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ArticleBiochemical and biophysical research communications2025

Rhizobium tropici biopolymer enhances lateral root formation in agar-grown Arabidopsis.

Aaron Sloutski, Craig Chen, Jay Gao, Benoît Lacroix, Vitaly Citovsky, Marcia Simon, Miriam Rafailovich

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Article in Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Aaron SloutskiDepartment of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Craig ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Jay GaoDepartment of Oral Biology and Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Benoît LacroixDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Vitaly CitovskyDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA. Electronic address: vitaly.citovsky@stonybrook.edu.
Marcia SimonDepartment of Oral Biology and Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
Miriam RafailovichDepartment of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.

Funding

TRANSPORT THROUGH PLASMODESMATAR01GM050224 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI CITOVSKY, VITALY H · 1994 to 2020
$5.7M
Writers and Erasers of Ubiquitin Moieties in Control of Cell-to-Cell Transport in PlantsR35GM144059 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI VITALY H CITOVSKY · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM050224NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM144059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Manipulation of natural plant growth matrix density is important for agricultural, environmental, and industrial applications. Extracellular biopolymeric material (EPM) is emerging as a potent biological compound capable of aggregating soil and sand matrices; yet the effects of EPM on the plant root system, the major organ that interacts with the growth matrix, remain unknown. Here, we began bridging this gap in our knowledge by demonstrating that EPM promotes a dramatic proliferation of lateral roots of Arabidopsis seedlings grown on agar matrix, mainly at the matrix-air interface. This biological effect of EPM positions it as a natural tool for developmental studies of root systems, as well as for its use to improve control of soil erosion by plant vegetation.

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AgarArabidopsisPlant RootsBiopolymersSeedlingsAgarBiopolymers

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PMID40450989
PMCPMC12631178

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