Chalcone reductase-homologous transcripts accumulate during development of stem-borne nodules on the tropical legume Sesbania rostrata

Planta ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 209 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Goormachtig ◽  
Sam Lievens ◽  
Sylvia Herman ◽  
Marc Van Montagu ◽  
Marcelle Holsters
Plant Science ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 167 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrien Schroeyers ◽  
Cristian Chaparro ◽  
Sofie Goormachtig ◽  
Marcelle Holsters

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (20) ◽  
pp. 6650-6659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shino Suzuki ◽  
Toshihiro Aono ◽  
Kyung-Bum Lee ◽  
Tadahiro Suzuki ◽  
Chi-Te Liu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The molecular and physiological mechanisms behind the maturation and maintenance of N2-fixing nodules during development of symbiosis between rhizobia and legumes still remain unclear, although the early events of symbiosis are relatively well understood. Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571 is a microsymbiont of the tropical legume Sesbania rostrata, forming N2-fixing nodules not only on the roots but also on the stems. In this study, 10,080 transposon-inserted mutants of A. caulinodans ORS571 were individually inoculated onto the stems of S. rostrata, and those mutants that induced ineffective stem nodules, as displayed by halted development at various stages, were selected. From repeated observations on stem nodulation, 108 Tn5 mutants were selected and categorized into seven nodulation types based on size and N2 fixation activity. Tn5 insertions of some mutants were found in the well-known nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and symbiosis-related genes, such as nod, nif, and fix, respectively, lipopolysaccharide synthesis-related genes, C4 metabolism-related genes, and so on. However, other genes have not been reported to have roles in legume-rhizobium symbiosis. The list of newly identified symbiosis-related genes will present clues to aid in understanding the maturation and maintenance mechanisms of nodules.


2007 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 717-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Den Herder ◽  
Sam Lievens ◽  
Stephane Rombauts ◽  
Marcelle Holsters ◽  
Sofie Goormachtig

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 2921-2923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari B. Krishnan ◽  
Demosthenis Chronis

ABSTRACT We have cloned the nodFE operon from Sinorhizobium sp. strain MUS10. MUS10 NodF shows sequence homology to acyl carrier protein and enables an S. meliloti nodF mutant to effectively nodulate alfalfa. Our results demonstrate the occurrence of nodFE in a symbiont that nodulates a legume host not belonging to the galegoid group.


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