# Single-cell transcriptome atlases of soybean root and mature nodule reveal new regulatory programs that control the nodulation process

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 38 |
| Journal | Plant Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100984 |
| Corresponding authors | Marc Libault |
| Institution | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/legume-nitrogen-fixing-symbiosis/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100984](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100984)

## Topics

single-cell transcriptome atlas · Single-nucleus transcriptomics · Molecular Cartography · soybean root · mature nodule · infection zone · Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens · Biological nitrogen fixation · Nodule infection · Nodulation · infected cell sub-populations · senescence · gene co-expression network · GmFWL3 · plasma membrane microdomain · cell type heterogeneity · Symbiosis · lateral roots · nodule transcriptome

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