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Proteomic mapping for legume nodule organogenesis
Author(s) -
Ahsan Nagib,
Stevenson Severin E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
proteomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1615-9861
pISSN - 1615-9853
DOI - 10.1002/pmic.201300552
Subject(s) - lotus japonicus , lotus , biology , organogenesis , rhizobia , proteomics , proteome , nodule (geology) , mutant , legume , root nodule , computational biology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , symbiosis , genetics , gene , bacteria , paleontology
While genetic screens have identified mutants of the model legume Lotus japonicus that can nodulate in the absence of rhizobia, the lack of a proteome map is a major hindrance to understanding the functional protein networks associated with this nodulation process. In this issue of Proteomics, Dam et al. ( Proteomics 2014, 14 , 230–240) developed 2D gel‐based reference maps of nodules and roots of Lotus and a spontaneous nodule formation mutant ( snf1 ). Comparative proteomic analysis of roots and two developmental stages of nodules provide useful insights into tissue‐specific mechanisms underlying nodule organogenesis. Additionally, a comparison of interspecies nodule proteomes displays that overlapping and individual mechanisms are associated with legume nodulation.