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ReviewBiology2021

Rhizospheric Communication through Mobile Genetic Element Transfers for the Regulation of Microbe-Plant Interactions.

Yee-Shan Ku, Zhili Wang, Shaowei Duan, Hon-Ming Lam

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Review in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yee-Shan KuCentre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9587-5648
Zhili WangCentre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Shaowei DuanCentre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hon-Ming LamCentre for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6673-8740
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Hong Kong Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme (AoE/M-403/16)Lo Kwee-Seong Biomedical Research Fund To Hon-Ming Lam
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transfer of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) has been known as a strategy adopted by organisms for survival and adaptation to the environment. The rhizosphere, where microbes and plants coexist, is a hotspot of MGE transfers. In this review, we discuss the classic mechanisms as well as novel mechanisms of MGE transfers in the rhizosphere. Both intra-kingdom and cross-kingdom MGE transfers will be addressed. MGE transfers could be ancient events which drove evolution or recurrent events which regulate adaptations. Recent findings on MGE transfers between plant and its interacting microbes suggest gene regulations brought forth by such transfers for symbiosis or defense mechanisms. In the natural environment, factors such as temperature and soil composition constantly influence the interactions among different parties in the rhizosphere. In this review, we will also address the effects of various environmental factors on MGE transfers in the rhizosphere. Besides environmental factors, plant root exudates also play a role in the regulation of MGE transfer among microbes in the rhizosphere. The potential use of microbes and plants for bioremediation will be discussed.

Indexed as

bioremediationhorizontal gene transfer (HGT)microbe–plant interactionmobile genetic element (MGE)rhizospheresoil microbesymbiosis

Identifiers

PMID34071379
PMCPMC8227670
OpenAlexW3164358491

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