Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

DELLA proteins are common components of symbiotic rhizobial and mycorrhizal signalling pathways

  • Yue Jin,
  • Huan Liu,
  • Dexian Luo,
  • Nan Yu,
  • Wentao Dong,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Xiaowei Zhang,
  • Huiling Dai,
  • Jun Yang,
  • Ertao Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12433
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Symbiotic associations between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are regulated by a CCaMK-IPD3 protein complex which promotes nodule initiation. Here, Jin et al. propose that DELLA proteins positively regulate nodulation by enhancing phosphorylation of IPD3 and acting as a positive regulator of transcription.