title: The role of lipochitooligosaccharides in root nodule organogenesis and plant cell growth.
abstract: Lipochitooligosaccharides (Nod signals) excreted by rhizobia induce the formation of symbiotic root nodules in leguminous plants. This process is host plant specific, depending on the structural modifications of Nod signals. Rapid responses of plant roots in single cell assays have provided powerful tools in dissecting Nod signal transduction pathways and in elucidating the molecular basis of host specificity. Recent findings indicate that lipochitooligosaccharides, as well as symbiosis-related genes, also function in non legumes, pointing to a general role for these elements in plant morphogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Végétales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Michael.Schultze@isv.cnrs-gif.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schultze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondorosi
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D059828:Plant Cells; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D018517:Plant Roots; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C023023:lipid-linked oligosaccharides