RNA silencing: From discovery and elucidation to application and perspectives

JH Zhao, HS Guo - Journal of integrative plant biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
RNA silencing (or RNA interference, RNAi) is a conserved mechanism for regulating gene
expression in eukaryotes. The discovery of natural trans‐kingdom RNAi indicated that small …

Small RNAs in plant immunity and virulence of filamentous pathogens

Y Qiao, R Xia, J Zhai, Y Hou, L Feng… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Gene silencing guided by small RNAs governs a broad range of cellular processes in
eukaryotes. Small RNAs are important components of plant immunity because they …

Microbe-induced gene silencing boosts crop protection against soil-borne fungal pathogens

HG Wen, JH Zhao, BS Zhang, F Gao, XM Wu, YS Yan… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated trans-kingdom RNA interference (RNAi) between host and
pathogen has been demonstrated and utilized. However, interspecies RNAi in rhizospheric …

A fungal microRNA‐like RNA subverts host immunity and facilitates pathogen infection by silencing two host receptor‐like kinase genes

M Xu, G Li, Y Guo, Y Gao, L Zhu, Z Liu, R Tian… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Small RNAs (sRNAs) play important roles in various biological processes by silencing their
corresponding target genes in most eukaryotes. However, cross‐kingdom regulation …

Deep learning approaches for natural product discovery from plant endophytic microbiomes

SA Aghdam, AMV Brown - Environmental microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Plant microbiomes are not only diverse, but also appear to host a vast pool of secondary
metabolites holding great promise for bioactive natural products and drug discovery. Yet …

RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants

CWG Mann, A Sawyer, DM Gardiner, N Mitter… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Our duty to conserve global natural ecosystems is increasingly in conflict with our need to
feed an expanding population. The use of conventional pesticides not only damages the …

Verticillium dahliae chromatin remodeling facilitates the DNA damage repair in response to plant ROS stress

S Wang, XM Wu, CH Liu, JY Shang, F Gao… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is one of the earliest responses when plants
percept pathogens and acts as antimicrobials to block pathogen entry. However, whether …

FoQDE2-dependent milRNA promotes Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense virulence by silencing a glycosyl hydrolase coding gene expression

M Li, L Xie, M Wang, Y Lin, J Zhong, Y Zhang… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate protein-coding gene
expression primarily found in plants and animals. Fungi produce microRNA-like RNAs …

Trans-kingdom RNAs and their fates in recipient cells: advances, utilization, and perspectives

JH Zhao, T Zhang, QY Liu, HS Guo - Plant communications, 2021 - cell.com
The phenomenon and potential mechanisms of trans-kingdom RNA silencing (or RNA
interference, RNAi) are among the most exciting topics in science today. Based on trans …

Cross-kingdom small RNA communication between plants and fungal phytopathogens-recent updates and prospects for future agriculture

B Mahanty, R Mishra, RK Joshi - RNA biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are short non-coding regulatory RNA sequences that silence the
complementary expressive transcripts through an endogenous RNA mediated interference …