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A plant regulator controlling development of symbiotic root nodules.
Nature - 11 Nov 1999
Schauser L, Roussis A, Stiller J, Stougaard J
Abstract excerpt
Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legumes are founded by root cortical cells that de-differentiate and restart cell division to establish nodule primordia. Bacterial microsymbionts invade these primordia through infection threads laid down by the plant and, after endocytosis, membrane-enclosed bacteroids occupy cells in the nitrogen-fixing tissue of functional nodules. The bacteria excrete lipochitin...
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