Genome-wide transcript analysis of Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacteroids in soybean root nodules
Genome-wide transcript analysis of Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacteroids in soybean root nodules
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DOI:
10.1094/mpmi-20-11-1353
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发表时间:
2007-11-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Hennecke, Hauke
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作者:
Pessi, Gabriella;Ahrens, Christian H.;Hennecke, Hauke
The transcriptome of endosymbiotic Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacteroids was assessed, using RNA extracted from determinate soybean root nodules. Results were compared with the transcript profiles of B. japonicum cells grown in either aerobic or microaerobic culture. Microoxia is a known trigger for the induction of symbiotically relevant genes. In fact, one third of the genes induced in bacteroids at day 21 after inoculation are congruent with those up-regulated in culture by a decreased oxygen concentration. The other induced genes, however, may be regulated by cues other than oxygen limitation. Both groups of genes, provide a rich source for the possible discovery of novel functions related to symbiosis. Samples taken at different timepoints in nodule development have led to the distinction of genes expressed early and late in bacteroids. The experimental approach applied here is also useful for B. japonicum mutant analyses. As an example, we compared the transcriptome of wild-type bacteroids with that of bacteroids formed by a mutant defective in the RNA polymerase transcription factor sigma(54). This led to a collection of hitherto unrecognized B. japonicum genes potentially transcribed in planta in a sigma(54)-dependent manner.