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How membranes shape plant symbioses: signaling and transport in nodulation and arbuscular nnycorrhiza

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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 3, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00223

Keywords

symbiosis; arbuscule; mycorrhiza; LysM receptor; SYMRK; VAPYRIN; root nodules; rhizobium

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  1. Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_135778/1]
  2. National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Plant Survival.
  3. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_135778] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

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As sessile organisms that cannot evade adverse environmental conditions, plants have evolved various adaptive strategies to cope with environmental stresses. One of the most successful adaptations is the formation of symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes. In these mutualistic interactions the partners exchange essential nutrients and improve their resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and in root nodule symbiosis (RNS), AM fungi and rhizobia, respectively, penetrate roots and accommodate within the cells of the plant host. In these endosymbiotic associations, both partners keep their plasma membranes intact and use them to control the bidirectional exchange of signaling molecules and nutrients. Intracellular accommodation requires the exchange of symbiotic signals and the reprogramming of both interacting partners. This involves fundamental changes at the level of gene expression and of the cytoskeleton, as well as of organelles such as plastids, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the central vacuole. Symbiotic cells are highly compartmentalized and have a complex membrane system specialized for the diverse functions in molecular communication and nutrient exchange. Here, we discuss the roles of the different cellular membrane systems and their symbiosis-related proteins in AM and ANS, and we review recent progress in the analysis of membrane proteins involved in endosymbiosis.

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