Specialised root hair cells facilitate rhizobial infection
Manuel Frank, Huijun Liu, Lavinia Ioana Fechete, Jule Salfeld, Fabian van Beveren, Emma Kleister Sørensen Birkeskov, Henriette Rübsam, Nikolaj B. Abel, Marcin Nadzieja, Mengyu Lei, Pierre‐Marc Delaux, Kasper R. Andersen, Thomas Ott, Jens Stougaard, Dugald E. Reid, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
The paper identifies a rare population of root hair cells in legumes that are pre-specified for rhizobial infection through transcriptional specialization, regulated by ethylene and conserved across species.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology