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Iron distribution through the developmental stages of Medicago truncatula nodules
Año:2013
Áreas de investigación
  • Biología molecular, celular y genética
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Descripción
Paramount to symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is the synthesis of a number of metalloenzymes that use iron as a critical component of their catalytical core. Since this process is carried out by endosymbiotic rhizobia living in legume root nodules, the mechanisms involved in iron delivery to the rhizobia-containing cells are critical for SNF. In order to gain insight into iron transport to the nodule, we have used synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence to determine the spatio-temporal distribution of this metal in nodules of the legume Medicago truncatula with hitherto unattained sensitivity and resolution. The data support a model in which iron is released from the vasculature into the apoplast of the infection/differentiation zone of the nodule (zone II). The infected cell subsequently takes up this apoplastic iron and delivers it to the symbiosome and the secretory system to synthesize ferroproteins. Upon senescence, iron is relocated to the vasculature to be reused by the shoot. These observations highlight the important role of yet to be discovered metal transporters in iron compartmentalization in the nodule and in the recovery of an essential and scarce nutrient for flowering and seed production.
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JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Metallomics
ISSN
1756-5901
Factor de impacto JCR
4,099
Información de impacto
Volumen
5
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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Asociaciones simbióticas planta-microorganismo
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, CBGP