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Auxin methylation by IAMT1, duplicated in the legume lineage, promotes root nodule development in Lotus japonicus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Mar 2022
Goto Takashi, Soyano Takashi, Liu Meng, Mori Tomoko, Kawaguchi Masayoshi
Abstract excerpt
Legumes attract symbiotic bacteria and create de novo root organs called nodules. Nodule development consists of bacterial infection of root epidermis and subsequent primordium formation in root cortex, steps that need to be spatiotemporally coordinated. The Lotus japonicus mutant “daphne ” has uncoupled symbiotic events in epidermis and cortex, in that it promotes excessive bacterial infection in epidermis but...
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