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ArticleThe EMBO journal2019

Genome-scale, single-cell-type resolution of microRNA activities within a whole plant organ.

Christopher Andrew Brosnan, Alexis Sarazin, PeiQi Lim, Nicolas Gerardo Bologna, Matthias Hirsch-Hoffmann, Olivier Voinnet

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. MicroRNA gatekeepers: Orchestrating rhizospheric dynamics.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2025
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  12. Beyond Loading: Functions of Plant ARGONAUTE Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher Andrew BrosnanDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Alexis SarazinDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
PeiQi LimDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Nicolas Gerardo BolognaDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2161-7910
Matthias Hirsch-HoffmannDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Olivier VoinnetDepartment of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6982-9544
ETH Zurich · CH

Funding

EC|H2020|H2020 Priority Excellent Science|H2020 European Research Council (ERC) 323071European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) ALTF 728-2009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loaded into ARGONAUTE(AGO) proteins, eukaryotic micro(mi)RNAs regulate gene expression via cleavage, translational repression, and/or accelerated decay of sequence-complementary target transcripts. Despite their importance in development, cell identity maintenance and stress responses, how individual miRNAs contribute to spatial gene regulation within the complex cell mosaics formed in tissues/organs has remained inaccessible in any organism to date. We have developed a non-invasive methodology to examine, at single-cell-type resolution, the AGO-loading and activity patterns of entire miRNA cohorts in intact organs, applied here to the Arabidopsis root tip. A dual miRNAome-targetome analytical interface allowing intuitive data integration/visualization was developed as the basis for in-depth investigations via single-cell-type experimentation. These uncovered an array of so far speculative or hitherto unknown types of spatial miRNA-mediated gene regulation schemes, including via widespread cell-to-cell movement between contiguous layers of distinct identities. This study provides the proof of principle that minimally invasive, genome-scale analysis of miRNA activities within and between single-cell types of whole organs is achievable.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsArgonaute ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMeristemMicroRNAsRNA, PlantSingle-Cell AnalysisArabidopsis ProteinsArgonaute ProteinsMicroRNAsRNA, PlantAGO1microRNAmiRoottargetometranslatome

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PMID31268601
PMCPMC6600646
OpenAlexW2951172563

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