Journal article
Enzymatic role for soybean ecto-apyrase in nodulation
Plant signaling & behavior, Vol.6(7), pp.1034-1036
07/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108794
PMCID: PMC3257788
PMID: 21617385
Abstract
Root nodulation is regulated by a variety of mechanisms. Ecto-apyrase is an enzyme proposed to control the concentration of extracellular nucleotides. Transgenic expression of the soybean GS52 ecto-apyrase was shown to stimulate nodulation. However, mutation of the enzyme to disrupt enzymatic activity prevented this effect. Therefore, the data suggest that the enzymatic activity of the ecto-apyrase is critical for nodulation enhancement, suggesting a direct effect on extracellular nucleotide hydrolysis. In this article, we propose a hypothetical mechanism for plant ecto-apyrase function during nodulation.
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- Title
- Enzymatic role for soybean ecto-apyrase in nodulation
- Creators
- Kiwamu Tanaka - Division of Plant Sciences; University of Missouri; Columbia, MO USATran HN Nguyen - Division of Plant Sciences; University of Missouri; Columbia, MO USAGary Stacey - Division of Plant Sciences; University of Missouri; Columbia, MO USA
- Publication Details
- Plant signaling & behavior, Vol.6(7), pp.1034-1036
- Academic Unit
- Plant Pathology, Department of
- Publisher
- Landes Bioscience
- Identifiers
- 99900547185001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article