Plant peptides govern terminal differentiation of bacteria in symbiosis.

de Velde W, Van; G, Zehirov; A, Szatmari; M, Debreczeny; H, Ishihara; Z, Kevei; A, Farkas; K, Mikulass; A, Nagy; H, Tiricz; B, Satiat-Jeunemaître; B, Alunni; M, Bourge; K, Kucho; M, Abe; A, Kereszt; G, Maroti; T, Uchiumi; E, Kondorosi; P, Mergaert

doi:10.1126/science.1184057

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Plant peptides govern terminal differentiation of bacteria in symbiosis.

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Van de Velde W

Zehirov G

Szatmari A

Abstract

Legume plants host nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic Rhizobium bacteria in root nodules. In Medicago truncatula, the bacteria undergo an irreversible (terminal) differentiation mediated by hitherto unidentified plant factors. We demonstrated that these factors are nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) pep...

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