title: The involvement of Medicago truncatula non-specific lipid transfer protein N5 in the control of rhizobial infection.
abstract: Cysteine-rich proteins seem to play important regulatory roles in Medicago truncatula/Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiosis. In particular, a large family of nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides is crucial for the differentiation of nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. The Medicago truncatula N5 protein (MtN5) is currently the only reported non-specific lipid transfer protein necessary for successful rhizobial symbiosis; in addition, MtN5 shares several characteristics with NCR peptides: a small size, a conserved cysteine-rich motif, an N-terminal signal peptide for secretion and antimicrobial activity. Unlike NCR peptides, MtN5 expression is not restricted to the root nodules and is induced during the early phases of symbiosis in root hairs and nodule primordia. Recently, MtN5 was determined to be involved in the regulation of root tissue invasion; while, it was dispensable for nodule primordia formation. Here, we discuss the hypothesis that MtN5 participates in linking the progression of bacterial invasion with restricting the competence of root hairs for infection.
authors: Department of Biotechnology; University of Verona; Verona, Italy.
authors: Youry
authors: Y
authors: Pii
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Molesini
authors: Tiziana
authors: T
authors: Pandolfini
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D052179:Antigens, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D046913:Medicago truncatula / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D052179:Antigens, Plant; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C511920:lipid transfer proteins, plant
keywords: Medicagotruncatula; MtN5; non-specific lipid transfer proteins; rhizobial symbiosis; root infection
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