Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 7, No. 4,
2011, pp. 398- 414. ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2011 by Vasil’eva, Ischenko, Glyan’ko
Physiological role of calcium in legume-rhizobium symbiosis
Vasil’eva G.G., Ischenko A.A., Glyan’ko A.K.
Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch of RAS, Irkutsk, RUSSIA
*E-mail: akglyanko@sifibr.irk.ru
Received October 24, 2011
Literature data on the physiological role of calcium (Ca2+)
in legume-rhizobium symbiosis development on initial stages - the
infection and symbiotic structures formation, are generalized. The
questions about the Ca2+
function in plants, special feature the formation of legume-rhizobium
symbiosis and role of calcium in the interaction of two organisms are
considered. Data on the interaction of ROS and Ca2+
in the development of the legume-rhizobium symbiosis and the
relationship of NADPH-oxidase activity with the calcium signaling
system are analyzed. The special attention is given to the role of Ca2+-spiking
and calcium and calmodulin-like kinase in the initiation of plant
symbiotic ways operation leads to infection and the formation of
symbiotic structures.
Key words: legume-rhizobium symbiosis / calcium (Ca2+) / Ca2+-spiking /
Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase / Nod-factor (NF) / LysM receptor-like
kinase (LysM RLK) / leucine rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR RLK).
