DOI: 10.1111/pce.70683 ISSN: 0140-7791
Nonsense‐Mediated Decay mRNA Quality Control System Is Essential for Root Development and Efficient Root Nodule Symbiosis in Medicago truncatula
János B. Biró, Csaba Péter, Ágota Domonkos, Zoltán Hegedűs, Lóránt Lakatos, Deepali Rana, Péter Gyula, Dániel Silhavy, Péter KalóSummary statement
We investigated the role of nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in root nodule symbiosis using NMD‐deficient
Medicago truncatula
roots. We show that NMD is essential for root growth and efficient nodulation, likely because it regulates multiple symbiosis‐related pathways in the roots.