Rhizobial root hair infection requires auxin signaling

Trends Plant Sci. 2015 Jun;20(6):332-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 23.

Abstract

Legumes can enter into a mutualistic relationship with nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria. A recent study by A. Breakspear et al. sheds new light on the mechanisms involved in rhizobial infection of their host root hair during symbiosis establishment and reveals a new role for auxin signaling in this process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / genetics*
  • Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism*
  • Medicago truncatula / microbiology*
  • Rhizobium / physiology*

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Indoleacetic Acids