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The Early Nodulin Gene ENOD2 Shows Different Expression Patterns During Sesbania rostrata Stem Nodule Development

March 1998 , Volume 11 , Number  3
Pages  237 - 241

Sofie Goormachtig , Marc Van Montagu , and Marcelle Holsters

Laboratorium voor Genetica, Departement Genetica, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Universiteit Gent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium


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Accepted 18 November 1997.

During nodule development on stems of Sesbania rostrata, the ENOD2 gene was expressed in the nodule parenchyma and in outer cortical cells. The latter; novel expression pattern was low in uninfected nodulation sites, strongly enhanced 1 day after infection, and correlated with young peridermal cells at later stages. The induction of both ENOD2 transcript accumulation patterns was dependent on Nod factor-producing bacteria.



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