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Group VII Ethylene Response Factors, MtERF74 and MtERF75, sustain nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula microoxic nodules
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  • Martina Rovere,
  • Chiara Pucciariello,
  • Claude Castella,
  • Antoine Berger,
  • Marco Forgia,
  • Tran Ahn Guyet,
  • Marc Bosseno,
  • Marie Pacoud,
  • Renaud Brouquisse,
  • Pierdomenico Perata,
  • Alexandre Boscari
Martina Rovere
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech

Corresponding Author:martina.rovere@gmail.com

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Chiara Pucciariello
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
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Claude Castella
Plantes et Systemes de Culture Horticoles
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Antoine Berger
Agroecologie
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Marco Forgia
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
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Tran Ahn Guyet
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
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Marc Bosseno
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
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Marie Pacoud
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
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Renaud Brouquisse
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
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Pierdomenico Perata
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
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Alexandre Boscari
Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
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Abstract

Group VII Ethylene Response Factors (ERF-VII) are plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) known for their role in the activation of hypoxia-responsive genes under low oxygen stress but also in plant endogenous hypoxic niches. However, their function in the microaerophilic nitrogen-fixing nodules of legumes has not yet been investigated. We investigated regulation and the function of the two Medicago truncatula ERF-VII TFs ( MtERF74 and MtERF75) in roots and nodules, MtERF74 and MtERF75 in response to hypoxia stress and during the nodulation process using an RNA interference strategy and targeted proteolysis of MtERF75. Knockdown of MtERF74 and MtERF75 partially blocked the induction of hypoxia-responsive genes in roots exposed to hypoxia stress. In addition, a significant reduction in nodulation capacity and nitrogen fixation activity was observed in mature nodules of double knockdown transgenic roots. Overall, the results indicate that MtERF74 and MtERF75 are involved in the induction of MtNR1 and Pgb1.1 expression for efficient Phytogb-NO respiration in the nodule.
12 Jul 2022Submitted to Plant, Cell & Environment
12 Jul 2022Submission Checks Completed
12 Jul 2022Assigned to Editor
17 Jul 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Nov 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Nov 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
03 Dec 20221st Revision Received
03 Dec 2022Submission Checks Completed
03 Dec 2022Assigned to Editor
03 Dec 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
04 Dec 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
Feb 2023Published in Plant, Cell & Environment volume 46 issue 2 on pages 607-620. 10.1111/pce.14505