Lectins are proteins with a high degree of stereospecificity to recognize various sugar
structures and form reversible linkages upon interaction with glyco-conjugate complexes …

Many plant species contain carbohydrate-binding proteins, which are commonly referred to
as either lectins or agglutinins. Generally speaking, lectins are proteins that bind reversibly …

The formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on legumes requires an integration of infection by
rhizobia at the root epidermis and the initiation of cell division in the cortex, several cell …

Bacteria belonging to the genera Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium,
Bradyrhizobium, and Azorhizobium (collectively referred to as rhizobia) grow in the soil as …

Lectins are ubiquitous proteins that reversibly bind to specific carbohydrates and, thus, serve
as readers of the sugar code. In photosynthetic organisms, lectin family proteins play …

Plant roots support the growth and activities of a wide variety of microorganisms that may
have a profound effect on the growth and/or health of plants. Among these microorganisms …

RHIZOBIA are symbiotic bacteria that elicit the formation on leguminous plants of
specialized organs, root nodules, in which they fix nitrogen1. In various Rhizobium species …

Many plants contain carbohydrate-binding proteins that are commonly designated as lectins,
agglutinins, or hemagglutinins. Due to the obvious differences in molecular structure …

Medicago truncatula, a diploid autogamous legume, is currently being developed as a
model plant for the study of root endosymbiotic associations, including nodulation and …

Rhizobia adopt many different lifestyles including survival in soil, growth in the rhizosphere,
attachment to root hairs and infection and growth within legume roots, both in infection …