Journal
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
Volume 8, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/psb.24969
Keywords
root nodule symbiosis; meristem; homeosis; organogenesis; auxin; evolution
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- Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Agence National de la Recherche [SVSE 6.2010.1]
- French Ministry of Research
- French Academy of agriculture
- Conseil General de l'Essonne
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Legume plants develop symbiosis specific organs on their roots as a result of their interaction with rhizobia. These organs, called nodules, house the nitrogen fixing bacteria. The molecular mechanisms governing the identity and maintenance of this organ are still poorly understood, but it is supposed that root and nodule development share common features. We have identified the Medicago truncatula nodule root (NOOT) and Pisum sativum cochleata (COCH) orthol-ogous genes as necessary for the robust maintenance of nodule identity throughout the nodule developmental program. NOOT and COCH are Arabidopsis bladeon-petiole (BOP) orthologs and NOOT and COCH show functions in leaf and flower development in M. truncatula and P. sativum respectively that are conserved with the functions of BOP in Arabidopsis. The characterization of the noot and coch mutants highlights the root evolutionary origin of nodule vascular strands and suggests that the NOOT and COCH genes were recruited to repress root identity in the legume symbiotic organ.
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