Abstract

Legumes and rhizobia establish symbiosis in root nodules. To balance the gains and costs associated with the symbiosis, plants have developed two strategies for adapting to nitrogen availability in the soil: plants can regulate nodule number and/or stop the development or function of nodules. Although the former is accounted for by autoregulation of nodulation, a form of systemic long-range signaling, the latter strategy remains largely enigmatic. Here, we show that the Lotus japonicus NITRATE UNRESPONSIVE SYMBIOSIS 1 (NRSYM1) gene encoding a NIN-LIKE PROTEIN transcription factor acts as a key regulator in the nitrate-induced pleiotropic control of root nodule symbiosis. NRSYM1 accumulates in the nucleus in response to nitrate and directly regulates the production of CLE-RS2, a root-derived mobile peptide that acts as a negative regulator of nodule number. Our data provide the genetic basis for how plants respond to the nitrogen environment and control symbiosis to achieve proper plant growth.

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Title
A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus
Author
Nishida, Hanna 1 ; Tanaka, Sachiko 2 ; Handa, Yoshihiro 2 ; Ito, Momoyo 3 ; Sakamoto, Yuki 4 ; Matsunaga, Sachihiro 5 ; Betsuyaku, Shigeyuki 3 ; Miura, Kenji 3 ; Soyano, Takashi 6 ; Kawaguchi, Masayoshi 6 ; Suzaki, Takuya 3 

 National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan; School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki, Aichi, Japan; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 
 National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan 
 Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 
 Imaging Frontier Center, Organization for Research Advancement, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan 
 Imaging Frontier Center, Organization for Research Advancement, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan 
 National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan; School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki, Aichi, Japan 
Pages
1-14
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Feb 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20411723
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1994396621
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.