Yangrong Cao

Abstract Legume-rhizobial symbiosis, involving the intracellular accommodation of rhizobia within host cells for nitrogen fixation, represents a unique model among plant-microbe interactions. While this symbiosis requires sophisticated regulatory networks, direct host control over symbiont proteins remains largely elusive. Here, we demonstrate that soybean Nodulation Receptor Kinase (GmNORK) interacts with and directly phosphorylates the Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 effector NopZ.

Abstract Grain legumes hold great promise for advancing sustainable agriculture. Although the evolutionary history of legume species has been investigated, the conserved mechanisms that drive adaptive evolution and govern agronomic improvement remain elusive. Here we present high-quality genome assemblies for nine widely consumed pulses, including common bean, chickpea, pea, lentil, faba bean, pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and hyacinth bean.

Correction to: Nature Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01727-5, published online 17 June 2024. In the version of the article initially published, the reference Schultze, M. et al. Rhizobium meliloti produces a family of sulphated lipooligosaccharides exhibiting different degrees of plant host specificity. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 89, 192–196 (1992) was missing and has now been added as ref.