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Researcher

Peter Mergaert

Awards & Distinctions

25 Results

2009

APC/C-CCS52A complexes control meristem maintenance in the Arabidopsis root

Marleen VanstraelenMikhail BalobanOlivier Da InesAntonietta CultroneTim LammensVéronique BoudolfSpencer BrownLieven De VeylderPeter MergaertEva Kondorosi

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2008

Seven in absentia proteins affect plant growth and nodulation in Medicago truncatula

Griet Den HerderAnnick De KeyserRiet De RyckeStephane RombautsWillem Van De VeldeMaría R ClementeChrista VerplanckePeter MergaertEva KondorosiMarcella Holsters et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2006

Aging in legume symbiosis : a molecular view on nodule senescence in Medicago truncatula

Willem Van De VeldeJuan Carlos Pérez GuerraAnnick De KeyserRiet De RyckeStephane RombautsNicolas MaunouryPeter MergaertEva KondorosiMarcella HolstersSofie Goormachtig

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

2000

Nod factor requirements for efficient stem and root nodulation of the tropical legume Sesbania rostrata

Wim D'HaezePeter MergaertJean-Claude ProméMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

1998

Structure-function relationship on Nod factors synthesized by Azorhizobium caulinodans

Mengsheng GaoWim D'HaezePeter MergaertManuel Fernández-LópezMarc Van MontaguJean-Claude ProméMarcella Holsters

The symbiotic interaction between Azorhizobium caulinodans and Sesbania rostrate molecular cross-talk in a beneficial plant-bacterium interaction

Sofie GoormachtigPeter MergaertMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

Bookchapter in Plant-microbe interactions

1997

Molecular mechanisms of Nod factor diversity

Peter MergaertMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Nod factors of Azorhizobium caulinodans strain ORS571 can be glycosylated with an arabinosyl group, a fucosyl group, or both

Peter MergaertMyriam FerroWim D'HaezeMarc Van MontaguMarcella HolstersJean-Claude Promé

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Plant gene expression during stem nodule development on Sesbania rostrata

Sofie GoormachtigMarcio Alves FerreiraSam LievensViviana CorichPeter MergaertWim D'HaezeManuel Fernández-LópezMengsheng GaoMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

The nodulation gene nolK of Azorhizobium caulinodans is involved in the formation of GDP-fucose from GDP-mannose

Peter MergaertMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in FEBS LETTERS

1996

Fucosylation and arabinosylation of Nod factors in Azorhizobium caulinodans: involvement of nolK, nodZ as well as noeC and/or downstream genes

Peter MergaertWim D'HaezeManuel Fernández-LópezDanny GeelenKoen GoethalsJean-Claude ProméMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Role of nodI and nodJ in lipo-chitooligosaccharide secretion in Azorhizobium caulinodans and Escherichia coli

Manuel Fernández-LópezWim D'HaezePeter MergaertChrista VerplanckeJean-Claude ProméMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Nod factors of Azorhizobium caulinodans : structure and biosynthesis

Peter MergaertMarc Van MontaguM. Holsters

1995

Biosynthesis of Azorhizobium caulinodans Nod factors: study of the activity of the NodABCS proteins by expression of the genes in Escherichia coli

Peter MergaertWim D'HaezeDanny GeelenDanielle ProméMarc Van MontaguRoberto GeremiaJean-Claude ProméMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Early events in the Azorhizobium caulinodans-Sesbania rostrata symbiosis

Peter MergaertSofie GoormachtigDanny GeelenRoberto GeremiaM Valerio-LepiniecMiguel Fernández-LópezKoen GoethalsWim D'HaezeJean-Claude ProméFJ De Bruijn et al.

NodS is a 5-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase that methylates chitooligosaccharides deacetylated at the nonreducing end

Danny GeelenBarbara LeymanPeter MergaertKlaus KlarskovMarc Van MontaguRoberto GeremiaMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

1994

Biosynthesis and secretion of Nod factors from Azorhizobium caulinodans

Marcella HolstersRoberto GeremiaDanny GeelenMiguel Fernández-LópezBarbara LeymanMarc Van MontaguJean-Claude ProméKoen GoethalsSofie GoormachtigPeter Mergaert

The NodC protein of Azorhizobium caulinodans is an N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase

Roberto GeremiaPeter MergaertDanny GeelenMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1993

IDENTIFICATION OF NODSUIJ GENES IN NOD LOCUS-1 OF AZORHIZOBIUM-CAULINODANS - EVIDENCE THAT NODS ENCODES A METHYLTRANSFERASE INVOLVED IN NOD FACTOR MODIFICATION.

Danny GeelenPeter MergaertRoberto GeremiaSofie GoormachtigMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Nod factor production by Azorhizobium caulinodans strain ORS571

Marcella HolstersDanny GeelenKoen GoethalsMarc Van MontaguRoberto GeremiaJC ProméPeter Mergaert

The Nod factors of Azorhizobium caulinodans are N-methylated: N-methylation is mediated by the nodS gene product

Danny GeelenPeter MergaertRoberto GeremiaMarc Van MontaguJC ProméMarcella Holsters

The Nod factors of Azorhizobium caulinodans strain ORS571

Peter MergaertMarc Van Montagujean-Claude ProméMarcella Holsters

Three unusual modifications, a D-arabinosyl, an N-methyl, and a carbamoyl group, are present on the Nod factors of Azorhizobium caulinodans strain ORS571

Peter MergaertMarc Van MontaguJean-Claude ProméMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1992

Identification of a new inducible nodulation gene in Azorhizobium caulinodans

Koen GoethalsPeter MergaertMengsheng GaoDanny GeelenMarc Van MontaguMarcella Holsters

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Symbiotic genes of Azorhizobium caulinodans, a bacterium that nodulates Sesbania rostrata

Marcella HolstersKoen GoethalsDanny GeelenPeter MergaertMengsheng GaoMarc Van Montagu