biostudies-literatureUnknown7(1)Toth KIn legumes rhizobial infection during root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is controlled by a conserved set of receptor proteins and downstream components. MtSYMREM1, a protein of the Remorin family in Medicago truncatula, was shown to interact with at least three receptor-like kinases (RLKs) that are essential for RNS. Remorins are comprised of a conserved C-terminal domain and a variable N-terminal region that defines the six different Remorin groups. While both N- and C-terminal regions of Remorins belonging to the same phylogenetic group are similar to each other throughout the plant kingdom, the N-terminal domains of legume-specific group 2 Remorins show exceptional high degrees of sequence divergence suggesting evolutionary specialization of this protein within this clade. We therefore identiPloS onee30817https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3264624biostudies-literatureFunctional domain analysis of the Remorin protein LjSYMREM1 in Lotus japonicus.PMC3264624Toth KSchussler AStratil TFMadsen EBPopp CParniske MGrossmann CAntolin-Llovera MOtt TJensen ONYe JfalseFunctional domain analysis of the Remorin protein LjSYMREM1 in Lotus japonicus.In legumes rhizobial infection during root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is controlled by a conserved set of receptor proteins and downstream components. MtSYMREM1, a protein of the Remorin family in Medicago truncatula, was shown to interact with at least three receptor-like kinases (RLKs) that are essential for RNS. Remorins are comprised of a conserved C-terminal domain and a variable N-terminal region that defines the six different Remorin groups. While both N- and C-terminal regions of Remorins belonging to the same phylogenetic group are similar to each other throughout the plant kingdom, the N-terminal domains of legume-specific group 2 Remorins show exceptional high degrees of sequence divergence suggesting evolutionary specialization of this protein within this clade. We therefore identi2012-01-01T00:00:00Z20122026-04-30T20:25:39.363Z2025-06-26T03:06:53.746ZS-EPMC32646242229204710.1371/journal.pone.0030817