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Compensatory sequence variation between trans-species small RNAs and their target sites.
eLife - 17 Dec 2019
Johnson Nathan R, dePamphilis Claude W, Axtell Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Trans-species small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) are delivered to host plants from diverse pathogens and parasites and can target host mRNAs. How trans-species sRNAs can be effective on diverse hosts has been unclear. Multiple species of the parasitic plant Cuscuta produce trans-species sRNAs that collectively target many host mRNAs. Confirmed target sites are nearly always in highly conserved, protein-coding regions...
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