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ArticleBMC plant biology2019

The Medicago truncatula nodule identity gene MtNOOT1 is required for coordinated apical-basal development of the root.

Defeng Shen, Olga Kulikova, Kerstin Guhl, Henk Franssen, Wouter Kohlen, Ton Bisseling, René Geurts

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Defeng ShenDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Olga KulikovaDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Kerstin GuhlDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Henk FranssenDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Wouter KohlenDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Ton BisselingDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
René GeurtsDepartment of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands. rene.geurts@wur.nl.
Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences · NLWageningen University & Research · NLResearch International (United States) · US

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China Scholarship Council 201306040120European Research Council ERC-2011-AdG294790The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research 865.13.001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLegumes can utilize atmospheric nitrogen by hosting nitrogen-fixing bacteria in special lateral root organs, called nodules. Legume nodules have a unique ontology, despite similarities in the gene networks controlling nodule and lateral root development. It has been shown that Medicago truncatula NODULE ROOT1 (MtNOOT1) is required for the maintenance of nodule identity, preventing the conversion to lateral root development. MtNOOT1 and its orthologs in other plant species -collectively called the NOOT-BOP-COCH-LIKE (NBCL) family- specify boundary formation in various aerial organs. However, MtNOOT1 is not only expressed in nodules and aerial organs, but also in developing roots, where its function remains elusive.

resultsWe show that Mtnoot1 mutant seedlings display accelerated root elongation due to an enlarged root apical meristem. Also, Mtnoot1 mutant roots are thinner than wild-type and are delayed in xylem cell differentiation. We provide molecular evidence that the affected spatial development of Mtnoot1 mutant roots correlates with delayed induction of genes involved in xylem cell differentiation. This coincides with a basipetal shift of the root zone that is susceptible to rhizobium-secreted symbiotic signal molecules.

conclusionsOur data show that MtNOOT1 regulates the size of the root apical meristem and vascular differentiation. Our data demonstrate that MtNOOT1 not only functions as a homeotic gene in nodule development but also coordinates the spatial development of the root.

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Medicago truncatulaOrganogenesis, PlantPlant ProteinsRoot Nodules, PlantPlant ProteinsMedicago truncatulaNBCLNINNOOT1NOOT-BOP-COCHLEATA-LIKERhizobium susceptible zoneXylem cell differentiation

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