@article{fdi:010053775, title = {{A}ctivation of the isoflavonoid pathway in actinorhizal symbioses}, author = {{A}uguy, {F}lorence and {A}bdel-{L}ateif, {K}. and {D}oumas, {P}atrick and {B}adin, {P}. and {G}uerin, {V}. and {B}ogusz, {D}idier and {H}ocher, {V}al{\'e}rie}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e investigated the involvement of flavonoids in the actinorhizal nodulation process resulting from the interaction between the tropical tree {C}asuarina glauca {S}ieb. ex {S}preng. and the actinomycete {F}rankia. {E}ight {C}. glauca genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis: chalcone synthase ({CHS}), chalcone isomerase ({CHI}), isoflavone reductase ({IFR}), flavonoid-3-hydroxylase ({F}3{H}), flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase ({F}3'{H}), flavonoid 3',5' hydroxylase ({F}3'5'{H}), dihydroflavonol 4-reductase ({DFR}) and flavonol synthase ({FLS}), were identified from a unigene database and gene expression patterns were monitored by quantitative real-time {PCR} (q{RT}-{PCR}) during the nodulation time course. {R}esults showed that {FLS} and {F}3'5'{H} transcripts accumulated in mature nodules whereas {CHI} and {IFR} transcripts accumulated preferentially early after inoculation with {F}rankia. {C}omparison of {IFR} and {CHI} expression in inoculated plants and in control plants cultivated with or without nitrogen confirmed that early expression of {IFR} is specifically linked to symbiosis. {T}aken together, these data suggest for the first time that isoflavonoids are implicated in actinorhizal nodulation.}, keywords = {actinorhiza ; flavonoid ; gene expression ; isoflavonoid ; nitrogen-fixing ; symbiosis}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}unctional {P}lant {B}iology}, volume = {38}, numero = {8-9}, pages = {690--696}, ISSN = {1445-4408}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1071/fp11014}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053775}, }