Article
Rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton mediates invasion of Lotus japonicus roots by Mesorhizobium loti.
The Plant cell - 1 Jan 2009
Yokota Keisuke, Fukai Eigo, Madsen Lene H, Jurkiewicz Anna, Rueda Paloma, Radutoiu Simona, Held Mark, Hossain Md Shakhawat, Szczyglowski Krzysztof, Morieri Giulia, Oldroyd Giles E D, Downie J Allan, Nielsen Mette W, Rusek Anna Maria, Sato Shusei, Tabata Satoshi, James Euan K, Oyaizu Hiroshi, Sandal Niels, Stougaard Jens
Abstract excerpt
Infection thread-dependent invasion of legume roots by rhizobia leads to internalization of bacteria into the plant cells, which is one of the salient features of root nodule symbiosis. We found that two genes, Nap1 (for Nck-associated protein 1) and Pir1 (for 121F-specific p53 inducible RNA), involved in actin rearrangements were essential for infection thread formation and colonization of Lotus japonicus roots...
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