The Emerging Role of Proline in the Establishment and Functioning of Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis

High levels of some enzymes involved in proline synthesis and utilization were early found in soybean nodules, and rhizobial knockout mutants were shown to be defective in inducing nodulation and/or fixing nitrogen, leading to postulate that this amino acid may represent a main substrate for energy...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Sabbioni, Giuseppe Forlani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.888769/full