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Lotus japonicas

Phaseolus vulgaris

Transcriptomics

phosphoproteomics

Metabolomics

Functional Genomics

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Lotus japonicas

Phaseolus vulgaris

Transcriptomics

phosphoproteomics

Metabolomics

Functional Genomics

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A  hallmark of legume plants is their ability to establish a mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Rhizobium bacteria. These associations receive increasing scientific attention because of the nutritional benefit it confers to plants. Forward genetics has identified a series of plant genes required for early developmental stages of AM fungi as well as rhizobial symbioses, and are referred as the ‘common symbiosis genes’. The AM symbiosis is believed to be most ancient as old as the earliest land plants and the radiation of the basidiomycetes and ascomycetes that cause plant diseases occurred later. The knowledge on the shared genetic network between pathogenic and AMF in legume is still in its infancy.

 

The long-term goals of our research are to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying conserved molecular components for mycorrhizal symbiosis and root fungal pathogens in legumes. Our work is also focused on understanding molecular events underlying the signalling that governs legume-Rhizobium symbiosis.  

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