Rich MK Nouri E Courty PE Reinhardt D 2017 Most plants entertain mutualistic interactions known as arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) with soil fungi (Glomeromycota) which provide them with mineral nutrients in exchange for reduced carbon from the plant. Mycorrhizal roots represent strong carbon sinks in which hexoses are transferred from the plant host to the fungus. However, most of the carbon in AM fungi is stored in the form of lipids. The absence of the type I fatty acid synthase (FAS-I) complex from the AM fungal model species Rhizophagus irregularis suggests that lipids may also have a role in nutrition of the fungal partner. This hypothesis is supported by the concerted induction of host genes involved in lipid metabolism. We explore the possible roles of lipids in the light of recent literature on AM symbiosis. application/pdf https://sonar.ch/global/documents/93761 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.tplants.2017.05.008 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/28622919 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Trends in plant science. - 2017 arbuscular mycorrhiza glomeromycota lipids symbiosis Carbohydrate Metabolism Carbon Glomeromycota Lipid Metabolism Mycorrhizae Plant Roots Plants Symbiosis Diet of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Bread and Butter? http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501