Structure and development of the legume-rhizobial symbiotic interface in infection threads

AV Tsyganova, NJ Brewin, VE Tsyganov - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intracellular infection thread initiated in a root hair cell is a unique structure associated
with Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. It is characterized by inverted tip growth of the plant cell …

A small heat shock protein, GmHSP17. 9, from nodule confers symbiotic nitrogen fixation and seed yield in soybean

Z Yang, H Du, X Xing, W Li, Y Kong… - Plant biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Legume–rhizobia symbiosis enables biological nitrogen fixation to improve crop production
for sustainable agriculture. Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are involved in multiple …

Autophagy and Symbiosis: Membranes, ER, and Speculations

MG Semenova, AN Petina, EE Fedorova - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The interaction of plants and soil bacteria rhizobia leads to the formation of root nodule
symbiosis. The intracellular form of rhizobia, the symbiosomes, are able to perform the …

The cytoprotective co-chaperone, AtBAG4, supports increased nodulation and seed protein content in chickpea without yield penalty

N Thanthrige, G Weston-Olliver, S Das Bhowmik… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Drought and extreme temperatures significantly limit chickpea productivity worldwide. The
regulation of plant programmed cell death pathways is emerging as a key component of …

The Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899 NodD2 protein promotes symbiosis and extends rhizobial nodulation range by constitutive nodulation factor synthesis

P Ayala-García, I Jiménez-Guerrero… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In the symbiotic associations between rhizobia and legumes, the NodD regulators
orchestrate the transcription of the specific nodulation genes. This set of genes is involved in …

A nodule-localized small heat shock protein GmHSP17. 1 confers nodule development and nitrogen fixation in soybean

Z Yang, H Du, J Sun, X Xing, Y Kong, W Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are ubiquitous proteins present in all organisms. The
sHSPs are not only upregulated under heat shock as well as other stresses but also are …

The Common Bean Small Heat Shock Protein Nodulin 22 from Phaseolus vulgaris L. Assembles into Functional High-Molecular-Weight Oligomers

A Fernández-Silva, F Lledías, J Rodríguez-López… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are present in all domains of life. These proteins are
responsible for binding unfolded proteins to prevent their aggregation. sHsps form dynamic …