RNA Regulation of Metabolism in the Legume Symbiont Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti

  1. García Tomsig, Natalia Isabel
Supervised by:
  1. Jose Ignacio Jiménez Zurdo Co-director
  2. Marta Robledo Garrido Co-director

Defence university: Universidad de Granada

Fecha de defensa: 31 May 2022

Committee:
  1. María Trinidad Gallegos Fernández Chair
  2. José Antonio Herrera Cervera Secretary
  3. Cecilia Maria Arraiano Committee member
  4. Alejandro Toledo Arana Committee member
  5. Alicia M. Muro Pastor Committee member

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 721334 DIALNET lock_openDIGIBUG editor

Abstract

Taken together, data presented in this Thesis depict a singularly large RNA network that fine-tunes the S. meliloti adaptive symbiotic metabolism and is predicted to operate in diverse rhizobial species. Because riboregulation relies on the functional plasticity of the RNA molecules and on modifiable base pairing interactions, this network could be rewired at different levels, thereby opening yet unexplored avenues for the engineering of highly competitive biofertilizers and symbiotic N-fixation in the sustainable agricultural practices.