July-August MPMI Editor’s Pick
In Sinorhizobium meliloti, loss of the carbon metabolism blocks symbiosis with alfalfa. In their paper published in MPMI, Sabhjeet Kaur et al. demonstrate that disrupting the key metabolic enzyme transketolase (tktA) in S. meliloti completely impaired its ability to engage in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with alfalfa. Although activating a backup gene (tktB) restored some growth and metabolism, it could not fully rescue symbiotic function or stress resistance. Read the Commentary by MPMI Assistant Feature Editor Jawahar Singh to learn more.
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