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René Geurts

Wageningen University & ResearchORCID 0000-0002-6443-2289Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Evolutionary predisposition of NIN to function in nitrogen-fixing nodules

Jieyu Liu, Siqi Yan, Min Li, Defeng Shen, Michaela Tichá, René L. Bærentsen, Kasper R. Andersen, Floris Verbeek, Olga Kulikova, René Geurts, Ton Bisseling, Rik Huisman

The paper shows that non-symbiotic NIN orthologs can function in nodule initiation and infection, indicating NIN was predisposed for symbiosis before nodulation evolved.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Nitrate inhibition of nodule formation in Medicago truncatula is mediated by ACC SYNTHASE 10

Arjan van Zeijl, Kerstin Guhl, Ting Ting Xiao, Defeng Shen, René Geurts, Wouter Kohlen

This study shows nitrate inhibits nodule formation in Medicago truncatula by reducing ACC SYNTHASE 10 expression, linking ethylene biosynthesis to nitrate's regulatory effect on nodulation.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2018 · PreprintPlant Biology

Parallel loss of symbiosis genes in relatives of nitrogen-fixing non-legume Parasponia

Robin van Velzen, Rens Holmer, Fengjiao Bu, Luuk Rutten, Arjan van Zeijl, Wei Liu, Luca Santuari, Qingqin Cao, Trupti Sharma, Defeng Shen, Yuda P. Roswanjaya, Titis A.K. Wardhani, Maryam Seifi Kalhor, Joëlle Jansen, D. Johan van den Hoogen, , Rene Geurts

The paper shows that non-nodulating relatives of Parasponia lost key symbiosis genes, challenging the hypothesis that nodulation evolved independently multiple times.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2017 · PreprintPlant Biology