Duplication of KCBP, which encodes a plant-specific microtubule-based kinesin motor, occurs solely in legumes of the clade that form symbiosomes. The nodule-enriched KCBP (nKCBP) is co-opted by rhizobia to control central vacuole morphogenesis in symbiotic cells, thus achieving symbiosome development and nitrogen fixation.
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This is a summary of: Zhang, X. et al. A legume kinesin controls vacuole morphogenesis for rhizobia endosymbiosis. Nat. Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01261-4 (2022).
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nKCBP controls central vacuole formation for symbiosome development. Nat. Plants 8, 1218–1219 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01262-3
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