Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms

Abstract RNA interfering (RNAi) is mediated by small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) and efficiently silence gene expression at the posttranscriptional level in eukaryotes. In addition to functioning within a cell, such silencing RNA signals can also be transmitted over a long distance or even cross-species...

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Main Authors: Shuo Zhang, Zhi Hong
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Language:English
Published: ELS Publishing (ELSP) 2019-02-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41544-019-0007-z
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description Abstract RNA interfering (RNAi) is mediated by small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) and efficiently silence gene expression at the posttranscriptional level in eukaryotes. In addition to functioning within a cell, such silencing RNA signals can also be transmitted over a long distance or even cross-species, therefore named mobile RNAs. Recent studies have demonstrated that mobile RNAs have the potential to suppress interspecies gene expression when plants suffer from biotic stress. In this review, we discuss the role of mobile RNAs as silencing signals transmitted between host plants and fungi, parasitic plants, and mammals. The potential applications of mobile RNAs on plant protection to resist the pests and pathogens by bioengineering strategy are also prospected.
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spelling doaj-art-fe8ec95f7944441c8ed175fec308ba2e2025-08-20T02:49:20ZengELS Publishing (ELSP)ExRNA2398-00602019-02-01111610.1186/s41544-019-0007-zMobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organismsShuo Zhang0Zhi Hong1State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute for Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing UniversityAbstract RNA interfering (RNAi) is mediated by small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) and efficiently silence gene expression at the posttranscriptional level in eukaryotes. In addition to functioning within a cell, such silencing RNA signals can also be transmitted over a long distance or even cross-species, therefore named mobile RNAs. Recent studies have demonstrated that mobile RNAs have the potential to suppress interspecies gene expression when plants suffer from biotic stress. In this review, we discuss the role of mobile RNAs as silencing signals transmitted between host plants and fungi, parasitic plants, and mammals. The potential applications of mobile RNAs on plant protection to resist the pests and pathogens by bioengineering strategy are also prospected.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41544-019-0007-zMobile RNACross-species regulationHIGSSIGS
spellingShingle Shuo Zhang
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Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
ExRNA
Mobile RNA
Cross-species regulation
HIGS
SIGS
title Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
title_full Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
title_fullStr Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
title_full_unstemmed Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
title_short Mobile RNAs—the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
title_sort mobile rnas the magical elf traveling between plant and the associated organisms
topic Mobile RNA
Cross-species regulation
HIGS
SIGS
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41544-019-0007-z
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