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Integrated roles of BclA and DD-carboxypeptidase 1 in Bradyrhizobium differentiation within NCR-producing and NCR-lacking root nodules.
Scientific reports - 22 Aug 2017
Barrière Quentin, Guefrachi Ibtissem, Gully Djamel, Lamouche Florian, Pierre Olivier, Fardoux Joël, Chaintreuil Clémence, Alunni Benoît, Timchenko Tatiana, Giraud Eric, Mergaert Peter
Abstract excerpt
Legumes harbor in their symbiotic nodule organs nitrogen fixing rhizobium bacteria called bacteroids. Some legumes produce Nodule-specific Cysteine-Rich (NCR) peptides in the nodule cells to control the intracellular bacterial population. NCR peptides have antimicrobial activity and drive bacteroids toward terminal differentiation. Other legumes do not produce NCR peptides and their bacteroids are not...
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