title: Arabinogalactan proteins in root-microbe interactions.
abstract: Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are among the most intriguing sets of macromolecules, specific to plants, structurally complex, and found abundantly in all plant organs including roots, as well as in root exudates. AGPs have been implicated in several fundamental plant processes such as development and reproduction. Recently, they have emerged as interesting actors of root-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere. Indeed, recent findings indicate that AGPs play key roles at various levels of interaction between roots and soil-borne microbes, either beneficial or pathogenic. Therefore, the focus of this review is the role of AGPs in the interactions between root cells and microbes. Understanding this facet of AGP function will undoubtedly improve plant health and crop protection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV)-EA 4358, Plate-forme d'Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) et Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nguema-Ona
authors.forename: Maïté
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vicré-Gibouin
authors.forename: Marc-Antoine
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cannesan
authors.forename: Azeddine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Driouich
mesh_terms: D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D009088:Mucoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D058441:Rhizosphere
chemical_list: D009088:Mucoproteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C006619:arabinogalactan proteins
keywords: Arabinogalactan proteins; plant protection; plant–microbe interactions; rhizosphere; roots