Mycorrhiza Mutants of Lotus japonicus Define Genetically Independent Steps During Symbiotic Infection

作者：Eva Wegel, Leif Schauser, Niels Sandal, Jens Stougaard, Martin Parniske · 发表于：Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · 年份：1998 · DOI：10.1094/mpmi.1998.11.9.933 · 被引用次数：130 · 研究领域：Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions、Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis、Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Four nodulation mutants of Lotus japonicus affected in three different genetic loci blocked infection by Glomus intraradices within rhizodermal cells where abnormal deformations of hyphae occurred. Rare successful infections led to the formation of arbuscules. The affected plant genes are therefore essential during the early infection process, but are dispensable for later developmental stages.