Project Details
Projekt
Sequence adaptation of Symbiosis Receptor-like Kinase (SymRK) enabling nitrogen-fixing root nodule development (B06)
Subject Area
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Term
since 2023
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 491090170
The receptor kinase SymRK is required for both arbuscular mycorrhiza and nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis (RNS). SymRK has undergone super-functionalization: while SymRK versions from all tested angiosperms supported AM in symrk mutants of the legume Lotus japonicus, only orthologs from eurosids supported RNS. This project will address the question, which sequence adaptations provided SymRK with signalling competence in the context of the nitrogen-fixing RNS and the mechanistic consequences thereof.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
Applicant Institution
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Project Head
Professor Dr. Martin Parniske
