New tools to study an old mycorrhiza
Plant Science Research WeeklyI love learning about the many molecular adaptations that allowed plants to adapt to life on land, and particularly have enjoyed sharing the iconic micrograph from Remy et al (1994) that shows a 400 year old arbuscular mycorrhiza of the fungus Glomeromycotina inside a cell of Aglaophyton major. Now,…
Unraveling Ammonium Transporter-Mediated Nitrogen Transfer in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJing Hui et al. identified ZmAMT3;1 as a mycorrhiza-specific ammonium transporter that transfers ammonium from fungi to plants across the plant–fungus interface and enhances nitrogen acquisition in maize. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac225
By Jing Hui and Lixing Yuan, China Agricultural…