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Bradyrhizobium BclA Is a Peptide Transporter Required for Bacterial Differentiation in Symbiosis with Aeschynomene Legumes.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Nov 2015
Guefrachi Ibtissem, Pierre Olivier, Timchenko Tatiana, Alunni Benoît, Barrière Quentin, Czernic Pierre, Villaécija-Aguilar José-Antonio, Verly Camille, Bourge Mickaël, Fardoux Joël, Mars Mohamed, Kondorosi Eva, Giraud Eric, Mergaert Peter
Abstract excerpt
Nodules of legume plants are highly integrated symbiotic systems shaped by millions of years of evolution. They harbor nitrogen-fixing rhizobium bacteria called bacteroids. Several legume species produce peptides called nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides in the symbiotic nodule cells which house the bacteroids. NCR peptides are related to antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity. They induce the...
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