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Role of Piriformospora indica in Sulfur Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Piriformospora indica

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Piriformospora indica is an endophytic fungus which colonizes the roots of many plant species and promotes their growth, seed production, and resistance against biotic and abiotic stress. Expression profiling has demonstrated that genes for sulfur metabolism enzymes and for transcription factors controlling sulfur and glucosinolate metabolism are specific targets of P. indica in Arabidopsis roots and leaves. The aim of our studies is to understand how the fungus controls (a) the basic S metabolism, (b) the glucosinolate biosynthesis, and (c) the resistance against pathogens via S-containing components. We hypothesize that P. indica controls the S metabolism in Arabidopsis for two reasons: to ensure that S-containing components are not limiting for plant growth and development, in particular under S limitation, and that sufficient S-containing defense components prevent over-colonization of the roots, which would result in a shift from mutualism to parasitism.

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    Pyniarlang L. Nongbri & Ralf Oelmüller

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Nongbri, P.L., Oelmüller, R. (2013). Role of Piriformospora indica in Sulfur Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana . In: Varma, A., Kost, G., Oelmüller, R. (eds) Piriformospora indica. Soil Biology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1_18

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