Record ID No. |
5833 |
Author(s) |
Luginbuehl L. H.*, Menard G. N., Kurup S., Van Erp H., Radhakrishnan G. V., Breakspear A., Oldroyd G. E. D. and Eastmond P.J. , 2017 |
Affiliation |
*Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.. |
Title |
Fatty acids in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are synthesized by the host plant. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Science. 356(6343): 1175-1178 |
Categories |
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Subjects |
Biochemistry |
Host |
NA |
Organism |
NA |
Country |
UK |
Abstracts |
A wide variety of plants form symbiotic relationships in their roots with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The fungi channel inorganic and micronutrients from soil to the plant, and the plant supplies the fungi with organic nutrients. Jiang et al. and Luginbuehl et al. found that as part of this exchange, the plant supplies lipids to its symbiotic fungi, thus providing the fungi with a robust source of carbon for their metabolic needs. |