Mediation of Plant-Mycorrhizal Interaction by a Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase
Labbe J, Muchero W, Czarnecki O, Wang J, Wang X, Bryan AC, Zheng K, Yang Y, Xie M, Zhang J, Wang D, Meidl P, Wang H, Morrell-Falvey JL, Cope KR, Maia LGS, Ane JM, Mewalal R, Jawdy SS, Gunter LE, Schackwitz W, Martin J, Le Tacon F, Li T, Zhang Z, Ranjan P, Lindquist E, Yang X, Jacobson DA, Tschaplinski TJ, Barry K, Schmutz J, Chen JG, Tuskan GA
2019, Nature Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0469-x
Abstract
The molecular mechanisms underlying mycorrhizal symbioses, the most ubiquitous and impactful mutualistic plant-microbial interaction in nature, are largely unknown. Through genetic mapping, resequencing and molecular validation, we demonstrate that a G-type lectin receptor-like kinase (lecRLK) mediates the symbiotic interaction between Populus and the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor. This finding uncovers an important molecular step in the establishment of symbiotic plant-fungal associations and provides a molecular target for engineering beneficial mycorrhizal relationships.
Citation
Labbe J, Muchero W, Czarnecki O, Wang J, Wang X, Bryan AC, Zheng K, Yang Y, Xie M, Zhang J, Wang D, Meidl P, Wang H, Morrell-Falvey JL, Cope KR, Maia LGS, Ane JM, Mewalal R, Jawdy SS, Gunter LE, Schackwitz W, Martin J, Le Tacon F, Li T, Zhang Z, Ranjan P, Lindquist E, Yang X, Jacobson DA, Tschaplinski TJ, Barry K, Schmutz J, Chen JG, Tuskan GA. (2019) Mediation of Plant-Mycorrhizal Interaction by a Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase. Nature Genetics. DOI:10.1038/s41477-019-0469-x