Physiological role of calcium in legume-rhizobium symbiosis

• Main Authors: Vasil’eva G.G., Ischenko A.A., Glyan’ko A.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Vikol publishing" ST Kolesnichenko V.V. 2011-12-01
• Series: Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
• Subjects: legume-rhizobium symbiosis; calcium (Ca2+); Ca2+-spiking; Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase; Nod-factor (NF); LysM receptor-like kinase (LysM RLK); leucine rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR RLK)
• Online Access: http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2011/N4/JSPB_2011_4_398-414.pdf
• ISSN: 1997-0838

Literature data on the physiological role of calcium (Ca2+) in legume-rhizobium symbiosis development on initial stages - the infection and symbiotic structures formation, are generalized. The questions about the Ca2+ function in plants, special feature the formation of legume-rhizobium symbiosis and role of calcium in the interaction of two organisms are considered. Data on the interaction of ROS and Ca2+ in the development of the legume-rhizobium symbiosis and the relationship of NADPH-oxidase activity with the calcium signaling system are analyzed. The special attention is given to the role of Ca22+-spiking and calcium and calmodulin-like kinase in the initiation of plant symbiotic ways operation leads to infection and the formation of symbiotic structures.