forward-and reverse-genetic approaches have uncovered nearly 200
genes required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) in legumes. These discoveries …

Cell and developmental biology of arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis

C Gutjahr, M Parniske - Annual review of cell and …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The default mineral nutrient acquisition strategy of land plants is the symbiosis with
arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi. Research into the cell and developmental biology of AM …

The role of plant innate immunity in the legume-rhizobium symbiosis

Y Cao, MK Halane, W Gassmann… - Annual review of plant …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
A classic view of the evolution of mutualism is that it derives from a pathogenic relationship
that attenuated over time to a situation in which both partners can benefit. If this is the case …

Genome editing of plants

DD Songstad, JF Petolino, DF Voytas… - Critical Reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Genome editing in organisms via random mutagenesis is a naturally occurring
phenomenon. As a technology, genome editing has evolved from the use of chemical and …

A CEP peptide receptor-like kinase regulates auxin biosynthesis and ethylene signaling to coordinate root growth and symbiotic nodulation in Medicago truncatula

F Zhu, J Deng, H Chen, P Liu, L Zheng, Q Ye, R Li… - Plant Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Because of the large amount of energy consumed during symbiotic nitrogen fixation,
legumes must balance growth and symbiotic nodulation. Both lateral roots and nodules form …

Select and resequence reveals relative fitness of bacteria in symbiotic and free-living environments

LT Burghardt, B Epstein, J Guhlin… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Assays to accurately estimate relative fitness of bacteria growing in multistrain communities
can advance our understanding of how selection shapes diversity within a lineage. Here, we …

The H+-ATPase HA1 of Medicago truncatula Is Essential for Phosphate Transport and Plant Growth during Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

F Kra**ski, PE Courty, D Sieh, P Franken… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
A key feature of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis is improved phosphorus nutrition of the
host plant via the mycorrhizal pathway, ie, the fungal uptake of Pi from the soil and its …

NIN is essential for development of symbiosomes, suppression of defence and premature senescence in Medicago truncatula nodules

J Liu, M Rasing, T Zeng, J Klein, O Kulikova… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary NIN (NODULE INCEPTION) is a transcription factor that plays a key role during
root nodule initiation. However, its role in later nodule developmental stages is unclear. Both …

A set of fluorescent protein‐based markers expressed from constitutive and arbuscular mycorrhiza‐inducible promoters to label organelles, membranes and …

S Ivanov, MJ Harrison - The Plant Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Medicago truncatula is widely used for analyses of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis
and nodulation. To complement the genetic and genomic resources that exist for this …

Medicago truncatula DNF2 is a PI‐PLC‐XD‐containing protein required for bacteroid persistence and prevention of nodule early senescence and defense‐like …

M Bourcy, L Brocard, CI Pislariu, V Cosson… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Medicago truncatula and Sinorhizobium meliloti form a symbiotic association resulting in the
formation of nitrogen‐fixing nodules. Nodule cells contain large numbers of bacteroids …