Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus

  • Hanna Nishida,
  • Sachiko Tanaka,
  • Yoshihiro Handa,
  • Momoyo Ito,
  • Yuki Sakamoto,
  • Sachihiro Matsunaga,
  • Shigeyuki Betsuyaku,
  • Kenji Miura,
  • Takashi Soyano,
  • Masayoshi Kawaguchi,
  • Takuya Suzaki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02831-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Leguminous plants host nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules, but cease symbiosis when sufficient nitrogen is available. Here, the authors show that the Lotus japonicus transcription factor NRSYM1 activates the production of CLE-RS2 in nitrogen-sufficient conditions to prevent nodulation