NPR1 protein regulates pathogenic and symbiotic interactions between Rhizobium and legumes and non-legumes.

BACKGROUND:Legumes are unique in their ability to establish symbiotic interaction with rhizobacteria from Rhizobium genus, which provide them with available nitrogen. Nodulation factors (NFs) produced by Rhizobium initiate legume root hair deformation and curling that entrap the bacteria, and allow...

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Main Authors: Smadar Peleg-Grossman, Yael Golani, Yuval Kaye, Naomi Melamed-Book, Alex Levine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793007?pdf=render