Attila Kereszt

TL;DR: The cloning of a gene from Medicago sativa that is essential for Nod-factor perception in alfalfa is described, and by genetic analogy, in the related legumes Medicago truncatula and Pisum sativum, and the identified ‘nodulation receptor kinase’, NORK, is predicted to function in the Nod -factor perception/transduction system (the NORK system) that initiates a signal cascade leading to nodulation.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that nodule-specific cysteine-rich NCR peptides are targeted to the bacteria and enter the bacterial membrane and cytosol and reveal a previously unknown innovation of the host plant that adopts effectors of the innate immune system for symbiosis to manipulate the cell fate of endosymbiotic bacteria.

TL;DR: Almost 100% of the infected plants form hairy roots within 1 month from the start of the experiments, and the main roots are removed and the transgenic roots can be tested.

TL;DR: It is shown that ERN is necessary for Nod factor–induced gene expression and for spontaneous nodulation activated by the calcium- and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, DMI3, which is a component of the Nod factors signaling pathway.

TL;DR: This review focuses on in vivo studies relating how organisms - bacteria, plants, insects and mammals - employ AMPs in their interactions with microbial competitors, pathogens and symbionts.