Nanodomain-localized formin gates symbiotic microbial entry in legume and solanaceous plants - PubMed
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- #plant-microbe interaction
- #symbiosis
- #nitrogen fixation
- Nanodomain-localized formin SYFO2 is essential for rhizobial infection in Medicago truncatula.
- SYFO2 drives actin polymerization in symbiosis-specific nanodomains during root nodule symbiosis (RNS).
- SYFO2 also regulates arbuscule formation in mycorrhizal symbiosis in non-legume plants.
- The study demonstrates the potential to engineer nitrogen fixation in non-legumes like tomato by activating SYFO2 with the RNS master regulator NIN.