title: Root nodulation: a developmental program involving cell fate conversion triggered by symbiotic bacterial infection.
abstract: Root nodulation is a unique developmental process that predominantly occurs in leguminous plants. In this process, signaling initiated by symbiotic bacterial infection alters the fate of differentiated cortical cells and causes formation of new organs. Two qualitatively different regulatory events, namely bacterial infection and nodule organogenesis, need to be coordinated in the epidermis and cortical cells to establish proper nodule formation. Recent studies have determined the tissue-specific requirements of known symbiotic genes and also detailed a direct molecular link between the two regulatory pathways. Additionally, the detailed function of cytokinin signaling has been identified and the downstream genes have been isolated, providing greater understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying nodule organogenesis.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan; School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan. Electronic address: tsuzaki@nibb.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzaki
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan; School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D003583:Cytokinins / Q000502:physiology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000502:physiology; D055170:Plant Root Nodulation / Q000502:physiology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology; D053204:Root Nodules, Plant / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003583:Cytokinins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators