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. 1994 Jun;105(2):585–592. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.2.585

Alfalfa Enod12 genes are differentially regulated during nodule development by Nod factors and Rhizobium invasion.

P Bauer 1, M D Crespi 1, J Szécsi 1, L A Allison 1, M Schultze 1, P Ratet 1, E Kondorosi 1, A Kondorosi 1
PMCID: PMC159397  PMID: 8066132

Abstract

MsEnod12A and MsEnod12B are two early nodulin genes from alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Differential expression of these genes was demonstrated using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction approach. MsEnod12A RNA was detected only in nodules and not in other plant tissues. In contrast, MsEnod12B transcripts were found in nodules and also at low levels in roots, flowers, stems, and leaves. MsEnod12B expression was enhanced in the root early after inoculation with the microsymbiont Rhizobium meliloti and after treatment with purified Nod factors, whereas MsEnod12A induction was detected only when developing nodules were visible. In situ hybridization showed that in nodules, MsEnod12 expression occurred in the infection zone. In empty Fix- nodules the MsEnod12A transcript level was much reduced, and in spontaneous nodules it was not detectable. These data indicate that MsEnod12B expression in roots is related to the action of Nod factors, whereas MsEnod12A expression is associated with the invasion process in nodules. Therefore, alfalfa possesses different mechanisms regulating MsEnod12A and MsEnod12B expression.

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