The symbiosome: legume and rhizobia co-evolution toward a nitrogen-fixing organelle?

T Coba de la Pena, E Fedorova, JJ Pueyo… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In legume nodules, symbiosomes containing endosymbiotic rhizobial bacteria act as
temporary plant organelles that are responsible for nitrogen fixation, these bacteria develop …

Redox homeostasis in photosynthetic organisms: novel and established thiol-based molecular mechanisms

M Zaffagnini, S Fermani, CH Marchand… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Redox homeostasis consists of an intricate network of reactions in which
reactive molecular species, redox modifications, and redox proteins act in concert to allow …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Massive protein import into the early-evolutionary-stage photosynthetic organelle of the amoeba Paulinella chromatophora

A Singer, G Poschmann, C Mühlich, C Valadez-Cano… - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
The endosymbiotic acquisition of mitochondria and plastids more than 1 Ga ago profoundly
impacted eukaryote evolution. At the heart of understanding organelle evolution is the re …

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 …

Combined application of biochar and PGPR consortia for sustainable production of wheat under semiarid conditions with a reduced dose of synthetic fertilizer

M Ijaz, M Tahir, M Shahid, S Ul-Allah, A Sattar… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigates the combined effect of locally adopted plant growth promoting
rhizobacteria (PGPR), biochar, and synthetic fertilizer on the wheat crop for the production …

Sulfur transport and metabolism in legume root nodules

M Becana, S Wienkoop, MA Matamoros - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Sulfur is an essential nutrient in plants as a constituent element of some amino acids, metal
cofactors, coenzymes, and secondary metabolites. Not surprisingly, sulfur deficiency …

Signaling by reactive molecules and antioxidants in legume nodules

S Minguillón, MA Matamoros, D Duanmu… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Legume nodules are symbiotic structures formed as a result of the interaction with rhizobia.
Nodules fix atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia that is assimilated by the plant and this …