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VAPYRIN-like is required for development of the moss Physcomitrella patens

Rathgeb, Ursina ; Chen, Min ; Buron, Flavien ; Feddermann, Nadja ; Schorderet, Martine ; Raisin, Axelle ; Häberli, Gabrielle-Yasymi ; Marc-Martin, Sophie ; Keller, Jean ; Delaux, Pierre-Marc ; Schaefer, Didier G. ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: Development, 2020, vol. 147, no. 11, p. dev184762

The VAPYRIN (VPY) gene in Medicago truncatula and Petunia hybrida is required for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. The moss Physcomitrella patens has a close homolog (VPY-like, VPYL), although it does not form AM. Here, we explore the phylogeny of VPY and VPYL in land plants, and study the expression and developmental function of VPYL in P. patens. We show that VPYL is expressed ...

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VAPYRIN Marks an endosomal trafficking compartment involved in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Bapaume, Laure ; Laukamm, Sabine ; Darbon, Geoffrey ; Monney, Corinne ; Meyenhofer, Felix ; Feddermann, Nadja ; Chen, Min ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019, vol. 10, p. -

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is a symbiosis between plants and AM fungi that requires the intracellular accommodation of the fungal partner in the host. For reciprocal nutrient exchange, AM fungi form intracellular arbuscules that are surrounded by the peri-arbuscular membrane. This membrane, together with the fungal plasma membrane, and the space in between, constitute the symbiotic interface,...

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Beneficial services of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – from ecology to application

Chen, Min ; Arato, Miguel ; Borghi, Lorenzo ; Nouri, Eva ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, vol. 9, p. -

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is the most common symbiotic association of plants with microbes. AM fungi occur in the majority of natural habitats and they provide a range of important ecological services, in particular by improving plant nutrition, stress resistance and tolerance, as well as soil structure and fertility. AM fungi interact with most crop plants including cereals, vegetables, and...