TY - JOUR
T1 - Small RNAs regulate plant responses to filamentous pathogens
AU - Kuan, Tung
AU - Zhai, Yi
AU - Ma, Wenbo
N1 - Funding Information:
Research in the Ma laboratory on Phytophthora has been supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, Award # 2014-67013-21554 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture , the USDA-RSAP grant # CA-R-PPA-7699-H , and the US National Science Foundation-Plant Genome Research Program Award # IOS-1340001 . TK is supported by oversea graduate student scholarship from Taiwan Department of Education .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Small RNAs are central players of RNA silencing in eukaryotes. These short RNA molecules (20–25 nucleotides in length) repress target gene expression based on sequence complementarity. While small RNAs are well-known for their essential function in regulating growth and development, recent research has revealed that they also influence plant immunity. Extensive changes in small RNA accumulation have been observed during infection. This review focuses on specific small RNA changes that are involved in plant responses to filamentous eukaryotic pathogens including fungi and oomycetes. We describe how changes in small RNA accumulation influence plant immunity and summarize the cellular processes affected by these small RNAs. In particular, we discuss secondary small interfering RNAs that directly modulate the expression of defense-related genes.
AB - Small RNAs are central players of RNA silencing in eukaryotes. These short RNA molecules (20–25 nucleotides in length) repress target gene expression based on sequence complementarity. While small RNAs are well-known for their essential function in regulating growth and development, recent research has revealed that they also influence plant immunity. Extensive changes in small RNA accumulation have been observed during infection. This review focuses on specific small RNA changes that are involved in plant responses to filamentous eukaryotic pathogens including fungi and oomycetes. We describe how changes in small RNA accumulation influence plant immunity and summarize the cellular processes affected by these small RNAs. In particular, we discuss secondary small interfering RNAs that directly modulate the expression of defense-related genes.
KW - Plant filamentous pathogens
KW - RNA silencing
KW - RNA silencing suppressors
KW - Small non-coding RNA
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84973562597
U2 - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.05.013
DO - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.05.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27208726
AN - SCOPUS:84973562597
SN - 1084-9521
VL - 56
SP - 190
EP - 200
JO - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
JF - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
ER -