Nissolia brasiliensis as a non-nodulating model legume

@article{girou2026nissolia,
  title = {{Nissolia brasiliensis as a non-nodulating model legume}},
  author = {Camille Girou and Jean Keller and Cyril Libourel and Fabian van Beveren and Matheus Bianconi and Isabelle Dufau and Charlotte Cravero and Caroline Callot and Nathalie Rodde and Olivier Coriton and Virginie Huteau and Pierre-Marc Delaux and Tatiana Vernie},
  journal = {Plant Physiology},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1093/plphys/kiag479},
  url = {https://hal.science/hal-05348012v1},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nissolia brasiliensis as a non-nodulating model legume
AU  - Camille Girou
AU  - Jean Keller
AU  - Cyril Libourel
AU  - Fabian van Beveren
AU  - Matheus Bianconi
AU  - Isabelle Dufau
AU  - Charlotte Cravero
AU  - Caroline Callot
AU  - Nathalie Rodde
AU  - Olivier Coriton
AU  - Virginie Huteau
AU  - Pierre-Marc Delaux
AU  - Tatiana Vernie
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/15
JO  - Plant Physiology
DO  - 10.1093/plphys/kiag479
UR  - https://hal.science/hal-05348012v1
AB  - The nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is specifically formed by four orders of angiosperms. The largest of these four orders include the legume family, the Fabaceae. Among legumes, historical model species have emerged, such as the RNS-forming Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus, or, more recently, Aeschynomene aevenia. By contrast, legume species that have lost RNS have been largely ignored. Here, we describe the first chromosome-level assembly for a non-RNS-forming legume, the tropical papilionoid Nissolia brasiliensis. We compared its genome to closely related legumes and identified genes associated with RNS. Finally, we developed a stable transformation protocol that can be deployed in the future to re-evolve RNS in legumes, a first step toward the goal of engineering RNS in non-legume crops.
SN  - 0032-0889
SN  - 1532-2548
ER  -