Role of antimicrobial peptides in controlling symbiotic bacterial populations

P Mergaert - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been known for well over three
decades as crucial mediators of the innate immune response in animals and plants, where …

Nodule cysteine-rich peptides maintain a working balance during nitrogen-fixing symbiosis

H Pan, D Wang - Nature Plants, 2017 - nature.com
The nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between legumes and rhizobia is highly relevant to human
society and global ecology. One recent breakthrough in understanding the molecular …

A haem-sequestering plant peptide promotes iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria

S Sankari, VMP Babu, K Bian, A Alhhazmi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Symbiotic partnerships with rhizobial bacteria enable legumes to grow without nitrogen
fertilizer because rhizobia convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia via nitrogenase …

Nodule-specific cysteine-rich peptide 343 is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula

R Zhang, Y Shen, J He, C Zhang, Y Ma, C Sun… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Symbiotic interactions between legumes and rhizobia lead to the development of root
nodules and nitrogen fixation by differentiated bacteroids within nodules. Differentiation of …

Antifungal symbiotic peptide NCR044 exhibits unique structure and multifaceted mechanisms of action that confer plant protection

SLS Velivelli, KJ Czymmek, H Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
In the indeterminate nodules of a model legume Medicago truncatula,∼ 700 nodule-specific
cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides with conserved cysteine signature are expressed. NCR …

NCR343 is required to maintain the viability of differentiated bacteroids in nodule cells in Medicago truncatula

F Gao, J Yang, N Zhai, C Zhang, X Ren… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteroid (name for rhizobia inside nodule cells) differentiation is a prerequisite for
successful nitrogen‐fixing symbiosis. In certain legumes, under the regulation of host …

Regulation of Bacterial Growth and Behavior by Host Plant

S Nakagami, Z Wang, X Han… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Plants are associated with diverse bacteria in nature. Some bacteria are pathogens that
decrease plant fitness, and others are beneficial bacteria that promote plant growth and …

Metabolic integration of bacterial endosymbionts through antimicrobial peptides

P Mergaert, Y Kikuchi, S Shigenobu… - Trends in Microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are massively produced by eukaryotic hosts during symbiotic
interactions with bacteria. Among other roles, these symbiotic AMPs have the capacity to …

Genome-Wide Sensitivity Analysis of the Microsymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti to Symbiotically Important, Defensin-Like Host Peptides

MFF Arnold, M Shabab, J Penterman, KL Boehme… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The model legume species Medicago truncatula expresses more than 700 nodule-specific
cysteine-rich (NCR) signaling peptides that mediate the differentiation of Sinorhizobium …

Transcriptomic basis of genome by genome variation in a legume‐rhizobia mutualism

LT Burghardt, J Guhlin, CL Chun, J Liu… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the legume‐rhizobia mutualism, the benefit each partner derives from the other depends
on the genetic identity of both host and rhizobial symbiont. To gain insight into the extent of …