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nodC - NodC N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase

Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021

Mnasri, B. et al., Supanjani, S. et al., Menna, P. et al., Kamst, E. et al., Barran, L.R. et al.

Barran, Bromfield, Brown,

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Disease relevance of nodC

Functional analysis of chimeras derived from the Sinorhizobium meliloti and Mesorhizobium loti nodC genes identifies regions controlling chitin oligosaccharide chain length [1].
Two other clusters included bacteria showing similarity with the genera Methylobacterium and Burkholderia, and amplification with primers for nifH and/or nodC regions was achieved with these strains [2].
Inoculation with genistein-induced Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 532C and USDA3 also increased (45)Ca(2+) uptake; whereas, inoculation with strain Bj-168, a nodC-mutant incapable of producing LCO, did not [3].

High impact information on nodC

The phylogenetic analysis of nifH and nodC genes showed that these isolates carry symbiotic genes different from those previously characterized among Medicago and bean symbionts, but closely related to those of S. fredii Spanish and Tunisian isolates effective in symbiosis with common bean but unable to nodulate soybean [4].
Data for Tn5 mutagenesis of the nodABCIJ region of strain 102L4 suggested that the nodC gene was involved in the specific nodulation of M. laciniata [5].

References

Functional analysis of chimeras derived from the Sinorhizobium meliloti and Mesorhizobium loti nodC genes identifies regions controlling chitin oligosaccharide chain length. Kamst, E., Breek, C.K., Spaink, H.P. Mol. Gen. Genet. (2000) [Pubmed]
Molecular phylogeny based on the 16S rRNA gene of elite rhizobial strains used in Brazilian commercial inoculants. Menna, P., Hungria, M., Barcellos, F.G., Bangel, E.V., Hess, P.N., Martínez-Romero, E. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2006) [Pubmed]
Nod factor enhances calcium uptake by soybean. Supanjani, S., Habib, A., Mabood, F., Lee, K.D., Donnelly, D., Smith, D.L. Plant Physiol. Biochem. (2006) [Pubmed]
Salt-tolerant rhizobia isolated from a Tunisian oasis that are highly effective for symbiotic N(2)-fixation with Phaseolus vulgaris constitute a novel biovar (bv. mediterranense) of Sinorhizobium meliloti. Mnasri, B., Mrabet, M., Laguerre, G., Aouani, M.E., Mhamdi, R. Arch. Microbiol. (2007) [Pubmed]
Identification and cloning of the bacterial nodulation specificity gene in the Sinorhizobium meliloti--Medicago laciniata symbiosis. Barran, L.R., Bromfield, E.S., Brown, D.C. Can. J. Microbiol. (2002) [Pubmed]

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