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Expression of nodule-specific genes in Phaseolus vulgaris L.

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The identification of some nodule-specific host proteins (nodulins) from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), a tropical ureide-transporting legume, is described. Particularly, the existence and developmental expression of several abundant nodule-specific transcripts of P. vulgaris are shown, including leghemoglobin, nodulespecific uricase and a group that in vitro translates into a cluster of about 30 kDa products. The expression pattern of nodulins in effective (Fix+) nodules compared to ineffective (Fix-) ones is also presented. The modified expression of main nodulins observed between these nodules indicates that different levels and/or factors associated with their regulation are involved. The intracellular infection by Rhizobium as a decisive step in the induction of some P. vulgaris nodulins is discussed.

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    Francisco Campos, Jaime Padilla, Martha Vázquez, José Luis Ortega, Consuelo Enríquez & Frederico Sánchez

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Supported in part by grants from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y. Tecnologia (CONACyT), grant PCCBBNA-022632; from Fondo de Estudios e Investigaciones Ricardo J. Zevada and from the US National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council by means of a grant from the US Agency for international Development.

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Campos, F., Padilla, J., Vázquez, M. et al. Expression of nodule-specific genes in Phaseolus vulgaris L.. Plant Mol Biol 9, 521–532 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020530

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