title: Biogenesis of the peribacteroid membrane in root nodules.
abstract: An infected root nodule cell may contain several thousand rhizobial symbionts, each enclosed in a membrane envelope, the peribacteroid membrane (PBM). The PBM is derived from the host plasma membrane, but shares properties with the vacuolar membrane and contains several nodule-specific proteins (nodulins) that perform unique functions for symbiosis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. dverma@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C045625:nodulin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins