Nitrate restricts nodule organogenesis through inhibition of cytokinin biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus

Jieshun Lin; Yuda Purwana Roswanjaya; Wouter Kohlen; Jens Stougaard; Dugald Reid

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26820-9

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Nitrate restricts nodule organogenesis through inhibition of cytokinin biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus

Jieshun Lin,
Yuda Purwana Roswanjaya,
Wouter Kohlen,
Jens Stougaard,
Dugald Reid

Affiliations

Jieshun Lin: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Yuda Purwana Roswanjaya: Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Wageningen University
Wouter Kohlen: Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Wageningen University
Jens Stougaard: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Dugald Reid: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26820-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Nodule development in legumes is a cytokinin dependent process. Here the authors show that high nitrate supply, which limits nodulation, suppresses cytokinin biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus which contrasts with the positive effect of nitrate on cytokinin biosynthesis in non-legumes

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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