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Decoding the Dialog Between Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Molecular Genetic Perspective.

Vanessa Díaz, Maite Villalobos, Karem Arriaza, Karen Flores, Lucas P Hernández-Saravia, Alexis Velásquez

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Review in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. IMA fungus · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Vanessa DíazLaboratorio de Genómica de Ambientes Extremos, Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat, Campus Huayquique, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
Maite VillalobosLaboratorio de Genómica de Ambientes Extremos, Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat, Campus Huayquique, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
Karem ArriazaCentro de Investigación en Medicina de Altura, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
Karen FloresCentro de Investigación en Medicina de Altura, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
Lucas P Hernández-SaraviaNúcleo de Investigación Aplicada e Innovación en Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat, Campus Huayquique, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
Alexis VelásquezLaboratorio de Genómica de Ambientes Extremos, Facultad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Arturo Prat, Campus Huayquique, Iquique 1100000, Chile.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis, a mutually beneficial interaction between plant roots and AM fungi, plays a key role in plant growth, nutrient acquisition, and stress tolerance, which make it a major focus for sustainable agricultural strategies. This intricate association involves extensive transcriptional reprogramming in host plant cells during the formation of arbuscules, which are specialized fungal structures for nutrient exchange. The symbiosis is initiated by molecular signaling pathways triggered by fungal chitooligosaccharides and strigolactones released by plant roots, which act as chemoattractants and signaling molecules to promote fungal spore germination, colonization, and arbuscule development. Calcium spiking, mediated by LysM domain receptor kinases, serves as a critical second messenger in coordinating fungal infection and intracellular accommodation. GRAS transcription factors are key components that regulate the transcriptional networks necessary for arbuscule development and maintenance, while small RNAs (sRNAs) from both plant and fungi, contribute to modifications in gene expression, including potential bidirectional sRNA exchange to modulate symbiosis. Understanding the molecular mechanisms related to AM symbiosis may provide valuable insights for implementation of strategies related to enhancing plant productivity and resilience.

Indexed as

MycorrhizaePlantsSymbiosisGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant RootsSignal Transductionarbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosisGRAS transcription factorplant–mycorrhizal interactionsmall RNAstrigolactones

Identifiers

PMID40004472
PMCPMC11855461

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