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ArticleScientific reports2020

Clathrin mediated endocytosis is involved in the uptake of exogenous double-stranded RNA in the white mold phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

Nick Wytinck, Daniel S Sullivan, Kirsten T Biggar, Leandro Crisostomo, Peter Pelka, Mark F Belmonte, Steve Whyard

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 71 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Nick WytinckDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Daniel S SullivanDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Kirsten T BiggarDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Leandro CrisostomoDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Peter PelkaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Mark F BelmonteDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Steve WhyardDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada. Steve.Whyard@umanitoba.ca.
University of Manitoba · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) technologies have recently been developed to control a growing number of agronomically significant fungal phytopathogens, including the white mold pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Exposure of this fungus to exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) results in potent RNAi-mediated knockdown of target genes' transcripts, but it is unclear how the dsRNA can enter the fungal cells. In nematodes, specialized dsRNA transport proteins such as SID-1 facilitate dsRNA uptake, but for many other eukaryotes in which the dsRNA uptake mechanisms have been examined, endocytosis appears to mediate the uptake process. In this study, using live cell imaging, transgenic fungal cultures and endocytic inhibitors, we determined that the uptake mechanism in S. sclerotiorum occurs through clathrin-mediated endocytosis. RNAi-mediated knockdown of several clathrin-mediated endocytic genes' transcripts confirmed the involvement of this cellular uptake process in facilitating RNAi in this fungus. Understanding the mode of dsRNA entry into the fungus will prove useful in designing and optimizing future dsRNA-based control methods and in anticipating possible mechanisms by which phytopathogens may develop resistance to this novel category of fungicides.

Indexed as

EndocytosisRNA InterferenceAnimalsAscomycotaBiological TransportCHO CellsClathrinCricetulusCytoplasmGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalRNA, Double-StrandedTransgenesClathrinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRNA, Double-Stranded

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PMID32728195
PMCPMC7391711
OpenAlexW3045733300

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