Article
Plant 22-nt siRNAs mediate translational repression and stress adaptation.
Nature - 1 May 2020
Wu Huihui, Li Bosheng, Iwakawa Hiro-Oki, Pan Yajie, Tang Xianli, Ling-Hu Qianyan, Liu Yuelin, Sheng Shixin, Feng Li, Zhang Hong, Zhang Xinyan, Tang Zhonghua, Xia Xinli, Zhai Jixian, Guo Hongwei
Abstract excerpt
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are essential for proper development and immunity in eukaryotes1. Plants produce siRNAs with lengths of 21, 22 or 24 nucleotides. The 21- and 24-nucleotide species mediate cleavage of messenger RNAs and DNA methylation2,3, respectively, but the biological functions of the 22-nucleotide siRNAs remain unknown. Here we report the identification and characterization of a group of...
Topics
- Acclimatization
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Argonaute Proteins
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Gene Silencing
- Mutation
- Nitrate Reductase
- Plant Diseases
