The plant peptidome: an expanding repertoire of structural features and biological functions

P Tavormina, B De Coninck, N Nikonorova… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Peptides fulfill a plethora of functions in plant growth, development, and stress responses.
They act as key components of cell-to-cell communication, interfere with signaling and …

Drought stress responses in soybean roots and nodules

KJ Kunert, BJ Vorster, BA Fenta, T Kibido… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Drought is considered to be a major threat to soybean production worldwide and yet our
current understanding of the effects of drought on soybean productively is largely based on …

Non-membrane permeabilizing modes of action of antimicrobial peptides on bacteria

M Scocchi, M Mardirossian, G Runti… - Current topics in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a large class of innate immunity effectors with a
remarkable capacity to inactivate microorganisms. Their ability to kill bacteria by …

Cysteine and cysteine-related signaling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana

LC Romero, MÁ Aroca, AM Laureano-Marín, I Moreno… - Molecular plant, 2014 - cell.com
Cysteine occupies a central position in plant metabolism because it is a reduced sulfur
donor molecule involved in the synthesis of essential biomolecules and defense …

Phytohormone regulation of legume-rhizobia interactions

BJ Ferguson, U Mathesius - Journal of chemical ecology, 2014 - Springer
The symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia leads to the
formation of root nodules. Nodules are highly organized root organs that form in response to …

Loss of the nodule-specific cysteine rich peptide, NCR169, abolishes symbiotic nitrogen fixation in the Medicago truncatula dnf7 mutant

B Horváth, Á Domonkos, A Kereszt… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Host compatible rhizobia induce the formation of legume root nodules, symbiotic organs
within which intracellular bacteria are present in plant-derived membrane compartments …

A Paradigm for Endosymbiotic Life: Cell Differentiation of Rhizobium Bacteria Provoked by Host Plant Factors

E Kondorosi, P Mergaert… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Symbiosis between Rhizobium bacteria and legumes leads to the formation of the root
nodule. The endosymbiotic bacteria reside in polyploid host cells as membrane-surrounded …

Role of antimicrobial peptides in controlling symbiotic bacterial populations

P Mergaert - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been known for well over three
decades as crucial mediators of the innate immune response in animals and plants, where …

Molecular insights into bacteroid development during Rhizobium–legume symbiosis

AF Haag, MFF Arnold, KK Myka… - FEMS microbiology …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Rhizobial soil bacteria can form a symbiosis with legumes in which the bacteria fix
atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia that can be utilized by the host. The plant, in turn …

Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide: Key Regulators of the Legume—Rhizobium and Mycorrhizal Symbioses

A Puppo, N Pauly, A Boscari, K Mandon… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Significance: During the Legume–Rhizobium symbiosis, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
and nitric oxide (NO) appear to play an important signaling role in the establishment and the …