Abstract
Legumes establish symbiotic interactions with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia that are accommodated in root-derived organs known as nodules. Rhizobial recognition triggers a plant symbiotic signaling pathway that activates 2 coordinated processes: infection and nodule organogenesis. How these processes are orchestrated in legume species utilizing intercellular infection and lateral root base nodulation remains elusive. Here, we show that Aeschynomene evenia OROSOMUCOID PROTEIN 1 (AeORM1), a key regulator of sphingolipid biosynthesis, is required for nodule formation. Using A. evenia orm1 mutants, we demonstrate that alterations in AeORM1 function trigger numerous early aborted nodules, defense-like reactions, and shorter lateral roots. Accordingly, AeORM1 is expressed during lateral root initiation and elongation, including at lateral root bases where nodule primordium form in the presence of symbiotic bradyrhizobia. Sphingolipidomics revealed that mutations in AeORM1 lead to sphingolipid overaccumulation in roots relative to the wild type, particularly for very long-chain fatty acid-containing ceramides. Taken together, our findings reveal that AeORM1-regulated sphingolipid homeostasis is essential for rhizobial infection and nodule organogenesis, as well as for lateral root development in A. evenia.
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