Biological nitrogen fixation in non-legume plants

C Santi, D Bogusz, C Franche - Annals of botany, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Nitrogen is an essential nutrient in plant growth. The ability of a plant to supply
all or part of its requirements from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) thanks to interactions …

From structure to function–a family portrait of plant subtilases

A Schaller, A Stintzi, S Rivas, I Serrano… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 901 I. Introduction 901 II. Biochemistry and structure of plant SBTs 902
III. Phylogeny of plant SBTs and family organization 903 IV. Physiological roles of plant SBTs …

Anthoceros genomes illuminate the origin of land plants and the unique biology of hornworts

FW Li, T Nishiyama, M Waller, E Frangedakis, J Keller… - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Hornworts comprise a bryophyte lineage that diverged from other extant land plants> 400
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with leguminous and non-leguminous plants

C Franche, K Lindström, C Elmerich - 2009 - Springer
Nitrogen is generally considered one of the major limiting nutrients in plant growth. The
biological process responsible for reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia is referred …

SymRK defines a common genetic basis for plant root endosymbioses with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi, rhizobia, and Frankiabacteria

H Gherbi, K Markmann, S Svistoonoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Root endosymbioses vitally contribute to plant nutrition and fitness worldwide. Nitrogen-
fixing root nodulation, confined to four plant orders, encompasses two distinct types of …

The diversity of actinorhizal symbiosis

K Pawlowski, KN Demchenko - Protoplasma, 2012 - Springer
Filamentous aerobic soil actinobacteria of the genus Frankia can induce the formation of
nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of a diverse group of plants from eight dicotyledonous …

Starting points in plant-bacteria nitrogen-fixing symbioses: intercellular invasion of the roots

F Ibáñez, L Wall, A Fabra - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Agricultural practices contribute to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases such as
nitrous oxide that are mainly derived from nitrogen fertilizers. Therefore, understanding …

Transcriptomics of actinorhizal symbioses reveals homologs of the whole common symbiotic signaling cascade

V Hocher, N Alloisio, F Auguy, P Fournier… - Plant …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Comparative transcriptomics of two actinorhizal symbiotic plants, Casuarina glauca and
Alnus glutinosa, was used to gain insight into their symbiotic programs triggered following …

Subtilases–versatile tools for protein turnover, plant development, and interactions with the environment

A Schaller, A Stintzi, L Graff - Physiologia Plantarum, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Subtilases (SBTs) constitute a large family of serine peptidases. They are commonly found
in Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, with many more SBTs in plants as compared to other …

Transcription Profiling of Soybean Nodulation by Bradyrhizobium japonicum

L Brechenmacher, MY Kim, M Benitez… - Molecular Plant …, 2008 - Am Phytopath Society
Legumes interact with nodulating bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
for plant use. This nitrogen fixation takes place within root nodules that form after infection of …