Yuling Yue

Abstract Mutualistic plant-microbe symbiotic interactions are thought to have evolved from a loose association between host plants and microbes when nutrients are limited. Therefore, the molecular network enabling intimate mutualistic plant-microbe symbioses may have evolved from a nutrient starvation response shared by all land plants. While the molecular link between nutrient status and symbiotic interaction is well-established, it remains poorly understood in some systems.

Abstract Mutualistic plant-microbe symbiotic interactions are thought to have evolved from a loose association often observed between host plants and microbes when nutrients are limited and caused by chemical attractants released by the host plant. Therefore, the molecular network enabling intimate mutualistic plant-microbe symbioses may have evolved from a general nutrient starvation response shared by all land plants (embryophytes).