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Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal CLAMT1b as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility

Production of pearl millet is impacted by the root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. Here, the authors assemble the genomes of resistant and susceptible lines of pearl millet and identify a critical gene CARLACTONOIC ACID METHYLTRANSFERASE1b (CLAMT1b) in determining Striga resistance.

Hendrik N. J. Kuijer
Jian You Wang
Salim Al-Babili
ResearchOpen Access12 Aug 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
The apocarotenoid metabolite zaxinone regulates growth and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

Strigolactone and abscisic acid are carotenoid-derived plant hormones. Here the authors describe the identification of zaxinone, a further apocarotenoid metabolite, which down-regulates strigolactone content and is required for normal growth and development in rice.

Jian You Wang
Imran Haider
Salim Al-Babili
ResearchOpen Access18 Feb 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-9
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected

Machine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots are in protected areas.

Michael E. Van Nuland
Colin Averill
Johan van den Hoogen
ResearchOpen Access23 Jul 2025
Nature

Volume: 645, P: 414-422
Impact of urbanization on antimicrobial resistance in soil microbial communities

Davide Bongiovanni
Simon Masson
Irene Stefanini
ResearchOpen Access03 Jan 2025
Scientific Reports

Volume: 15, P: 1-11
Effect of exogenous treatment with zaxinone and its mimics on rice root microbiota across different growth stages

Teresa Mazzarella
Matteo Chialva
Valentina Fiorilli
ResearchOpen Access28 Dec 2024
Scientific Reports

Volume: 14, P: 1-18
Unique and common traits in mycorrhizal symbioses

Mycorrhizas are ubiquitous mutualistic symbioses established between plant roots and soil fungi. In this Review, Bonfante and colleagues explore the origin and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi, the diversity of their interactions with host plants and the potential of application of mycorrhizal symbioses in the development of sustainable agricultural and environmental strategies.

Andrea Genre
Luisa Lanfranco
Paola Bonfante
Reviews21 Jul 2020
Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volume: 18, P: 649-660
Multi-omics approaches explain the growth-promoting effect of the apocarotenoid growth regulator zaxinone in rice

Wang et al. report zaxinone as a global regulator of the transcriptome and metabolome, as well as of hormonal and cellular composition of rice roots. This study shows that zaxinone promotes rice growth by enhancing root sugar uptake and metabolism and modulation of cytokinin content, indicating the potential application of this compound in increasing rice performance.

Jian You Wang
Saleh Alseekh
Salim Al-Babili
ResearchOpen Access25 Oct 2021
Communications Biology

Volume: 4, P: 1-11
Old Yellow Enzyme homologues in Mucor circinelloides: expression profile and biotransformation

Alice Romagnolo
Federica Spina
Giovanna Cristina Varese
ResearchOpen Access21 Sept 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-10
The physiology of plants in the context of space exploration

A review summarizes the effects of abiotic (ionizing radiation, altered gravity, geomagnetic field, pressure, and light conditions) and both beneficial and pathogenic biotic space-related factors on plant physiology.

Massimo E. Maffei
Raffaella Balestrini
Marta Del Bianco
ReviewsOpen Access11 Oct 2024
Communications Biology

Volume: 7, P: 1-12
The genome of the obligate endobacterium of an AM fungus reveals an interphylum network of nutritional interactions

Stefano Ghignone
Alessandra Salvioli
Paola Bonfante
Research25 Aug 2011
The ISME Journal

Volume: 6, P: 136-145

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Chromosome-scale pearl millet genomes reveal CLAMT1b as key determinant of strigolactone pattern and Striga susceptibility

The apocarotenoid metabolite zaxinone regulates growth and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected

Impact of urbanization on antimicrobial resistance in soil microbial communities

Effect of exogenous treatment with zaxinone and its mimics on rice root microbiota across different growth stages

Unique and common traits in mycorrhizal symbioses

Multi-omics approaches explain the growth-promoting effect of the apocarotenoid growth regulator zaxinone in rice

Old Yellow Enzyme homologues in Mucor circinelloides: expression profile and biotransformation

The physiology of plants in the context of space exploration

The genome of the obligate endobacterium of an AM fungus reveals an interphylum network of nutritional interactions

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