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Role of the GRAS transcription factor ATA/RAM1 in the transcriptional reprogramming of arbuscular mycorrhiza in Petunia hybrida

Rich, Mélanie K. ; Courty, Pierre-Emmanuel ; Roux, Christophe ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: BMC Genomics, 2017, vol. 18, p. 589

Development of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) requires a fundamental reprogramming of root cells for symbiosis. This involves the induction of hundreds of genes in the host. A recently identified GRAS-type transcription factor in Petunia hybrida, ATA/RAM1, is required for the induction of host genes during AM, and for morphogenesis of the fungal endosymbiont. To better understand the role of RAM1...

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Diet of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: bread and butter ?

Rich, Mélanie K. ; Nouri, Eva ; Courty, Pierre-Emmanuel ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: Trends in Plant Science, 2017, vol. 22, no. 8, p. 652–660

Most plants entertain mutualistic interactions known as arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) with soil fungi (Glomeromycota) which provide them with mineral nutrients in exchange for reduced carbon from the plant. Mycorrhizal roots represent strong carbon sinks in which hexoses are transferred from the plant host to the fungus. However, most of the carbon in AM fungi is stored in the form of lipids....

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The role of the cell wall compartment in mutualistic symbioses of plants

Rich, Mélanie K. ; Schorderet, Martine ; Reinhardt, Didier

In: Plant-Microbe Interaction, 2014, vol. 5, p. 238

Plants engage in mutualistic interactions with microbes that improve their mineral nutrient supply. The most wide-spread symbiotic association is arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), in which fungi of the order Glomeromycota invade roots and colonize the cellular lumen of cortical cells. The establishment of this interaction requires a dedicated molecular-genetic program and a cellular machinery of the...