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ArticleNature plants2020

Linking key steps of microRNA biogenesis by TREX-2 and the nuclear pore complex in Arabidopsis.

Bailong Zhang, Chenjiang You, Yong Zhang, Liping Zeng, Jun Hu, Minglei Zhao, Xuemei Chen

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Article in Nature plants, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bailong ZhangDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Chenjiang YouDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9935-1892
Yong ZhangDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Liping ZengDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3579-9145
Jun HuDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Minglei ZhaoDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Xuemei ChenDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. xuemei.chen@ucr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5209-1157
University of California, Riverside · USSouth China Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Role of microtubules in the non-cell autonomous activities of plant microRNAsR01GM129373 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHEN, XUEMEI · 2018 to 2021
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NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlike in metazoans, the stepwise biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) in plants occurs within the nucleus. Whether or how the major steps in miRNA biogenesis are coordinated is largely unknown. Here we show that the plant TREX-2 complex promotes multiple steps in miRNA biogenesis, including transcription, processing and nuclear export. THP1 and SAC3A-the core subunits of TREX-2-interact and colocalize with RNA polymerase II to promote the transcription of MIR genes in the nucleoplasm. TREX-2 interacts with the microprocessor component SERRATE and promotes the formation of dicing bodies in the nucleoplasm. THP1 also interacts and colocalizes with the nucleoporin protein NUP1 at the nuclear envelope. NUP1 and THP1 promote the nuclear export of miRNAs and ARGONAUTE1. These results suggest that TREX-2 coordinates the transcription, processing and export steps in miRNA biogenesis to ensure efficient miRNA production.

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Active Transport, Cell NucleusArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsMicroRNAsNuclear PoreRNA, PlantTranscription, GeneticArabidopsis ProteinsMicroRNAsRNA, Plant

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PMID32690891
PMCPMC7426256
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