Plant Genomics and Plant-Microbe Interaction Group - Group leader

Plant Genomics and Plant-Microbe Interaction Group - Group leader

Last modified: 21. October 2022


 

Name: Péter Kaló
Department: Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology
Position: group leader
Phone: 06-28-430-193/4104
Room: MATE GBI Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi A. str. 4., 2. floor, 204 room
E-mail: kalo.peter@uni-mate.hu

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Scientific career

  • group leader, MATE, GBI, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Plant Genomics and Plant-Microbe Interaction Group (2021-)
  • Scientific Adviser (2019-)
  • Group leader (MBK, 2001-)
  • Senior research fellow (MBK, 2008-2019)
  • Research fellow (Biological Research Center, Szeged 1999-2008; Agricultural Biotechnology Center (MBK) 2001-2008)
  • Assistant research fellow (Biological Research Center, Szeged, 1992-1999)
  • PhD.: biology, JATE, Szeged (1999)
  • MSc.: biologist, molecular biology and biotechnology, JATE, Szeged (1992)
     

Research interest

  • Molecular analysis of symbiotic nitrogen fixation
  • Legume genomics
  • Microbiome of rhizosphere
     

Educational activity

  • The establishment and function of symbiotic nitrogen fixation between legumes and rhizobia (SDIBTD8_046) – PhD course


Selected publications

  1. Amino Acid Polymorphisms in the VHIID Conserved Motif of Nodulation Signaling Pathways 2 Distinctly Modulate Symbiotic Signaling and Nodule Morphogenesis in Medicago truncatula.
    Kovács, S, Fodor, L, Domonkos, Á, Ayaydin, F, Laczi, K, Rákhely, G and Kaló P*
    Front. Plant Sci. 2021 12:709857. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.709857
  2. The Medicago truncatula Vacuolar iron Transporter-Like proteins VTL4 and VTL8 deliver iron to symbiotic bacteria at differentstages of the infection process.
    Walton, JH, Kontra-Kovats, G, Green, RT, Domonkos, A, Horvath, B, Brear, EM, Franceschetti, M, Kaló, P, Balk, J*
    New Phytologist 2020 228: 651–666. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16735
  3. Suppression of NB‐LRR Genes by miRNAs Promotes Nitrogen‐fixing Nodule Development in Medicago truncatula
    Sós‐Hegedűs, A, Domonkos, Á, Tóth, T, Gyula, P, Kaló, P*, Szittya, G*
    Plant Cell and Environment 2020 43(5): 1117-1129. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13698
  4. NAD1 controls defense-like responses in Medicago truncatula symbiotic nitrogen fixing nodules following rhizobial colonization in a BacA-independent manner.
    Domonkos, Á, Kovacs, S, Gombar, A, Kiss, E, Horvath, B, Kovats, G, Farkas, A, Toth, M, Ayaydin, F, Boka, K, Fodor, L, Ratet, P, Kereszt, A, Endre, G, Kaló, P*
    Genes 2017 8:387. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/12/387
  5. Host-secreted antimicrobial peptide enforces symbiotic selectivity in Medicago truncatula.
    Wang, Q, Yanga, S, Liu, J, Terecskei, K, Ábrahám, E, Gombár, A, Domonkos, Á, Szűcs, A, Körmöczi, P, Wang, T, Fodor, L, Mao, L, Fei, Z, Kondorosi, É, Kaló, P, Kereszt, A and Zhu, H*
    Proc Nat Acad Sci. 2017 114: 6854-6859. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1700715114
  1. Loss of the nodule-specific cysteine rich peptide, NCR169, abolishes symbiotic nitrogen fixation in the Medicago truncatula dnf7 mutant.
    Horváth, B, Domonkos, Á, Kereszt, A, Szűcs, A, Ábrahám, E, Ayaydin, F, Bóka, K, Chen, Y, Chen, R, Murray, JD, Udvardi, MK, Kondorosi, É, Kaló, P*
    Proc Nat Acad Sci. 2015 112:15232-15237 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1500777112
  2. The identification of novel loci required for appropriate nodule development in Medicago truncatula.
    Domonkos, A, Horvath, B, Marsh, JF, Halasz, G, Ayaydin, F,Oldroyd, GED, Kalo, P*
    BMC Plant Biology 2013 13: 157 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-13-157
  3. Medicago truncatula IPD3 is a member of the common symbiotic signaling pathway required for rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses.
    Horváth, B, Yeun, LH, Domonkos, Á, Halász, G, Gobbato, E, Ayaydin, F, Miró, K, Hirsch, S, Sun, J, Tadege, M, Ratet, P, Mysore, K, Ané, JM, Oldroyd, GED and Kaló, P*
    Mol Plant-Microbe Interaction 2011 24:1345-1358. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-01-11-0015
  4. Nodulation signaling in legumes requires NSP2, a member of the GRAS family of transcriptional regulators.
    Kaló, P, Gleason, C, Edwards, A, Marsh, J, Mitra, RM, Hirsch, S, Jakab, J, Sims, S, Long, SR, Rogers, J, Kiss, GB, Downie JA, and Oldroyd GED*
    Science 2005 308:1786-1789. DOI: 10.1126/science.1110951
  5. Cloning of a receptor kinase gene regulating symbiotic nodule development.
    Endre, G, Kereszt, A, Kevei, Z, Mihacea, S, Kaló, P, Kiss, GB
    Nature 2002 417:962-966. DOI: 10.1038/nature00842