@article{fdi:010073654, title = {{T}ranscriptome profiles of {N}od factor-independent symbiosis in the tropical legume {A}eschynomene evenia}, author = {{G}ully, {D}jamel and {C}zernic, {P}. and {C}ruveiller, {S}. and {M}ahe, {F}. and {L}ongin, {C}. and {V}allenet, {D}. and {F}rancois, {P}. and {N}idelet, {S}. and {R}ialle, {S}. and {G}iraud, {E}ric and {A}rrighi, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}as{G}upta, {M}. and {C}artieaux, {F}abienne}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{N}od factors ({NF}) were assumed to be indispensable for the establishment of a rhizobium-legume symbiosis until the discovery that certain {B}radyrhizobium strains interacting with certain {A}eschynomene species lack the canonical nod{ABC} genes required for their synthesis. {S}o far, the molecular dialogue between {A}eschynomene and its symbionts remains an open question. {H}ere we report a time course transcriptional analysis of {A}eschynomene evenia in response to inoculation with {B}radyrhizobium {ORS}278. {T}he {NF}-independent symbiotic process was monitored at five time points between bacterial infection and nodule maturity. {T}he five time points correspond to three specific events, root infection by crack entry, nodule organogenesis, and the establishment of the nitrogen fixing process. {D}uring the third stage, about 80 {NCR}-like genes and eight symbiotic genes known to be involved in signaling, bacterial infection or nodulation regulation were highly expressed. {C}omparative gene expression analyses at the five time points also enabled the selection of genes with an expression profile that makes them promising markers to monitor early plant responses to bacteria. {S}uch markers could be used in bioassays to identify the nature of the bacterial signal(s). {O}ur data represent valuable resources for investigation of this {N}od factor-independent symbiosis.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {8}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 10934 [12 p.]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-018-29301-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073654}, }