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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jianxin Ma, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bo Ren, Beijing, CN;
Jingbo Duan, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Xutong Wang, West Lafayete, IN (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Rhizobial infection is the key process for initiating symbiotic nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legumes, which requires specific recognition of signal molecules produced by the bacteria and their hosts. Here, it is established that rhizobial tRNA-derived small RNA fragments (tRFs) are crucial signal molecules modulating host nodulation, which uncovers a bacterial small RNA-mediated mechanism for prokaryote-eukaryote interaction. Transgenic plants are also provided that express a construct encoding rhizobial-derived tRNA, which is subsequently cleaved to produce artificial tRFs. Constructs and methods of producing the same are also provided, as well as modifications for repressing a mechanism for the negative regulation of nodulation present within plants.