Root, Root Hair, and Symbiotic Mutants of the Model Legume Lotus japonicus
Authors:
- Masayoshi KawaguchiMKMasayoshi Kawaguchi
- Haruko Imaizumi-AnrakuHIHaruko Imaizumi-Anraku
- Hiroyuki KoiwaHKHiroyuki Koiwa
- Sinobu NiwaSNSinobu Niwa
- Akira IkutaAIAkira Ikuta
- Kunihiko SyonoKSKunihiko Syono
- Shoichiro AkaoSAShoichiro Akao
Open Access
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
- Vol. 15 (1) , 17-26
Abstract
To gain an overview of plant factors controlling nodule number and organogenesis, an extensive screening using model legume Lotus japonicus was carried out. This screening involved 40,000 M2 seeds, and 32 stable mutant lines were isolated. From these, 16 mutant lines maintaining the phenotypic variation were selected and genetically analyzed. With respect to nodule number, four loci were identified, Ljsym77, Ljsym78, slippery root (slp), and radial organization1 (rdo1). The former two mutants have an increased number of nodules, while the latter two have a decreased number. Ljsym78-1 and Ljsym78-2 are hypernodulating mutants with a branched root system and were found to be allelic to Ljsym16. The phenotype of the Ljsym77 mutant was highly pleiotropic, being deficient in light and gravity responses. The slp mutant was isolated as a low-nodulating mutant lacking root hairs. Concerning nodule organogenesis, nine symbiotic loci were identified, including the two loci alb1 and fen1. Mutants affecting the developmental process of nodule organogenesis were placed in three phenotypic categories: Nod¯ (Ljsym70 to Ljsym73), Hist¯ (alb1-1, alb1-2, and Ljsym79), and Fix¯ (fen1, Ljsym75, and Ljsym81).Keywords
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