| nodulated soybean metabolic model |
contains |
2943 nonredundant genes |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| molybdate |
provided to |
bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| flux balance analysis |
optimized |
metabolic model |
Glycine max |
| carbon cost predictions for soybean |
fall within |
range of values observed through experimental measurements for soybean |
Glycine max |
| differentiated bacteroids |
were observed in |
nitrogen fixation zone of WT nodules |
Medicago truncatula |
| metabolic reconstruction |
simulates |
entire plant and nodule metabolism |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| whole-plant metabolic model for soybean (Glycine max) with its associated microsymbiont Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
predicts nitrogen-fixation cost of |
4.13 g C g−1 N |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| deletion of NCR343 in mutant NF-FN9363 |
resulted in |
ineffective symbiotic phenotype |
Medicago truncatula |
| Inga species |
have a symbiotic relationship with |
nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
|
| direct costs of nitrogen fixation |
accounts for |
78% of relative growth rate difference |
Glycine max |
| flux balance analysis model |
yields carbon cost of symbiotic nitrogen fixation of |
4.13 g C g−1 N |
Glycine max |
| carbon cost of N fixation |
ranged from |
4.13 to 4.15 g C g − 1 N when varying the root : shoot ratio |
Glycine max |
| FBA model reconstructions |
have been built for |
Rhizobium leguminosarum |
Rhizobium leguminosarum |
| symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
reduces |
potential relative growth rate |
Glycine max |
| understanding the full cost of N fixation |
requires |
consideration of all plant and microbe metabolism for specific plant–microbe interactions |
|
| bacteroid |
secreted |
carbon dioxide |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| seedlings grown in soil from region lacking Bradyrhizobium |
were deficient in |
nitrogen |
Calicotome villosa |
| Inga species |
have symbiotic relationship with |
nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
|
| nlp mutants ( (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) (NLP4, AT1G20640) ) |
have much higher |
acetylene reduction activity (ARA) |
Lotus japonicus |
| rhizobial N-fixing trees common in tropical forests |
can |
downregulate N fixation (facultative fixation) |
|
| mutants less sensitive to nitrate |
provide potential strategy to |
alleviate nitrate inhibition on symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) |
Lotus japonicus |
| glnII expression in debino1 |
was expressed to |
an even higher level |
Medicago truncatula |
| 15N isotopic dilution experiments |
showed that |
N2-fixing strains were able to provide up to c. 12% of the total accumulated N in maize stems |
Zea mays |
| molybdate, homocitrate, sulfate, and iron |
required for |
FeMo cofactor synthesis |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| amide export in the form of asparagine and glutamine |
increased |
relative growth rate |
Glycine max |
| reduced availability of iron |
may inhibit |
N2 fixation process itself |
|
| nitrogenase activity |
was assayed by |
acetylene reduction with gas chromatography |
|
| bacteroid |
secretes |
ammonium |
|
| (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) (NLP4, AT1G20640) double mutant |
retains approximately 80% |
acetylene reduction activity (ARA) after nitrate treatment |
Lotus japonicus |
| (anac094, NAC094, AT5G39820) mutants |
show reduction in similar to |
wild-type (WT) plants |
Lotus japonicus |
| molybdate, homocitrate, sulfate, and iron |
required for |
nitrogen fixation |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) and (NLP4, AT1G20640) |
mediate downregulation of |
leghemoglobin (Lb) genes |
Lotus japonicus |
| amtB and glnK |
are activated in |
differentiated bacteroids when the nif gene cluster is activated |
Medicago truncatula |
| investigating plant-associated diazotrophy through the lens of correlative microscopy and chemical imaging |
has the potential to inform |
conceptual models such as mucilage-assisted N2 fixation associated with cereal crops |
|
| large metabolic variation observed between various host plant–bacteria interactions |
necessitates need for |
nodulated whole-plant models of more species |
|
| soybean yield reduction |
is |
27% |
Glycine max |
| Inoculation of Adulam soil with Bradyrhizobium |
improved |
nitrogen accumulation of seedlings |
Colletia villosa |
| amide export |
resulted in relative growth rate of |
0.058 g g−1 DW d−1 |
Glycine max |
| low cost of N fixation in cereals |
is likely similar for |
other cereals, with rice, sorghum, and millet all having very similar N contents to maize |
Oryza sativa; Sorghum bicolor; Panicum miliaceum; Zea mays |
| NCR peptides (ATNFS1, ATNIFS1, NFS1, NIFS1, AT5G65720) and NFS2 |
negatively regulate |
nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in M. truncatula |
Medicago truncatula |
| symbiotically fixed N |
is |
15 N depleted |
|
| debino1 nodules |
do not show staining in |
fixation zone |
Medicago truncatula |
| optimizing an objective function such as maximizing growth in the presence of specific metabolic constraints |
provides |
global view of the metabolism of an organism under steady-state conditions |
|
| (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) and (NLP4, AT1G20640) |
play essential roles in |
nitrate-triggered inhibition of symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) efficiency in mature nodules |
Lotus japonicus |
| fix cluster genes |
are responsible for |
electron transportation to nitrogenase |
Medicago truncatula |
| carbon dioxide uptake reduction |
increases |
carbon costs of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| allantoate as nitrogen export product |
had no effect on |
relative growth rate |
Glycine max |
| malate |
is |
primary carbon source used by bacteroids |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| NCR341 |
could not complement |
the fix-phenotype of debino1 |
Medicago truncatula |
| expression levels of nif gene cluster genes |
were |
significantly suppressed in differentiated debino1 bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula |
| suppression of nif and fix cluster genes in debino1 |
corroborates with |
the analysis of the activities of nifH promoter |
Medicago truncatula |
| Their actual in situ activity |
has not been confirmed yet |
confirmation of in situ activity |
Oryza sativa |
| FBA model reconstructions |
have been built for |
Rhizobium etli |
Rhizobium etli |
| carbon cost of N fixation |
for the soybean FBA model is |
4.13 g C g − 1 N |
Glycine max |
| symbiosis between legumes and N2-fixing bacteria (rhizobia) |
is |
main natural source of nitrogen (N) for terrestrial ecosystems |
|
| (anac094, NAC094, AT5G39820) mutants |
show drastic reduction in |
acetylene reduction activity (ARA) |
Lotus japonicus |
| debino1 mutant |
cannot obtain |
fixed nitrogen |
Medicago truncatula |
| carbon costs of nitrogen fixation for nodulated soybean |
estimated to be between |
4.13 and 4.15 g C g−1 N |
Glycine max |
| nitrate treatment |
dramatically reduces |
acetylene reduction activity (ARA) |
Lotus japonicus |
| average/median at% 15N values across the three analysis areas |
did not |
vary |
Kosakonia strain DS-1 |
| FBA model reconstructions |
have been built for |
Sinorhizobium fredii |
Sinorhizobium fredii |
| lower nodule net CO2 efflux |
resulted from |
amide export compared to ureide export |
Glycine max |
| Bosea |
may involve |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| whole-plant metabolic model for soybean (Glycine max) with its associated microsymbiont Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
predicts |
cost–benefit of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| simulations with isolated bacteroids |
investigate |
individual processes that would typically be controlled by the plant |
|
| increasing N export |
enables |
higher seed yield per plant |
Glycine max |
| actinorhizal N-fixing trees dominant in temperate and boreal biomes |
have |
obligate N fixation |
|
| previous inoculation experiments with isolated strains |
demonstrated the expression of |
nif genes in diazotrophs |
Oryza sativa |
| nitrogen-fixation cost of c. 4.13 g C g−1 N |
translates to |
grain yield reduction of 27% |
Glycine max |
| metabolic reconstruction in a tropical crop species |
will serve as tool to investigate |
key mechanisms within N-fixing symbiosis |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| bacteroid |
secreted |
water |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| legumes in intercropping |
are renowned for |
nitrogen-fixing capabilities |
|
| (anac094, NAC094, AT5G39820) mutants together with (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) (NLP4, AT1G20640) mutants |
provide potential strategy to |
alleviate nitrate inhibition on symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) |
Lotus japonicus |
| dinitrogen |
requires conversion into |
reactive nitrogen (Nr) |
|
| absence of site-specific 15N-fixation activities of Kosakonia strain DS-1 cells |
indicates |
at three different spots along the root |
Oryza sativa; Kosakonia strain DS-1 |
| nodulated soybean |
predicted to have relative growth rate reduction of |
28.8% to 31.5% |
Glycine max |
| nodule flux predictions |
were consistent with |
experimental evidence and analyses |
Glycine max |
| glnII expression in WT nodule fixation zone |
was already |
highly induced |
Medicago truncatula |
| metabolic reconstruction in a tropical crop species |
will serve as tool to investigate |
carbon use efficiency |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| nodule tissue |
is dedicated to |
nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| nitrogen fixation |
is |
facultative |
Glycine max |
| elongated and endoreduplicated bacteroids |
are specialized for |
nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
| NIN and (ATNSP2, NSP2, AT2G33070) |
are required like |
other symbiotic nitrogen-fixing processes |
|
| (anac094, NAC094, AT5G39820) mutants |
show drastic reduction in |
leghemoglobin (Lb) transcripts |
Lotus japonicus |
| ongoing debate on the correlation between plant growth promotion and N2 fixation activity of individual bacterial strains |
corroborates |
the lack of confirmation of in situ activity |
|
| malate |
provided to |
bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| nodulated soybean in absence of soil nitrogen |
has |
nitrogen fixation rate of 6.8 μmol NH4 g−1 DW h−1 |
Glycine max |
| nodulated soybean |
shows higher profitability than |
fertilized soybean |
Glycine max |
| carbon cost predicted for soybean, a ureide exporter |
is slightly lower than |
4.2 g C g − 1 N predicted using a FBA model of Medicago truncatula, an amide exporter |
Glycine max; Medicago truncatula |
| leghemoglobin (Lb) |
has crucial function in |
nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| FixK |
is involved in |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
decreased |
relative growth rate |
Glycine max |
| legumes |
can establish |
nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic association with soil bacteria |
|
| members of Arthrobacter and Bacillus |
were found to fix nitrogen and promote growth of |
Microcoleus vaginatus |
Microcoleus vaginatus |
| a multitude of strains commercialized as potential bio-fertilizers for crops |
direct evidence of bacterial N2 fixation on and within plant tissues has been missing to date |
direct evidence of bacterial N2 fixation on and within plant tissues |
|
| soybean growth with amide nitrogen export |
is predicted to be c. 5% greater than |
soybean growth with ureide nitrogen export |
Glycine max |
| Lotus japonicus |
is used as model for |
legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| seedlings grown in soil from a habitat in which C. villosa is absent |
will be limited in |
nitrogen derived from N2 fixation |
Calicotome villosa |
| ammonium |
is assimilated by plant cells through |
glutamine and asparagine synthetases |
|
| fixB, fixC, and fixX |
had |
substantially reduced expression levels |
Medicago truncatula |
| Soybean (Glycine max) |
forms symbiosis with |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| high flux through the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation |
supports |
high energy demand of N fixation |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| insufficient availabilities of soil micronutrients such as iron or molybdenum |
limit |
bacterial N2 fixation |
|
| Beyma nodules |
fixed |
nitrogen |
Lotus japonicus |
| bacterial strains deficient in antioxidant defense |
exhibit altered |
nitrogen-fixation capacity |
|
| low oxygen environment |
allows expression of |
enzymes of nitrogenase complex |
|
| AsE246 knockdown |
results in diminished |
nitrogen fixation activity |
Astragalus sinicus |
| mate67 mutants |
showed approximately 4-fold decrease in |
nitrogenase activity |
Medicago truncatula |
| symbiosis between Legumes and Rhizobium bacteria |
results in |
dinitrogen capture from air |
|
| host plant |
forms |
root nodules |
|
| 16 molecules of ATP and 8 electrons |
are estimated to be required to reduce |
one molecule of N2 to two molecules of NH4+ |
|
| nitrogen-fixing symbioses |
occur in |
root nodules |
|
| enzymes of nitrogenase complex expression |
enables |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| Tnt1 mutants of MtMATE67 |
show |
fix¯ phenotype |
Medicago truncatula |
| legume–rhizobium symbiosis |
is essential for |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| rhizobia |
fix nitrogen in |
symbiosomes |
Astragalus sinicus |
| legume family plants |
develop |
nitrogen-fixing symbioses |
|
| microaerobic environment within nodule |
is adjusted by |
leghaemoglobin |
|
| ABA application to MG-20 |
was associated with |
severe reduction in nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| Beyma nodule sections |
revealed presence of |
GFP-expressing bacteroids |
Lotus japonicus |
| residual nitrogenase activity in mate67 mutant nodules |
indicates that some rhizobia differentiate fully into |
bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula |
| Ljckx3 mutants |
have reduced |
nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| Beyma nodules |
contained |
GFP expressing bacteria |
Lotus japonicus |
| Beyma nodules |
were |
functional |
Lotus japonicus |
| Beyma mutant |
maintained high |
nitrogen fixation level |
Lotus japonicus |
| MG-20 |
had nitrogenase activity of |
139.4 ± 32.7 C2H4 nmol plant−1 h−1 |
|
| atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) |
is fixed by |
nitrogenase enzyme complex |
|
| low-oxygen concentration in infected nodule cells |
enables |
prolonged activity of oxygen-labile nitrogenase |
|
| nlp mutants ( (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) (NLP4, AT1G20640) ) |
have much higher levels than |
wild-type (WT) plants upon nitrate supply |
Lotus japonicus |
| homocitrate |
provided to |
bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| bacteroid |
secreted |
ammonia |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| nitrogen fixation costs |
likely to be lower for |
cereals |
|
| fertilization, which included iron and all other micronutrients needed for nitrogen fixation |
increased |
growth and fixation in Adulam soil |
Colletia villosa |
| Beyma |
had nitrogenase activity of |
26.3 ± 10.4 C2H4 nmol plant−1 h−1 |
|
| Burkholderia |
can promote plant growth through |
ability to fix nitrogen |
|
| Nitrogen (N)-fixing rhizobia in nodules |
provide |
distinct advantage in coping with N limitation |
Glycine max |
| legume-rhizobia symbiosis |
leads to formation of |
nodules |
|
| GmPLDα1KD mutant roots |
show significantly higher |
nitrogen-fixing activities |
|
| African legume crops |
can nodulate and fix nitrogen |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| nitrogen fixation during pod formation versus vegetative growth |
would be supported through |
increased nodule CO2 fixation |
|
| nitrogenase activity |
is increased in |
GmPLDα1KD and GmPLDα1OE nodules |
Glycine max |
| GmPLDα1OE mutant roots |
show significantly higher |
nitrogen-fixing activities |
|
| legumes |
form symbiotic interaction with |
nitrogen-fixing bacteria rhizobia |
|
| down-regulating of PEPC |
reduces |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| root nodule symbiosis |
is |
plant-microbe mutualistic interaction |
|
| oxidative stress |
could play a role in |
drought-induced inhibition of N2 fixation |
|
| nitrogen fixation by rhizobia |
allows |
farmers to be less dependent on N fertilizer application |
Glycine max |
| nodules |
accommodate |
nitrogen-fixing rhizobia |
|
| cyanobionts |
release to plant much of |
dinitrogen fixed |
|
| down-regulation of PEPC activity in nodules through antisense strategy |
impairs |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| internalization of bacteria |
is probably necessary for |
efficient provision of energy |
|
| pod formation |
involves newly developing nitrogen attraction throughout |
pod formation and pod filling |
|
| data in this report |
suggest that |
improvement of nodule capability to channel assimilates into oxaloacetate and malate formation through CO2 fixation might prolong intensive nitrogen fixation in grain legumes into the later stages of ontogeny |
|
| root nodule symbiosis |
is |
strategy for nitrogen acquisition in legume plants |
|
| P deficiency |
inhibits |
symbiotic N fixation in legumes |
|
| symbiotic root nodules |
host |
nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
|
| nodule CO2 fixation |
is apparently tightly bound to |
nitrogenase activity |
|
| increased nodule CO2 fixation supplying organic acids and carbon skeletons for nitrogen assimilation |
achieves |
more efficient nitrogen fixation |
|
| NifH modification |
was attempted to be identified |
protein modification analysis |
Azolla filiculoides |
| inhibition of N2 fixation in the nodules |
is associated with |
drought sensitivity |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| (AAH, ATAAH, AT4G20070) gene expression in soybean |
is hypothesized to be responsible for |
differential sensitivities of the N2-fixation response to drought among soybean genotypes |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| Pi starvation |
inhibits |
nodule nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max |
| commensals |
are not able to |
fix nitrogen |
|
| high sulphate treatment |
increases |
percentage of nitrogen derived from fixation |
white clover |
| high requirement of S for N fixation |
is evidenced by |
high nodule S concentration |
white clover |
| over-expression of (MDH, pNAD-MDH, AT3G47520) |
increases |
nodule specific activity |
|
| sulphate supply |
has specific effect on |
nitrogen fixation |
white clover |
| high sulphate treatment |
results in more |
leghaemoglobin |
white clover |
| FE protein |
contains high proportions of |
S |
|
| high mineral N supply |
results in increase in |
specific nitrogenase activity |
legumes |
| nitrogen fixation |
peaks during |
pod formation |
|
| significant amounts of sucrose |
resulted neither in increased |
specific N2-fixation activity |
Medicago truncatula |
| early bacterial death |
is associated with |
bacterial inability to fix nitrogen |
Medicago truncatula |
| S-deficiency |
inhibited nodulation to greater extent than |
N2 fixation |
white clover |
| malate |
known to support |
N2 fixation energetically |
|
| increased electron allocation to H+ |
avoiding |
excessive ammonium accumulation |
|
| pea plants |
demonstrate more intensive nitrogen fixation during |
pod formation |
|
| PEPC protein |
occurs alongside |
nitrogenase protein |
|
| biotechnological solutions that reduce environmental impacts |
have significant potential for |
yield improvements as agriculture is intensified in developing regions |
|
| relative efficiency of nitrogenase (EAC) |
does not differ between P-depletion and control treatments on |
day 5 of the experiment |
Medicago truncatula |
| absence of sulphate |
results in less |
leghaemoglobin |
white clover |
| root nodule |
is the site of |
nitrogen fixation by the rhizobia–legume symbiosis |
|
| nodule protein contents |
includes |
nitrogenase |
Trifolium repens L. |
| nodule-enhanced forms of carbonic anhydrase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), and malate dehydrogenase (MDH, pNAD-MDH, AT3G47520) |
have been identified from |
legume nodules |
|
| root nodule symbiosis |
is |
trait limited to several plant species |
|
| phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) |
is expressed in alfalfa nodules |
alfalfa nodules |
|
| NifH modification in cyanobacteria |
is located at |
13 amino acid sequence positioned close to the active site of nitrogenase |
cyanobacteria |
| low rates of photosynthesis in Azolla cyanobiont |
imply that four times higher levels of FNR may be associated with |
high symbiotic heterocyst frequency |
Azolla filiculoides |
| nifH gene |
shows reduced mRNA level under |
severe salt stress |
Medicago truncatula |
| cyanobiont |
supplies plant host with |
nitrogen |
|
| Eurosid I clade |
includes |
higher plants known to form nitrogen-fixing root nodules |
|
| Mt-1021 Medicago truncatula plants |
shows less severe decrease of nifH mRNA level under |
severe salt stress |
Medicago truncatula |
| sulphate supply |
affects |
amount of leghaemoglobin |
white clover |
| nodulation |
has beneficial effect on |
N acquisition |
|
| nitrogen fixation effectiveness |
varies among |
African legume crops |
|
| deleterious effect of drought on alfalfa performance |
was targeted towards |
photosynthesis and nitrogenase (N ase) activity |
Medicago sativa |
| N2 fixation rates in Azolla cyanobiont |
increase with |
heterocyst frequencies |
Azolla filiculoides |
| Rhizobium mutants selected for decreased salt tolerance under free-living conditions |
are |
symbiotically deficient |
|
| nitrogenase |
is dependent on |
S supply |
white clover |
| symbiotic Hbs |
localize to |
nodules of plant roots |
|
| main isoform of Suc synthase in Lotus japonicus |
was recently shown to be required for |
nodule function |
Lotus japonicus |
| N2 fixation |
is sensitive to |
water-deficit stress |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| (AAH, ATAAH, AT4G20070) mRNA levels in shoots |
are predicted to be inversely correlated with |
shoot ureide concentrations |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| GmNF-YC4 overexpression |
significantly enhances |
nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules |
Glycine max |
| nitrogenase activity |
has |
high energetic demands |
|
| synthetic biology techniques |
cover new avenues for |
optimizing nitrogenase to fix atmospheric N2 in plants |
|
| nitrogenase Fe–Mo protein |
is low in level |
S-deficient nodules |
white clover |
| Fe–Mo protein |
contains high proportions of |
S |
|
| bacterial nitrogenase |
produces |
ammonia |
|
| provision of additional assimilates through sugar spraying on leaves |
had no effect on |
pea plants during vegetative growth |
|
| sulphate supply |
affects |
amount of nitrogenase Fe-Mo protein |
white clover |
| differentiated bacteria (bacteroids) |
fix nitrogen for |
host plant |
|
| capacity of nodules to fix CO2 |
is of crucial importance for |
their efficiency |
|
| cyanobacteria |
are |
filamentous, heterocystous |
|
| legume nitrogen fixation |
was assumed to underpin |
high quality of leguminous hosts for Rhinanthus minor |
Rhinanthus minor; legumes |
| cyanobacterial symbionts |
fix N2 in |
heterocysts |
|
| iron |
is involved in |
enzymatic reactions required for nitrogen fixation |
|
| (AAH, ATAAH, AT4G20070) mRNA levels in shoots |
are predicted to be higher in |
drought-tolerant versus drought-sensitive soybean genotypes |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| S-deficiency on clover growth |
is associated with |
strong reduction of N2 fixation |
white clover |
| S-deficiency |
could increase |
specific nitrogenase activity expressed g−1 of nodule |
white clover |
| higher oxygen uptake per unit of fixed nitrogen and lower apparent respiratory coefficient |
coincides with |
nodules of higher specific activity and increased N2 fixation per plant |
|
| provision of additional assimilates through sugar spraying on leaves |
significantly improved |
nitrogen fixation at pod formation and pod filling |
|
| various nodule-enhanced forms of key enzymes of the biochemical pathways |
have been identified |
|
|
| nodule CO2 fixation |
is of central importance for |
efficient nitrogen fixation |
|
| differentiation in N2 fixation |
does not show significant further change from |
2 days until end of experimental period |
|
| phosphorus (P) deficiency |
has negative impact on |
N2 fixation |
|
| smaller infected cells in RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) plants |
is probably due to |
differences in bacteria infection, bacteroid development or endo-reduplication of the infected cells |
Glycine max |
| drought conditions |
has inhibitory effect on |
nitrogenase (N ase) activity at the nodule level |
Medicago sativa |
| Vicia faba |
receives nitrogen exclusively via |
symbiotic associations with rhizobia supplying organic nitrogen fixed from N2 |
Vicia faba |
| (AAH, ATAAH, AT4G20070) gene expression in soybean |
is hypothesized to determine |
shoot ureide concentrations during water-deficit stress |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| long-term high CO2 concentrations around roots and nodules |
increases |
nodule activity |
|
| nitrate/nitrite-dependent pathway |
may be involved in |
NO synthesis in root nodules |
|
| protein regulation, metabolic adjustment, and physiological status of plants under drought |
is not well understood in relation to |
role of nitrogen fixation in nodules |
Medicago sativa |
| symbiotic associations between Azolla and nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria |
have potential as |
natural nitrogen fertilizers |
Azolla |
| NO generation pathways |
are differently regulated in |
roots and nodules |
Medicago truncatula |
| Ljinv1 mutant bacteroids |
are unaffected in |
mutant |
Lotus japonicus |
| drought-sensitive N2-fixation genotypes (Williams, Biloxi, and KS4895) |
subjected to water-deficit stress exhibit |
reduction in nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| part of scatter in relationships |
was associated with |
N-fixing species from Leguminosae and Zamiaceae |
|
| leguminous plants |
establish |
nitrogen-fixing symbioses with soil bacteria |
|
| intensive N2 fixation at pod formation |
was combined with |
lower relative efficiency of nitrogenase |
|
| sucrose synthase 2 (SuSy2) |
is present in |
root nodules |
Medicago truncatula |
| sucrose (Suc) synthase (EC 2.4.1.13) |
is important in |
root nodules |
|
| stress-induced proline accumulation |
occurs during |
symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
| work on biotechnological approaches for nitrogen fixation |
is currently underway in |
major projects |
|
| nitrogen retention in Azolla cyanobiont |
is higher percentage than reported for |
cyanobacteria in other symbioses |
Azolla filiculoides |
| PEPC silencing in Medicago sativa nodules |
resulted in strongly decreased |
nodule activity |
Medicago sativa |
| better nitrogen fixation per plant in +CO2 treatment |
is largely a result of |
bigger nodules with higher individual efficiency |
|
| work on biotechnological approaches for nitrogen fixation |
is addressing |
challenges of both biotechnological approaches |
|
| phosphorus depletion treatment |
differs significantly from control in |
N2 fixation per plant |
|
| Bradyrhizobium japonicum |
reduces (fixes) atmospheric nitrogen to |
nitrogen-compounds |
Glycine max (L.) Merr.; Bradyrhizobium japonicum |
| drought-sensitive N2-fixation genotypes (Williams, Biloxi, and KS4895) |
subjected to water-deficit stress exhibit |
increase in shoot ureide concentrations |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| Phaseolus vulgaris plants |
had no nodules observed |
nodules |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
| yield penalty associated with increased demand on photosynthates required to support nitrogen fixation |
is likely to be an issue in |
situations where one is attempting to replace inorganic fertilizers in intensive agricultural systems in developed world |
|
| adaptations found in the Azolla cyanobiont |
reflect |
metabolism in the cyanobiont largely devoted to production of fixed nitrogen |
Azolla; cyanobacteria |
| Azolla caroliniana cyanobiont |
retains |
~60% of nitrogen fixed |
Azolla caroliniana |
| legumes |
are candidates for |
improving soil fertility |
|
| bacterial nitrogenase |
catalyzes reduction of |
N2 |
Glycine max |
| (AAH, ATAAH, AT4G20070) mRNA levels in shoots |
are predicted to be differentially expressed in response to |
water-deficit stress |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| de novo purine biosynthesis |
occurs in |
root nodules |
Glycine max; Phaseolus vulgaris; Vigna unguiculata |
| higher heterocyst frequency in Azolla cyanobiont |
reflects |
higher NifH and NifK abundance |
Azolla filiculoides |
| many new types of rhizobia |
are |
bacteria that can induce nodulation and fix nitrogen |
|
| nifK |
was 2.5 times more abundant in |
Azolla cyanobiont compared with cultured Nostoc PCC 73102 |
Azolla filiculoides; Nostoc PCC 73102 |
| hormogonia |
lack |
heterocysts |
|
| sucrose synthase (SuSy) |
is essential for |
symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
|
| enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity |
is positively correlated with |
better nitrogen-fixing capacity |
Medicago truncatula; Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| lower down-regulation of nitrogenase gene nifH in Mt-RD64 plants |
is connected to |
nitrogen-fixing ability |
Medicago truncatula |
| prolonged N2 fixation |
confers |
drought tolerance |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| sulfate |
provided to |
bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| bacteroids |
boost competency for |
nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
| NCR343 alone |
could complement |
the fix-phenotype of debino1 |
Medicago truncatula |
| rhizosphere-isolated bacterium |
is capable of |
fixing N2 in situ under gnotobiotic conditions |
Oryza sativa |
| FBA models |
forego |
assumptions used in modelling N fixation in plants |
|
| flux variability analysis |
performed to investigate |
impact of amide vs ureide export on nodule net CO2 efflux |
Glycine max |
| allantoate as nitrogen export product |
had little impact on |
carbon cost of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| fdxB expression in debino1 bacteroids |
was |
lowly expressed |
Medicago truncatula |
| amide export in the form of asparagine and glutamine |
reduced |
carbon cost of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| elevated CO2 concentration around alfalfa nodules |
increases |
nodule CO2 fixation |
Medicago sativa |
| hydroponic and aeroponic growth systems |
require |
sufficient CO2 application to roots and nodules |
Medicago sativa |
| overexpression of nodule-enhanced (MDH, pNAD-MDH, AT3G47520) (neMDH) in alfalfa nodules |
increased |
specific activity of individual nodules |
Medicago sativa |
| CO2 treatment introduction |
causes significant differentiation in |
N2 fixation of Saranac plants |
|
| nitrogen (N2) fixation in sufficient-P treatment |
increases steadily throughout |
whole experiment |
Medicago truncatula |
| Phosphorus (P) |
is crucial for |
active legume nodules |
|
| nodule development |
was inhibited in |
RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) plants |
Glycine max |
| specific 13 amino acid sequence within NifH |
is close to |
active site of nitrogenase |
|
| group V cyanobacteria |
fix nitrogen only at |
night |
|
| (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) or (NLP4, AT1G20640) mutants |
retain |
greater than 50% acetylene reduction activity (ARA) after nitrate treatment |
Lotus japonicus |
| nlp mutants ( (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) (NLP4, AT1G20640) ) |
have much higher |
leghemoglobin (Lb) transcript and protein levels |
Lotus japonicus |
| NCR343-GFP and NCR343-mCherry |
could fully complement |
the fix- phenotypes of debino1 |
Medicago truncatula |
| abolishment of fix cluster genes |
would result in |
total suppression of the nitrogen fixation reaction |
Medicago truncatula |
| expression of nif and fix cluster genes in differentiated debino1 bacteroids |
were |
significantly suppressed |
Medicago truncatula |
| 15N–N2 gas incubations of rice plants associated with a rhizosphere-isolated bacterium capable of colonizing rice roots and fixing N2 in situ under gnotobiotic conditions |
is |
proof of principle |
Oryza sativa |
| diazotrophic bacteria |
fix via |
nitrogenase |
|
| FBA models |
directly simulate |
fluxes through the complete metabolic network built from genome annotations |
|
| nodulated soybean metabolic model |
contains |
2258 reactions |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| (ATHO1, GUN2, HO1, HY1, HY6, TED4, AT2G26670) mutants |
show decreased |
nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides |
are essential for |
nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
| nitrogen fixation |
begins in |
massive symbiotic cells having highly endoreduplicated chromosomes (32C/64C) |
Medicago truncatula |
| analytical approach of Gold-FISH-NanoSIMS |
would allow not only to eradicate doubts whether or not |
these xylem-associated diazotrophs are truly active in situ |
Zea mays |
| molybdate, homocitrate, sulfate, and iron |
required for |
bacteroid maintenance |
Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| rhizobia |
reduce |
atmospheric dinitrogen into ammonium |
|
| grain and forage legumes |
function as |
natural fertilizer |
|
| limited symbiotic nitrogen (N2) fixation (SNF) due to low soil Phosphate (Pi) |
is |
one of the major constraints to plant growth and chickpea productivity |
Cicer arietinum |
| malate formation |
is important because malate is |
principal source of energy for bacteroids |
|
| relative efficiency of nitrogenase (EAC) in P-depletion treatment |
is significantly lower than |
EAC at day 7 of the experiment |
Medicago truncatula |
| rhizobia |
convert |
atmospheric dinitrogen to ammonia |
|
| inoculation of soil with Bradyrhizobium isolated from root nodules of Calicotome villosa |
resulted in higher |
leaf nitrogen content |
Calicotome villosa |
| grassland studies including N-fixing species |
often include |
N-fixing species |
|
| NosR |
is involved in |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| nifH |
encodes |
nitrogenase iron protein |
Medicago truncatula |
| analytical approach of Gold-FISH-NanoSIMS |
could now build on these data and provide further support for |
in situ N2-fixation activity of xylem-associated diazotrophs |
Zea mays |
| N fixation |
uses |
16 moles of ATP to produce 2 moles of ammonia |
|
| less optimal routes followed in reality |
would result in |
higher costs |
Glycine max |
| abiotic or biotic stress conditions |
impact |
fixation of N2 |
|
| chemical reduction of nitrogen |
consumes large amounts of |
energy |
|
| carbon efficiency of nitrogen fixation |
can be much greater during |
periods of greater inner plant competition for assimilate |
|
| Saranac plants |
forms |
pink nodules |
|
| plants |
maintain activity of |
existing nodules |
|
| these measures |
enable upholding high N2-fixation rates well into |
phosphorus-depletion process |
Medicago truncatula |
| drought treatment |
decreased |
nodule respiration (R nodule) |
Medicago sativa |
| legume nitrogen fixation |
does not underpin |
quality of legumes as hosts for Rhinanthus minor |
Vicia faba; Rhinanthus minor |
| antioxidant enzyme activity |
is positively correlated with |
nitrogen-fixing capacity |
Medicago truncatula |
| plants in elevated CO2 treatment |
tend to develop nodules with higher |
%N concentration in nodules |
Medicago sativa |
| increased CO2 fixation |
results in |
better provision of organic acids for driving N2 fixation |
|
| expression of functional nitrogenase enzyme in cereal crop cells |
is one approach to achieve |
nitrogen fixation capability in cereal crops |
|
| engineered plants receiving nitrogen directly to roots |
would require much lower |
absolute amount of fixed nitrogen to mimic response to applied nitrogen |
|
| replacing nitrogen fertilizer in developed world |
would require |
levels of nitrogen fixation in cereals equivalent to those in legumes |
|
| legume plants |
can be cultivated without application of |
nitrogen fertilizers |
|
| infected cells |
were generally smaller in |
RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) plants compared to the control plants |
Glycine max |
| yield penalties |
only likely to have impact with |
increasing levels of nitrogen fixation |
|
| day 5 of P-depletion process |
is when |
N2-fixation activity per plant diverged from fully nourished plants |
Medicago truncatula |
| nitrogen (N2) fixation in sufficient-P treatment |
results in approximately |
4-fold increase overall |
Medicago truncatula |
| root nodules |
harbor |
symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
|
| phosphate (Pi) supply |
has positive relationship with |
nodule performance |
Lupinus albus; Glycine max; Cicer arietinum; Trifolium repens; Medicago truncatula; Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Burkholderia phymatum |
forms |
N2-fixing nodules |
Burkholderia phymatum |
| heterocysts |
enable cyanobacterial symbionts to provide host with |
fixed nitrogen |
|
| nitrogen-compounds |
can be utilized by plant without need for |
expensive nitrogen fertilizer |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| nodule CO2 fixation |
is pivotal for |
efficient nitrogen fixation |
Medicago sativa |
| strategies which enhance nodule CO2 fixation |
will improve |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| nitrogen (N2) fixation in sufficient-P treatment |
shows high relative efficiency at |
day 21 of the experiment |
Medicago truncatula |
| petiole feeding of sucrose |
does not increase |
apparent nitrogenase activity (ANA) in P-depletion treatment |
Medicago truncatula |
| Phosphorus (P) |
is crucial for |
high N2-fixation rates |
|
| this review |
focuses on |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| Insaranac plants |
show |
no measurable H2 evolution |
|
| high CO2 concentrations around nodules |
affects |
N2 fixation per plant |
Glycine max; Pisum sativum; Phaseolus vulgaris |
| nitrogenase |
is irreversibly denatured by |
oxygen |
|
| both biotechnological approaches for nitrogen fixation |
is unlikely that in short term any will deliver |
levels of fixed nitrogen equivalent to fertilizer application rates in developed world |
|
| plant growth |
is not limited by |
N2 fixation |
|
| homocitrate |
needs to be supplied by host to |
nitrogen-fixing bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula |
| altering GmINS1 expression |
significantly changed |
nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max |
| lower N2-fixation |
primarily restricts |
legume growth |
|
| nifA mutant |
does not fix |
nitrogen |
Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| elevated cytokinin in Ljein2a Ljein2b mutants |
may result in |
reduced nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| both biotechnological approaches for nitrogen fixation |
are |
highly challenging |
|
| P-depletion treatment |
maintains nitrogen (N2) fixation per plant at constant level until |
day 15 of the experimental period |
Medicago truncatula |
| petiole feeding of sucrose |
does not increase |
apparent nitrogenase activity (ANA) in sufficient-P treatment |
Medicago truncatula |
| lack of nitrogen fixation |
is responsible for |
death of nifA and nifH elongated bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula; Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| dinitrogen capture |
is followed by |
nitrogen fixation |
|
| overexpression of GmEXPB2 |
elevates |
plant nitrogen content |
Glycine max |
| NifH abundance |
was low in |
grasslands |
|
| earliest measurements of N-fixation costs |
varied greatly |
N-fixation cost estimates |
|
| metabolic variation across various plant and bacterial partners |
caused |
inconsistencies in N-fixation cost measurements |
|
| integration of transcriptomics and flux balance analysis (FBA) metabolic models |
enables |
analyses of all plant and microbe metabolism for specific plant–microbe interactions |
|
| nodules |
contains bacteria that fix nitrogen for |
plant |
|
| signal |
is |
nodule-localized rather than systemic |
Glycine max |
| mate67 mutant |
shows symbiosis-specific |
fix¯ phenotype |
Medicago truncatula |
| N fixed in the form of ureides |
was shown to be translocated from |
nodules |
|
| AsE246 overexpression |
shows no remarkable difference in |
nitrogenase activity |
Astragalus sinicus |
| complemented mate67 mutants |
produced pink wild-type-like nodules with |
increased nitrogenase activity |
Medicago truncatula |
| overexpression of GmEXPB2 |
increases |
nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max |
| ureide accumulation in soybean shoots |
has been suggested to down-regulate |
nodule nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max |
| increased ureide export |
may occur in |
non-stressed environments |
Glycine max |
| biochemical pathway towards malate in nodules |
is highlighted by fact that |
PEPC and (MDH, pNAD-MDH, AT3G47520) activity occur alongside nitrogenase expression and activity in emerging nodules |
|
| high N levels in the soil |
inhibit |
legume nodulation |
Glycine max |
| nodule maturation |
resumed upon |
removal of N |
Glycine max |
| atmospheric di-nitrogen (N2)-fixing bacteroids |
are located in |
root nodules |
Glycine max |
| steady low O2 supply to the bacterial microsymbionts |
prevents |
inactivation of the nitrogenase enzyme complex |
|
| RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) plants |
show negatively affected |
nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| biological nitrogen fixation |
is energetically expensive for |
bacteria |
|
| preferential translocation of Phosphate (Pi) to nodules |
minimizes negative effects of |
Phosphate (Pi) deficiency on symbiotic nitrogen (N2) fixation (SNF) capacity |
|
| decrease in nitrogen 2 (N2) fixation in droughted nodules |
is caused by |
increase in oxygen resistance that was induced in the nodule |
Medicago sativa |
| nitrogen-fixation zone |
comprises |
mature fixing cells interspersed by uninfected cells |
Medicago truncatula |
| soybean nodules |
is surrounded by |
inner, middle and outer cortex |
Glycine max |
| increased ureide export |
may have beneficial consequences for |
plant performance and seed yield |
Glycine max |
| apn1 mutants |
displayed |
severe nitrogen deficiency symptoms |
Lotus japonicus |
| introducing nitrogenase enzyme into plant organelles |
could create |
a new nitrogen-fixing capability |
|
| eukaryotes |
have not evolved |
a nitrogen-fixation capability |
|
| NifA |
regulates |
nitrogenase synthesis |
Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| signal downstream of nodule initiation |
causes |
observed alteration |
Glycine max |
| high N levels in the soil |
have detrimental effect on |
nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max |
| nodules supplied with nitrate |
show similar effect as |
high levels of ureides or related N compounds in RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) nodules |
Glycine max |
| nifH genes |
were most abundant in |
heath |
|
| genes functioning in nitrogen fixation and metabolism |
showed significant enrichment among |
DEGs in debino1 bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula |
| Beyma nodules |
fixed nitrogen at lower level than |
MG-20 nodules |
Lotus japonicus |
| altered nitrogen metabolism pattern in debino1 |
corroborates with |
altered expression levels of nif gene cluster genes |
Medicago truncatula |
| root : shoot ratio variation between 0.09 and 0.26 |
has little impact on |
carbon costs of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| bacteroids |
express |
nitrogenase enzyme complex |
|
| amide model |
has larger range of carbon costs compared with |
ureide producing model |
Glycine max |
| root nodules |
create |
micro-aerobic conditions |
|
| efficient symbiosis |
requires |
fine coordination between legume and rhizobial metabolic processes |
|
| mutants of genes involved in nitrate transport and metabolism |
provide potential strategy to |
alleviate nitrate inhibition on symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) |
Lotus japonicus |
| individual cells of Kosakonia strain DS-1 |
observed a varying |
15N enrichment on the surface of rice roots |
Oryza sativa; Kosakonia strain DS-1 |
| NifH promoter activity |
gradually diminishes in |
debino1 fixation zone |
Medicago truncatula |
| glnII mutation |
resulted in |
decreased nitrogen-fixing capacity in nodule cells |
Medicago truncatula |
| grain yield reduction of 27% |
compared with |
non-nodulating plant receiving its nitrogen from the soil |
Glycine max |
| N fixation |
accounts for most of |
energy consumed within the nodule |
|
| FdxB |
encodes |
a ferredoxin III that also transfers electrons for nitrogenase |
Medicago truncatula |
| 15N2 fixation activity |
has been a matter of debate due to |
missing in situ evidence |
|
| mutant plants |
showed symptoms of |
nitrogen starvation |
Medicago truncatula |
| nitrogen-fixing symbioses |
allow |
legumes |
|
| FBA-determined cost of N fixation |
incorporated into |
Soybean-BioCro |
Glycine max |
| nifE |
encodes |
nitrogenase molybdenum-cofactor synthesis protein |
Medicago truncatula |
| 15N enrichment of individual cells within each analysis area |
varied strongly |
across individual cells |
Kosakonia strain DS-1 |
| a recent study |
identified |
a surprisingly high proportion of potential diazotrophs in bacterial communities associated with the stem xylem of maize plants |
Zea mays |
| nitrogenase |
is |
oxygen sensitive |
|
| carbon cost of symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
can be higher in |
ureide exporting nodules |
Glycine max |
| N-fixation cost |
is similar to |
decrease in (AXR4, RGR, RGR1, AT1G54990) predicted using a FBA model of nodulated Medicago truncatula |
Glycine max; Medicago truncatula |
| uninfected interstitial cells |
have novel function in |
nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| (anac094, NAC094, AT5G39820) mutants |
show substantial decrease in |
acetylene reduction activity (ARA) after nitrate supply |
Lotus japonicus |
| nitrogen fixation |
is being bioengineered into |
nonleguminous crops |
|
| current whole plant models for simulating symbiotic N fixation |
are limited to |
M. truncatula |
Medicago truncatula |
| three M. truncatula symbiotic nitrogen-fixing mutants Mtsym19, Mtsym20 and NF-FN9363 |
have |
ineffective symbiotic nodules |
Medicago truncatula |
| nodulation factors (NFs) |
induce |
nodule formation |
Medicago truncatula; Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| these models |
cannot capture |
large metabolic variation observed between various host plant–bacteria interactions |
|
| nodule plastids |
have novel function in |
nitrogen fixation |
Lotus japonicus |
| nodule |
produced |
ammonium |
Glycine max |
| (AXR4, RGR, RGR1, AT1G54990) cost of N fixation |
is reduced from 29% to 24% when the reference is changed from |
plant assimilating all of its N from ammonium to one solely using nitrate |
Medicago truncatula |
| nitrogenase enzyme complex |
reduces |
N2 to ammonia |
|
| Soybean-BioCro |
reduced yield by |
c. 27% |
Glycine max |
| (ATNLP1, CPA, NLP1, AT2G27450) and (NLP4, AT1G20640) |
mediate inhibition of |
nitrogenase activity |
Lotus japonicus |
| nitrogen fixation |
may explain |
growth promotion observed in co-culture study |
|
| inconsistencies in N-fixation cost measurements |
were caused by |
mishandling of the oxygen diffusion barrier via acetylene reduction assays, removal of nodules, or disturbing the roots |
|
| ureide export |
compared with |
amide export |
Glycine max |
| nodulated soybean FBA-BioCro model |
predicts value cost ratio of |
10.3 to 28.1 |
Glycine max |
| collapsed central vacuoles of infected host cells |
are filled with |
starch granules |
Medicago truncatula |
| GlnII |
is |
a glutamine synthase gene required for the biological nitrogen fixation activities |
Medicago truncatula |
| nif genes in diazotrophs |
were presumably fixing |
N2 |
Oryza sativa |
| yield cost to a hypothetical N-fixing cereal |
is predicted to be less than half |
yield cost to soybean |
|
| Bradyrhizobium genus |
are |
only known N2-fixing bacteria that form viable nodules in C. villosa |
Colletia villosa |
| carbon dioxide uptake increase to 183 μmol g−1 DW h−1 |
results in |
relative growth rate equivalent to soil ammonium nutrition |
Glycine max |
| nitrogen-fixing rhizobia |
undergo terminal differentiation resulting in |
elongated and endoreduplicated bacteroids |
Medicago truncatula |
| nifH gene abundance in heath |
indicates that |
some of N needed by plants may be supplied through fixed N |
|
| NAC094-overexpressing plants (NAC-OE1 and NAC-OE2) |
exhibit reduced |
nitrogenase activity (ARA) |
Lotus japonicus |
| bacteroid RNA-Seq analysis |
indicates that in debino1 |
biological nitrogen fixation activity is impaired |
Medicago truncatula |
| carbon cost of symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
compared with |
amide exporting nodules |
Glycine max |
| nodule allantoin export reaction |
removed from |
flux balance analysis model |
Glycine max |
| FBA simulations |
predicted |
nodule must provide the bacteroid with additional protons to maximize plant growth |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| legumes |
may facilitate neighbors via |
belowground facilitation of nitrogen (N) acquisition |
|
| iron |
provided to |
bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| soybean with nitrogen requirements equivalent to maize |
would have nitrogen fixation cost of |
14% of relative growth rate |
Glycine max |
| 30% decrease in (AXR4, RGR, RGR1, AT1G54990) |
was calculated based on |
simulations in which the plant obtains zero nitrogen from the soil |
Glycine max |
| Bosea species |
have been isolated from |
lupin root nodules |
|
| Bosea species |
are typically recognized as |
nitrogen-fixing heterotrophic bacteria associated with plants |
|
| Bacterial cells along the rhizoplane |
showed heterogeneous patterns of |
15N enrichment |
Oryza sativa |
| elongated bacteroids |
surround |
collapsed central vacuoles of infected host cells |
Medicago truncatula |
| massive symbiotic cells |
have |
large volume vacuoles |
Medicago truncatula |
| rhizobium/legume symbiosis |
leads to formation of |
nodule |
|
| leghemoglobins |
are required to protect |
nitrogenase complex from oxygen |
|
| salt stress |
reduces |
nitrogenase activity |
Glycine max; Vicia faba |
| C. villosa |
is critically dependent on |
symbiotic N2 fixation as its main source of N |
Colletia villosa |
| bacteroids |
fix |
atmospheric nitrogen |
|
| Cloning the Rj4 gene |
facilitates |
development of molecular tools for genetic improvement of nitrogen fixation |
Glycine max |
| leguminous plants under low nitrogen conditions |
develop |
nodule |
|
| altered metabolic pathways in RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) nodules |
may lead to |
arrest in nodule growth |
Glycine max |
| bacteria |
require |
abundant carbon supply from plant partner |
|
| shoot growth of apn1 mutants |
tended to be retarded relative to |
shoot growth of wild-type plants with compatible M. loti strains |
Lotus japonicus |
| rhizobia |
fix atmospheric nitrogen in |
root nodules |
|
| m/z 616.18 ion (heme moiety, possibly of leghemoglobin) |
was present at high abundance in |
fixation zone of nodules formed on WT/WT samples |
Medicago; Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| Medicago dnf1 mutants |
show |
complete absence of nitrogen fixation |
Medicago |
| novel matrix DMAN and conventional matrix 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) |
were investigated for |
MALDI-MSI applications to study Medicago root and nodule metabolome during nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
| metabolites of various chemical species, including amino acids, sugars, organic acids, lipids, flavonoids and their conjugates |
were characterized and mapped on |
Medicago roots and nodules |
Medicago truncatula |
| plant and bacterial mutants defective in nitrogen fixation |
generated |
valuable information for understanding of underlying mechanism of nitrogen-fixing process |
Medicago truncatula |
| Mesorhizobium ciceri CP-31-(Mc CP-31)–chickpea association |
shows higher |
symbiotic nitrogen (N2) fixation (SNF) capacity than Mesorhizobium mediterraneum SWRI9-(Mm SWRI9)–chickpea association under Pi deficiency |
Cicer arietinum; Mesorhizobium ciceri; Mesorhizobium mediterraneum |
| fixJ mutants of Sinorhizobium meliloti |
cannot encode |
nitrogenase enzyme |
Sinorhizobium meliloti |
| leghemoglobin |
prevents |
inactivation of nitrogenase |
|
| soybean |
forms symbiotic relationship with |
Rhizobium |
|
| estimations of ATP requirements for reactions occurring within a nodule |
give a range of |
2.78–4.81 g C g−1 N |
|
| relative growth rate for nodulated soybean |
ranged between |
0.054 and 0.056 g g−1 DW d−1 |
Glycine max |
| multiscale semi-mechanistic crop model |
estimates |
effect of N fixation on crop yield with and without soil nitrogen supply |
Glycine max |
| increased allantoin and allantoic acid levels in RNAi (ATUPS1, UPS1, AT2G03590) nodules |
is concurrent with |
decrease in N2 fixation |
Glycine max |
| legumes |
develop |
nodules |
|
| comparison of metabolite profiles and molecular ion images from nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing nodules |
highlighted benefits of |
MALDI-MSI in understanding the roles of metabolites in symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
Medicago |
| altering GmINS1 expression |
subsequently affected |
soybean nitrogen content |
Glycine max |
| 50 μM ABA treatment |
reduces |
nitrogenase activity in MG-20 |
Lotus japonicus |
| respiratory activity |
provides nitrogenase with |
16 molecules of ATP and 8 electrons |
|
| nitrogen-fixing symbioses |
allow thriving in |
nitrogen-poor soils |
|
| nitrogen-fixing symbioses |
diverts photoassimilate to |
microsymbionts |
|
| relative growth rate reduction from symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
integrated into |
crop growth model Soybean-BioCro |
Glycine max |
| rhizobia |
provide |
fixed nitrogen |
|
| symbiotic nitrogen fixation |
is energy-consuming |
energy consumption |
|
| major disruption of iron delivery to nodules |
results in |
more severe reduction of nitrogenase activity |
Medicago truncatula |
| Ljein2a Ljein2b double mutant |
does not show acetylene reduction activity 2 weeks after inoculation despite |
apparently normal nodule infection |
Lotus japonicus |
| nitrogenase proteins NifH and NifK |
remain relatively stable during |
nitrate treatment |
Lotus japonicus |
| nifX |
encodes |
iron-molybdenum cluster-binding protein |
Medicago truncatula |
| nodulated soybean in absence of soil nitrogen |
has |
relative growth rate of 0.055 g g−1 DW d−1 |
Glycine max |
| FBA simulations |
predicted |
high levels of oxygen import to the bacteroid |
Glycine max; Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens |
| cells of first few layers of nitrogen fixation zone (ZIIId) |
have |
DNA content of 16C/32C |
Medicago truncatula |
| nitrogenase (acetylene reduction) activities per nodule fresh weight in apn1 mutants |
were similar to or higher than in |
wild-type (WT) |
Lotus japonicus; Mesorhizobium loti |
| nodules |
provides |
fixed nitrogen to domesticated crops and wild plant species |
|
| reactive oxygen species (ROS) |
has importance in establishing and maintaining |
legume–Rhizobium symbiosis |
|
| nodules from dmi2-1 roots expressing MLD point mutants |
are even fewer of which are pink |
pink nodules |
Medicago truncatula |