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Spatial co-transcriptomics reveals discrete stages of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

In recent years, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) techniques have revolutionized plant biology by enabling the identification of novel cell types, modeling developmental trajectories, and analyzing transcriptional activity at the cellular level. However,…

Receptor-associated kinases control lipid provisioning in plant–fungal symbiosis

Most plants benefit from symbiotic associations with fungi, in which the fungi aid in nutrient update particularly of phosphate, and the plant returns the favor by supplying the fungi with lipids. Several but not all of the molecular players required for these important pathways have been identified.…

Transmembrane signaling in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Leng et al. reveal a pathway regulating arbuscule development in plant symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The Plant Cell (2023). By Marcel Bucher (University of Cologne) and Li Xue (Zhejiang Normal University) Background: More than 80% of terrestrial plants form mutualistic symbiosis…