Legumes played central roles in the development of agriculture and civilization, and today
account for approximately one‐third of the world’s primary crop production. Unfortunately, …

Background Most vascular flowering plants have the capacity to form symbiotic associations
with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The symbiosis develops in the roots where AM fungi …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been developed into a dedicated herbaceous
bioenergy crop. Biomass yield is a major target trait for genetic improvement of switchgrass. …

Long-term climate change and periodic environmental extremes threaten food and fuel
security 1 and global crop productivity 2 , 3 – 4 . Although molecular and adaptive breeding …

• The major obstacle for bioenergy production from switchgrass biomass is the low saccharification
efficiency caused by cell wall recalcitrance. Saccharification efficiency is negatively …

The majority of flavonoids, such as anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, and isoflavones, are
stored in the central vacuole, but the molecular basis of flavonoid transport is still poorly …

Intracellular invasion of root cells is required for the establishment of successful endosymbioses
in legumes of both arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and rhizobial bacteria. In both …

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic-relapsing autoimmune disease of incompletely
understood etiology. Recent evidence strongly supports an epigenetic contribution to the …

Saponins, an important group of bioactive plant natural products, are glycosides of
triterpenoid or steroidal aglycones (sapogenins). Saponins possess many biological activities, …

Background Legumes (Leguminosae or Fabaceae) play a major role in agriculture.
Transcriptomics studies in the model legume species, Medicago truncatula, are instrumental in …