The hidden architecture of symbiosis: Casparian strips in root and nodule integration
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe Casparian strip (CS), a lignin-rich apoplastic barrier in the root endodermis, forms early in development and regulates solute flow between the soil and the vasculature. It allows plants to control ion uptake, defend against pathogens, and coordinate developmental signals. While its functions in…
How do legumes decide where to get nitrogen––from the soil or from nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMisawa, Ito, et al. explore how nitrate transporters and NIN-like protein transcription factors repress nodulation in the presence of exogenous nitrate.
Momoyo Ito, Takuya Suzaki
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Background
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Too much of a good thing - nitrate inhibition of nodulation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNishida, Nosaki, et al. explore how nitrate inhibits nodulation through transcription factors. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab103
Hanna Nishidaa, Shohei Nosakia,b,c, Takuya Suzakia,c
aFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
bGraduate…