A newly-evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor-like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership
T.-B. Luu, A. Ourth, C. Pouzet, N. Pauly, J. Cullimore
The paper identifies a newly evolved gene, LYK2bis, in Medicago truncatula ssp. tricycla R108 that enables nodulation by Sinorhizobium meliloti mutants producing non-O-acetylated Nod factors.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2021Plant Biology