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Nitric oxide is required for an optimal establishment of the Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiosis.
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2011
Del Giudice Jennifer, Cam Yvan, Damiani Isabelle, Fung-Chat Franck, Meilhoc Eliane, Bruand Claude, Brouquisse Renaud, Puppo Alain, Boscari Alexandre
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule that participates in numerous plant signalling pathways. It is involved in plant responses to pathogens and development processes such as seed germination, flowering and stomatal closure. Using a permeable NO-specific fluorescent probe and a bacterial reporter strain expressing the lacZ gene under the control of a NO-responsive promoter, we detected NO production in the...
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