Profiling of small RNAs involved in plant-pathogen interactions.
Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated gene silencing is an important gene expression regulatory mechanism conserved in eukaryotes. Such sRNAs, first discovered in plants, are involved in diverse biological processes. In plants, sRNAs participate in many growth and developmental processes, such as embryo development, seed germination, flowering, hormone synthesis and distribution, and nutrient assimilation. However, the significance of sRNA in shaping the relationship between plants and their symbiotic microbes or pathogens has been underestimated. Recent progress in profiling sRNA, especially advances in next-generation sequencing technology, has revealed its extensive and complicated involvement in interactions between plants and viruses, bacteria, and fungi. In this review, we will summarize recent findings regarding sRNA in plant-pathogen interactions.
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Xuanwu, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
Dongdong
D
Niu
Zhaoyun
Z
Wang
Shune
S
Wang
Lulu
L
Qiao
Hongwei
H
Zhao
D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology; D020868:Gene Silencing; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000502:physiology; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism
D035683:MicroRNAs; D018749:RNA, Plant; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering