Mechanisms underlying legume–rhizobium symbioses

J Yang, L Lan, Y Jin, N Yu, D Wang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Legumes, unlike most land plants, can form symbiotic root nodules with nitrogen‐fixing
bacteria to secure nitrogen for growth. The formation of nitrogen‐fixing nodules on legume …

Celebrating 20 years of genetic discoveries in legume nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation

S Roy, W Liu, RS Nandety, A Crook, KS Mysore… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since 1999, various forward-and reverse-genetic approaches have uncovered nearly 200
genes required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) in legumes. These discoveries …

Light-induced mobile factors from shoots regulate rhizobium-triggered soybean root nodulation

T Wang, J Guo, Y Peng, X Lyu, B Liu, S Sun, X Wang - Science, 2021 - science.org
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is an energy-expensive process, and the light available to plants
has been proposed to be a primary influencer. We demonstrate that the light-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Are legumes different? Origins and consequences of evolving nitrogen fixing symbioses

U Mathesius - Journal of Plant Physiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen fixing symbioses between plants and bacteria are ancient and, while not
numerous, are formed in diverse lineages of plants ranging from microalgae to …

NODULE INCEPTION recruits the lateral root developmental program for symbiotic nodule organogenesis in Medicago truncatula

K Schiessl, JLS Lilley, T Lee, I Tamvakis, W Kohlen… - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
To overcome nitrogen deficiencies in the soil, legumes enter symbioses with rhizobial
bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium. Rhizobia are accommodated as …

Innovation and appropriation in mycorrhizal and rhizobial symbioses

D Wang, W Dong, J Murray, E Wang - The Plant Cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Most land plants benefit from endosymbiotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, including
legumes and some nonlegumes that also interact with endosymbiotic nitrogen (N)-fixing …

Dancing to a different tune, can we switch from chemical to biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable food security?

MY Jhu, GED Oldroyd - PLoS Biology, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Our current food production systems are unsustainable, driven in part through the
application of chemically fixed nitrogen. We need alternatives to empower farmers to …

Processing of NODULE INCEPTION controls the transition to nitrogen fixation in root nodules

J Feng, T Lee, K Schiessl, GED Oldroyd - Science, 2021 - science.org
Legume nodules create an environment for intracellular bacterial symbionts to fix
atmospheric nitrogen. The master regulator NODULE INCEPTION (NIN) controls many …

No home without hormones: how plant hormones control legume nodule organogenesis

J Lin, M Frank, D Reid - Plant Communications, 2020 - cell.com
The establishment of symbiotic nitrogen fixation requires the coordination of both nodule
development and infection events. Despite the evolution of a variety of anatomical …

The NIN transcription factor coordinates CEP and CLE signaling peptides that regulate nodulation antagonistically

C Laffont, A Ivanovici, P Gautrat, M Brault… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Legumes tightly regulate nodule number to balance the cost of supporting symbiotic rhizobia
with the benefits of nitrogen fixation. C-terminally Encoded Peptides (CEPs) and CLAVATA3 …