Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus

A detailed microscopical analysis of the morphological features that distinguish different developmental stages of nodule organogenesis in wild-type Lotus japonicus ecotype Gifu B-129-S9 plants was performed, to provide the necessary framework for the evaluation of altered phenotypes of L. japonicus...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Szczyglowski, Robert S. Shaw, Judith Wopereis, Sue Copeland, Dirk Hamburger, Beth Kasiborski, Frank B. Dazzo, Frans J. de Bruijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 1998-07-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.7.684
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author Krzysztof Szczyglowski
Robert S. Shaw
Judith Wopereis
Sue Copeland
Dirk Hamburger
Beth Kasiborski
Frank B. Dazzo
Frans J. de Bruijn
author_facet Krzysztof Szczyglowski
Robert S. Shaw
Judith Wopereis
Sue Copeland
Dirk Hamburger
Beth Kasiborski
Frank B. Dazzo
Frans J. de Bruijn
author_sort Krzysztof Szczyglowski
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description A detailed microscopical analysis of the morphological features that distinguish different developmental stages of nodule organogenesis in wild-type Lotus japonicus ecotype Gifu B-129-S9 plants was performed, to provide the necessary framework for the evaluation of altered phenotypes of L. japonicus symbiotic mutants. Subsequently, chemical ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis of L. japonicus was carried out. The analysis of approximately 3,000 M1 plants and their progeny yielded 20 stable L. japonicus symbiotic variants, consisting of at least 14 different symbiosis-associated loci or complementation groups. Moreover, a mutation affecting L. japonicus root development was identified that also conferred a hypernodulation response when a line carrying the corresponding allele (LjEMS102) was inoculated with rhizobia. The phenotype of the LjEMS102 line was characterized by the presence of nodule structures covering almost the entire root length (Nod++), and by a concomitant inhibition of both root and stem growth. A mutation in a single nuclear gene was shown to be responsible for both root and symbiotic phenotypes observed in the L. japonicus LjEMS102 line, suggesting that (a) common mechanism(s) regulating root development and nodule formation exists in legumes.
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spelling doaj.art-6d55c34e6e3149d3b6180244617beac62022-12-22T03:18:23ZengThe American Phytopathological SocietyMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions0894-02821943-77061998-07-0111768469710.1094/MPMI.1998.11.7.684Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicusKrzysztof SzczyglowskiRobert S. ShawJudith WopereisSue CopelandDirk HamburgerBeth KasiborskiFrank B. DazzoFrans J. de BruijnA detailed microscopical analysis of the morphological features that distinguish different developmental stages of nodule organogenesis in wild-type Lotus japonicus ecotype Gifu B-129-S9 plants was performed, to provide the necessary framework for the evaluation of altered phenotypes of L. japonicus symbiotic mutants. Subsequently, chemical ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis of L. japonicus was carried out. The analysis of approximately 3,000 M1 plants and their progeny yielded 20 stable L. japonicus symbiotic variants, consisting of at least 14 different symbiosis-associated loci or complementation groups. Moreover, a mutation affecting L. japonicus root development was identified that also conferred a hypernodulation response when a line carrying the corresponding allele (LjEMS102) was inoculated with rhizobia. The phenotype of the LjEMS102 line was characterized by the presence of nodule structures covering almost the entire root length (Nod++), and by a concomitant inhibition of both root and stem growth. A mutation in a single nuclear gene was shown to be responsible for both root and symbiotic phenotypes observed in the L. japonicus LjEMS102 line, suggesting that (a) common mechanism(s) regulating root development and nodule formation exists in legumes.https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.7.684
spellingShingle Krzysztof Szczyglowski
Robert S. Shaw
Judith Wopereis
Sue Copeland
Dirk Hamburger
Beth Kasiborski
Frank B. Dazzo
Frans J. de Bruijn
Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
title Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
title_full Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
title_fullStr Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
title_full_unstemmed Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
title_short Nodule Organogenesis and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
title_sort nodule organogenesis and symbiotic mutants of the model legume lotus japonicus
url https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.7.684
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