title: Mycorrhizal symbiosis: ancient signalling mechanisms co-opted.
abstract: Mycorrhizal root endosymbiosis is an ancient property of land plants. Two parallel studies now provide novel insight into the mechanism driving this interaction and how it is used by other filamentous microbes like pathogenic oomycetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Science, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6709PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands. rene.geurts@wur.nl
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geurts
authors.forename: Vivianne G A A
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Vleeshouwers
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005992:Glycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000502:physiology*; D009868:Oomycetes / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005992:Glycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase