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ReviewPlant signaling & behavior2016

How legumes recognize rhizobia.

Virginia Dalla Via, María Eugenia Zanetti, Flavio Blanco

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Review in Plant signaling & behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Metallothionein1A Regulates Rhizobial Infection and Nodulation inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  13. Developmental Analysis of the GATA FactorFrontiers in plant science · 2021
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  16. Lifestyle adaptations ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Virginia Dalla Viaa Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-La Plata, CONICET , La Plata , Argentina.
María Eugenia Zanettia Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-La Plata, CONICET , La Plata , Argentina.
Flavio Blancoa Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-La Plata, CONICET , La Plata , Argentina.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Legume plants have developed the capacity to establish symbiotic interactions with soil bacteria (known as rhizobia) that can convert N2 to molecular forms that are incorporated into the plant metabolism. The first step of this relationship is the recognition of bacteria by the plant, which allows to distinguish potentially harmful species from symbiotic partners. The main molecular determinant of this symbiotic interaction is the Nod Factor, a diffusible lipochitooligosaccharide molecule produced by rhizobia and perceived by LysM receptor kinases; however, other important molecules involved in the specific recognition have emerged over the years. Secreted exopolysaccharides and the lipopolysaccharides present in the bacterial cell wall have been proposed to act as signaling molecules, triggering the expression of specific genes related to the symbiotic process. In this review we will briefly discuss how transcriptomic analysis are helping to understand how multiple signaling pathways, triggered by the perception of different molecules produced by rhizobia, control the genetic programs of root nodule organogenesis and bacterial infection. This knowledge can help to understand how legumes have evolved to recognize and establish complex ecological relationships with particular species and strains of rhizobia, adjusting gene expression in response to identity determinants of bacteria.

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Models, BiologicalSignal TransductionFabaceaeFungal ProteinsNod Signaling Adaptor ProteinsPlant ProteinsRhizobiaceaeRoot Nodules, PlantSpecies SpecificitySymbiosisTranscriptomeFungal ProteinsNod Signaling Adaptor ProteinsPlant ProteinsExopolysaccharidelipolysaccharidenitrogen fixationnod factornodulationreceptors

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PMID26636731
PMCPMC4883929

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