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CERBERUS, a novel U-box protein containing WD-40 repeats, is required for formation of the infection thread and nodule development in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Oct 2009
Yano Koji, Shibata Satoshi, Chen Wen-Li, Sato Shusei, Kaneko Takakazu, Jurkiewicz Anna, Sandal Niels, Banba Mari, Imaizumi-Anraku Haruko, Kojima Tomoko, Ohtomo Ryo, Szczyglowski Krzysztof, Stougaard Jens, Tabata Satoshi, Hayashi Makoto, Kouchi Hiroshi, Umehara Yosuke
Abstract excerpt
Endosymbiotic infection of legume plants by Rhizobium bacteria is initiated through infection threads (ITs) which are initiated within and penetrate from root hairs and deliver the endosymbionts into nodule cells. Despite recent progress in understanding the mutual recognition and early symbiotic signaling cascades in host legumes, the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infection processes and successive...
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