title: An efficient Potato virus X -based microRNA silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana.
abstract: Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) play pivotal roles in many biological processes. Although many miRNAs have been identified in various plant species, the functions of these miRNAs remain largely unknown due to the shortage of effective genetic tools to block their functional activity. Recently, miRNA target mimic (TM) technologies have been applied to perturb the activity of specific endogenous miRNA or miRNA families. We previously reported that Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-based TM expression can successfully mediate virus-based miRNA silencing/suppression (VbMS) in plants. In this study, we show the Potato virus X (PVX)-based TM expression causes strong miRNA silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana. The PVX-based expression of short tandem target mimic (STTMs) against miR165/166 and 159 caused the corresponding phenotype in all infected plants. Thus, a PVX-based VbMS is a powerful method to study miRNA function and may be useful for high-throughput investigation of miRNA function in N. benthamiana.
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.|The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable control of Pest and Disease, Hangzhou, 310021, China.|Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors.forename: Jinping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Qingtao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Kangquan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable control of Pest and Disease, Hangzhou, 310021, China.|Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable control of Pest and Disease, Hangzhou, 310021, China.|Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable control of Pest and Disease, Hangzhou, 310021, China.|Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Center for Plant Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Yule
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D020868:Gene Silencing; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics; D017863:Potexvirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D018749:RNA, Plant
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