Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Monroy-Morales"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on using new retrotransposon insertions in a plant line to explore genetic factors involved in the symbiotic relationship between the plant and a specific nitrogen-fixing bacteria, IRBG74.
- Over 200,000 seedlings were screened to identify mutants with impaired nodulation, leading to the discovery of 110 mutants that showed significant defects after inoculation.
- The sequencing of mutants revealed disruptions in 92 genes, including one involved in autophagy, enhancing understanding of the genetic basis of nodulation and highlighting the potential for forward genetics in plant research.*
The development of a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing nodule in legumes involves infection and organogenesis. Infection begins when rhizobia enter a root hair through an inward structure, the infection thread (IT), which guides the bacteria towards the cortical tissue. Concurrently, organogenesis takes place by inducing cortical cell division (CCD) at the infection site.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRhizobium etli CE3-DsRed pMP604 drives infection 12-24 h earlier than R. etli CE3-DsRed and it is an excellent tool in live-cell imaging studies of IT developement in P. vulgaris roots.
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