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The molecular network governing nodule organogenesis and infection in the model legume Lotus japonicus.
Nature communications - 12 Apr 2010
Madsen Lene H, Tirichine Leïla, Jurkiewicz Anna, Sullivan John T, Heckmann Anne B, Bek Anita S, Ronson Clive W, James Euan K, Stougaard Jens
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Bacterial infection of interior tissues of legume root nodules is controlled at the epidermal cell layer and is closely coordinated with progressing organ development. Using spontaneous nodulating Lotus japonicus plant mutants to uncouple nodule organogenesis from infection, we have determined the role of 16 genes in these two developmental processes. We show that host-encoded mechanisms control three alternative...
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