400 million years of a stable relationship: Molecular basis of balance in AM symbiosis

Friday, April 7, 2017 - 15:51 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified a transcriptional program that drives arbuscule degeneration during AM symbiosis. This regulation of arbuscule lifespan has likely contributed to the 400MY stability of the symbiosis by preventing the persistence of fungal cheaters.

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