title: Nod factor perception protein carries weight in biotic interactions.
abstract: Plant plasma membrane-bound receptors with extracellular lysin motif (LysM) domains participate in interactions with microorganisms. In Medicago truncatula, the LysM receptor-like kinase gene nodulation (Nod) factor perception (NFP) is a key gene that controls the perception of rhizobial lipochitooligosaccharide (LCO) Nod factors for the establishment of the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. In this article, we review recent data that have refined our understanding of this function and that have revealed a role for NFP in the perception of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiotic signals and plant pathogenic microorganisms. The dual role of NFP in symbiosis and immunity suggests that this receptor protein controls the perception of different signals and the activation of different downstream signalling pathways. These advances provide new insights into the evolution and functioning of this versatile plant protein.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM), UMR441, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM), UMR2594, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France. Electronic address: Clare.Gough@toulouse.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gough
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacquet
mesh_terms: D046913:Medicago truncatula / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000502:physiology; D057865:Plant Immunity / Q000276:immunology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins
keywords: chitin; evolution; immunity; lipochitooligosaccharide; receptor; symbiosis