@article{fdi:010020686, title = {{C}asuarina glauca prenodule cells display the same differentiation as the corresponding nodule cells}, author = {{L}aplaze, {L}aurent and {D}uhoux, {E}mile and {F}ranche, {C}laudine and {F}rutz, {T}hierry and {S}vistoonoff, {S}ergio and {B}isseling, {T}. and {B}ogusz, {D}idier and {P}awlowski, {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent phylogenetic studies have implied that all plants able to enter root nodule symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria go back to a common ancestor ({D}.{E}. {S}oltis, {P}.{S}. {S}oltis, {D}.{R}. {M}organ, {S}.{M}. {S}wensen, {B}.{C}. {M}ullin, {J}.{M}. {D}owd, and {P}.{G}. {M}artin, {P}roc. {N}atl. {A}cad. {S}ci. {USA}, 92:2647-2651, 1995). {H}owever, nodules formed by plants from different groups are distinct in nodule organogenesis and structure. {I}n most groups, nodule organogenesis involves the induction of cortical cell divisions. {I}n legumes these divisions lead to the formation of a nodule primordium, while in non-legumes they lead to the formation of a so-called prenodule consisting of infected and un-infected cells. {N}odule primordium formation does not involve prenodule cells, and the function of prenodules is not known. {H}ere, we examine the differentiation of actinorhizal prenodule cells in comparison to nodule cells with regard to both symbionts. {O}ur findings indicate that prenodules represent primitive symbiotic organs whose cell types display the same characteristics as their nodule counterparts. {T}he results are discussed in the context of the evolution of root nodule symbioses. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{MYCORHIZE} ; {NODULE} {RACINAIRE} ; {DIFFERENCIATION} ; {SYMBIOSE} ; {EVOLUTION} ; {FIXATION} {BIOLOGIQUE} {DE} {L}'{AZOTE} ; {PHYLOGENIE} ; {ANALYSE} {GENETIQUE} ; {PLANTE} {TRANSGENIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {P}lant-{M}icrobe {I}nteractions}, volume = {13}, numero = {1}, pages = {107--112}, ISSN = {0894-0282}, year = {2000}, DOI = {10.1094/{MPMI}.2000.13.1.107}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010020686}, }