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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanping Wang, Wenqing Zhou, Jiandong Wu, Kailing Xie, Xiaoyu Li
Summary: This study identified the ammonium transporter LjAMT2;2 in Lotus japonicus as an important player in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis process, facilitating ammonium transfer and promoting nitrogen absorption. Overexpression of LjAMT2;2 increased nitrogen content, alleviating nitrogen stress and enhancing plant growth.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Filippo Binci, Elisabetta Offer, Andrea Crosino, Ivan Sciascia, Juergen Kleine-Vehn, Andrea Genre, Marco Giovannetti, Lorella Navazio
Summary: This study reveals that plants activate immune or symbiotic responses depending on the signals detected from root-interacting microbes. Ca2+ plays a central role as a mediator in the early signal transduction cascades. The research shows that plants exhibit dual Ca2+ responses to chitin-derived fungal elicitors, depending on the genetic backgrounds. The expression of immunity marker genes is correlated with Ca2+ changes and elicitor concentration.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Daniela Tsikou, Christina N. Nikolaou, Myrto Tsiknia, Kalliope K. Papadopoulou, Constantinos Ehaliotis
Summary: This study identifies the main factors influencing the tripartite association between legumes, arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF), and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. It finds that different AMF strains can enhance nodulation in legumes, especially under heat-stress conditions. The impact of rhizobia on mycorrhizal colonization depends on the specific AMF strain. Additionally, phosphorus enhances nodulation while nitrogen does not affect mycorrhizal colonization.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ivette Garcia-Soto, Raphael Boussageon, Yareni Marlene Cruz-Farfan, Jesus Daniel Castro-Chilpa, Liz Xochiquetzal Hernandez-Cerezo, Victor Bustos-Zagal, Alfonso Leija-Salas, Georgina Hernandez, Martha Torres, Damien Formey, Pierre-Emmanuel Courty, Daniel Wipf, Mario Serrano, Alexandre Tromas
Summary: ROP3 has been identified as a positive regulator of infection thread and nodule formation in Lotus japonicus, while not affecting AMF root colonization. The expression of CSSP genes was not impacted by ROP3 in the NFS and AMS conditions, but some rhizobial-specific pathway genes showed decreased expression in the NFS.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Huimin Yu, Fuxi Bai, Chuanya Ji, Zhengyan Fan, Jinying Luo, Bo Ouyang, Xiuxin Deng, Shunyuan Xiao, Ton Bisseling, Erik Limpens, Zhiyong Pan
Summary: Plants and fungi secrete LysM proteins to promote symbiotic colonization and suppress immune response. Knockout of these genes leads to reduced colonization and impaired immune response.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yunjian Xu, Fang Liu, Fulang Wu, Manli Zhao, Ruifan Zou, Jianping Wu, Xiaoyu Li
Summary: This study identified 67 LjGRAS genes, including seven in the SCL3 group, in Lotus japonicus. The expression levels of three LjGRAS genes were upregulated by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal inoculation, with LjGRAS36 specifically induced by AM colonization. Functional loss of LjGRAS36 resulted in a significantly reduced mycorrhizal colonization rate and arbuscular size. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the deficiency of LjGRAS36 dysregulated the gibberellic acid signal pathway associated with AM symbiosis.
PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Akihiro Yamazaki, Kai Battenberg, Yoshikazu Shimoda, Makoto Hayashi
Summary: LysM-like receptor kinases play important roles in both plant immunity and symbiosis, particularly in signal perception and activation of downstream signal cascades. The study revealed that NHL13 interacts with NFR1 and SymRK, suggesting its involvement in both plant immunity and symbiosis.
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Junchen Leng, Xiaotong Wei, Xinyi Jin, Longxiang Wang, Kai Fan, Ke Zou, Zichao Zheng, Georgios Saridis, Ningkang Zhao, Dan Zhou, Deqiang Duanmu, Ertao Wang, Haitao Cui, Marcel Bucher, Li Xue
Summary: A signaling pathway involving receptor-like kinases and receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases plays a crucial role in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. This pathway is conserved in legumes and cereals. The expression of certain kinases is upregulated by AM transcription factors, and several of these kinases are specifically required for AM symbiosis. The CBX1 transcription factor directly regulates the expression of KIN3, a key kinase involved in AM symbiosis, and loss of function mutations in KIN3, AMK8, or AMK24 result in reduced mycorrhizal colonization.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chai Hao Chiu, Pawel Roszak, Martina Orvosova, Uta Paszkowski
Summary: This study reveals that chitin-derived molecules, rather than symbiosis-specific signals, can trigger lateral root formation. The LysM receptors integrate MAMP perception with developmental responses, and their role in coordinating the interaction between roots and the rhizosphere biota is conserved across different plant species.
Article
Forestry
Yu-E Ding, Ying-Ning Zou, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Kamil Kuca
Summary: The present study found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can regulate the circadian clock in trifoliate orange plants under drought conditions. AMF inoculation significantly improved plant growth, photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance, and increased ABA levels and antioxidant enzyme gene expression in the roots.
Review
Horticulture
Rui-Cheng Liu, Zhi-Yan Xiao, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah, Yong-Jie Xu, Qiang-Sheng Wu
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of AMF species occurring in the rhizosphere of Camellia spp., summarizing the variation in root AMF colonization rate and the effects of environmental factors and soil nutrients. The paper also reviews the impacts of AMF on plant growth, nutrient acquisition, food quality, and stress tolerance of Camellia spp.
Article
Microbiology
Ying Ren, Xianrong Che, Jingwei Liang, Sijia Wang, Lina Han, Ziyi Liu, Hui Chen, Ming Tang
Summary: Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and Brassinosteroids (BR) play key roles in enhancing plant growth and development, with BR actively regulating AM symbiosis and synergistically promoting plant growth, while AM fungal colonization can alleviate the growth inhibition caused by excessive BR. The study provides insights into the complex interactions between phytohormones and AM symbiosis, offering implications for future research in this field.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrea Crosino, Elisa Moscato, Marco Blangetti, Gennaro Carotenuto, Federica Spina, Simone Bordignon, Virginie Puech-Pages, Laura Anfossi, Veronica Volpe, Cristina Prandi, Roberto Gobetto, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Andrea Genre
Summary: This study successfully isolated short chain COs from phylogenetically distant filamentous fungi, which showed higher biological activity compared to shrimp-derived COs, offering promising prospects for the large-scale use of COs in agriculture.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Francesco Venice, Matteo Chialva, Guido Domingo, Mara Novero, Andrea Carpentieri, Alessandra Salvioli di Fossalunga, Stefano Ghignone, Angela Amoresano, Candida Vannini, Luisa Lanfranco, Paola Bonfante
Summary: By analyzing Lotus japonicus roots colonized by the fungal line with bacteria (B+) and by the cured line (B-) through deep dual-mRNA sequencing and proteomics, it was found that L. japonicus activates its symbiotic pathways regardless of the presence of endobacteria, but perceives the two fungal lines as different physiological entities. Significant differences were observed in respiratory pathways and lipid biosynthesis between the mycorrhizal plants colonized by the B+ and B- lines, indicating a reduced capacity in antioxidant metabolism and symbiotic lipid biosynthesis in the cured line.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Renliang Huang, Zheng Li, Xianhua Shen, Jeongmin Choi, Yangrong Cao
Summary: Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi plays a crucial role in sustainable nutrient acquisition for plants, especially in rice which has been domesticated and bred for thousands of years. Recent studies on genetic variations and molecular mechanisms underlying AM symbiosis in rice could provide valuable insights for more sustainable agriculture.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Stephen P. Dearth, Hector F. Castro, Francesco Venice, Eric D. Tague, Mara Novero, Paola Bonfante, Shawn Robert Campagna
Article
Plant Sciences
Matteo Chialva, Alessandra Salvioli di Fossalunga, Stefania Daghino, Stefano Ghignone, Paolo Bagnaresi, Marco Chiapello, Mara Novero, Davide Spadaro, Silvia Perotto, Paola Bonfante
Review
Plant Sciences
Paola Bonfante
Editorial Material
Biology
Paola Bonfante
Article
Plant Sciences
Vasiliki Skiada, Marianna Avramidou, Paola Bonfante, Andrea Genre, Kalliope K. Papadopoulou
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Marco Giovannetti, Christian Goeschl, Christof Dietzen, Stig U. Andersen, Stanislav Kopriva, Wolfgang Busch
Review
Mycology
Paola Bonfante, Francesco Venice
FUNGAL BIOLOGY REVIEWS
(2020)
Review
Microbiology
Andrea Genre, Luisa Lanfranco, Silvia Perotto, Paola Bonfante
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Biochemical Research Methods
Matteo Chialva, Luisa Lanfranco, Paola Bonfante
Summary: Plants in nature interact closely with microbial communities, which are important for understanding plant responses to microbes and driving microbial community structure and function. Rational engineering of plant microbiota can improve the sustainability of agriculture.
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Cristina Votta, Valentina Fiorilli, Imran Haider, Jian You Wang, Raffaella Balestrini, Danuse Tarkowska, Akmaral Serikbayeva, Paola Bonfante, Salim Al-Babili, Luisa Lanfranco
Summary: OsZAS and exogenous zaxinone have different effects on mycorrhization, with OsZAS being involved in the regulation network through influencing strigolactone production.
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Paola Bonfante
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Kenneth Timmis, David Berry, Paola Bonfante, Maureen Coleman, Michael Cunliffe, Antoine Danchin, Michael Galperin, Wei Huang, Puri Lopez, Frank Stewart, Tom Wood
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Filippo Binci, Elisabetta Offer, Andrea Crosino, Ivan Sciascia, Juergen Kleine-Vehn, Andrea Genre, Marco Giovannetti, Lorella Navazio
Summary: This study reveals that plants activate immune or symbiotic responses depending on the signals detected from root-interacting microbes. Ca2+ plays a central role as a mediator in the early signal transduction cascades. The research shows that plants exhibit dual Ca2+ responses to chitin-derived fungal elicitors, depending on the genetic backgrounds. The expression of immunity marker genes is correlated with Ca2+ changes and elicitor concentration.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Matteo Chialva, Silvia De Rose, Mara Novero, Luisa Lanfranco, Paola Bonfante
Summary: The study found that the root microbiotas of more than 20 years-old olive plants in a region of Northern Italy were highly stable, with some seasonal variations in the cold-susceptible variety. The results suggest that a healthy and highly stable root microbiota could be an effective tool to help olive trees cope with new environmental challenges such as climate change.
CURRENT PLANT BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Boubacar A. Kountche, Mara Novero, Muhammad Jamil, Tadao Asami, Paola Bonfante, Salim Al-Babili