@article{fdi:010066085,
  title = {{B}radyrhizobium {B}cl{A} is a peptide transporter required for bacterial differentiation in symbiosis with {A}eschynomene legumes},
  author = {{G}uefrachi, {I}. and {P}ierre, {O}. and {T}imchenko, {T}. and {A}lunni, {B}. and {B}arri{\`e}re, {Q}. and {C}zernic, {P}. and {V}illaecija-{A}guilar, {J}. {A}. and {V}erly, {C}. and {B}ourge, {M}. and {F}ardoux, {J}o{\¨e}l and {M}ars, {M}. and {K}ondorosi, {E}. and {G}iraud, {E}ric and {M}ergaert, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}odules of legume plants are highly integrated symbiotic systems shaped by millions of years of evolution. {T}hey harbor nitrogen-fixing rhizobium bacteria called bacteroids. {S}everal legume species produce peptides called nodule-specific cysteine-rich ({NCR}) peptides in the symbiotic nodule cells which house the bacteroids. {NCR} peptides are related to antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity. {T}hey induce the endo-symbionts into a differentiated, enlarged, and polyploid state. {T}he bacterial symbionts, on their side, evolved functions for the response to the {NCR} peptides. {H}ere, we identified the bcl{A} gene of {B}radyrhizobium sp. strains {ORS}278 and {ORS}285, which is required for the formation of differentiated and functional bacteroids in the nodules of the {NCR} peptide-producing {A}eschynomene legumes. {T}he {B}cl{A} {ABC} transporter promotes the import of {NCR} peptides and provides protection against the antimicrobial activity of these peptides. {M}oreover, {B}cl{A} can complement the role of the related {B}ac{A} transporter of {S}inorhizobium meliloti, which has a similar symbiotic function in the interaction with {M}edicago legumes.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}lant-{M}icrobe {I}nteractions},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1155--1166},
  ISSN = {0894-0282},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1094/mpmi-04-15-0094-r},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066085},
}