| Literature DB >> 17452749 |
Xi Wan1, Jan Hontelez, Allessandra Lillo, Chiara Guarnerio, Diederik van de Peut, Elena Fedorova, Ton Bisseling, Henk Franssen.
Abstract
The establishment of a nitrogen-fixing root nodule on legumes requires the induction of mitotic activity of cortical cells leading to the formation of the nodule primordium and the infection process by which the bacteria enter this primordium. Several genes are up-regulated during these processes, among them ENOD40. Here it is shown, by using gene-specific knock-down of the two Medicago truncatula ENOD40 genes, that both genes are involved in nodule initiation. Further, during nodule development, both genes are essential for bacteroid development.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17452749 DOI： 10.1093/jxb/erm072
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Bot ISSN： 0022-0957 Impact factor: 6.992