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SUBMITTER: Heard J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC41676 | biostudies-other | 1995 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19950601 12
In response to infection by Rhizobium, highly differentiated organs called nodules form on legume roots. Within these organs, the symbiotic association between the host plant and bacteria is established. A putative plant transcription factor, NMH7, has been identified in alfalfa root nodules. nmh7 contains a MADS-box DNA-binding region and shows homology to flower homeotic genes. This gene is a member of a multigene family in alfalfa and was identified on the basis of nucleic acid homology to pl ...[more]