The Medicago truncatula N5 gene encoding a root-specific lipid transfer protein is required for the symbiotic interaction with Sinorhizobium meliloti

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1577-1587

  Pii, Youry ^a   Astegno, Alessandra ^a   Peroni, Elisa ^a   Zaccardelli, Massimo ^b   Pandolfini, Tiziana ^a   Crimi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIPID METABOLISM; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM INCARNATUM; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 72949124488     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-22-12-1577     Document Type: Article

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