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Salas, Ana, Cabrera, Juan J., Jiménez-Leiva, Andrea, Mesa, Socorro, Bedmar, Eulogio J., Richardson, David J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-1832, Gates, Andrew J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4594-5038 and Delgado, María J.
(2021)
Bacterial nitric oxide metabolism: recent insights in Rhizobia.
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Advances in Microbial Physiology.
Advances in Microbial Physiology, 78
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Elsevier, pp. 259-315.
ISBN 9780128246016
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Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is a reactive gaseous molecule that has several functions in biological systems depending on its concentration. At low concentrations, NO acts as a signaling molecule, while at high concentrations, it becomes very toxic due to its ability to react with multiple cellular targets. Soil bacteria, commonly known as rhizobia, have the capacity to establish a N2-fixing symbiosis with legumes inducing the formation of nodules in their roots. Several reports have shown NO production in the nodules where this gas acts either as a signaling molecule which regulates gene expression, or as a potent inhibitor of nitrogenase and other plant and bacteria enzymes. A better understanding of the sinks and sources of NO in rhizobia is essential to protect symbiotic nitrogen fixation from nitrosative stress. In nodules, both the plant and the microsymbiont contribute to the production of NO. From the bacterial perspective, the main source of NO reported in rhizobia is the denitrification pathway that varies significantly depending on the species. In addition to denitrification, nitrate assimilation is emerging as a new source of NO in rhizobia. To control NO accumulation in the nodules, in addition to plant haemoglobins, bacteroids also contribute to NO detoxification through the expression of a NorBC-type nitric oxide reductase as well as rhizobial haemoglobins. In the present review, updated knowledge about the NO metabolism in legume-associated endosymbiotic bacteria is summarized.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bacteroids,denitrification,hemoglobins,nitrate assimilation,nitrate reductase,nitric oxide reductase,regulation,rhizobia-legume symbiosis,root nodules,microbiology,physiology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2400/2404 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2021 01:01 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2023 00:15 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/78315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2021.05.001 |
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