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ArticleNature plants2021

Unidirectional movement of small RNAs from shoots to roots in interspecific heterografts.

Shuai Li, Xutong Wang, Wenying Xu, Tong Liu, Chunmei Cai, Liyang Chen, Chancelor B Clark, Jianxin Ma

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Article in Nature plants, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuai Li *Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6905-2349
Xutong Wang *Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-7659
Wenying XuCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Tong LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Chunmei CaiCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Liyang ChenDepartment of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-4354
Chancelor B ClarkDepartment of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2255-2514
Jianxin MaDepartment of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. maj@purdue.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-812X
Purdue University West Lafayette · USQingdao Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-distance RNA movement is important for plant growth and environmental responses; however, the extent to which RNAs move between distant tissues, their relative magnitude and functional importance remain to be elucidated on a genomic scale. Using a soybean (Glycine max)-common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) grafting system, we identified 100 shoot-root mobile microRNAs and 32 shoot-root mobile phased secondary small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs), which were predominantly produced in shoots and transported to roots, and, in most cases, accumulated to a level similar to that observed in shoots. Many of these microRNAs or phasiRNAs enabled cleavage of their messenger RNA targets or phasiRNA precursors in roots. In contrast, most mobile-capable mRNAs were transcribed in both shoots and roots, with only small proportions transported to recipient tissues. These findings suggest that the regulatory mechanisms for small RNA movement are different from those for mRNA movement, and that the former is more strictly regulated and, probably, more functionally important than the latter.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGlycine maxMicroRNAsPhaseolusPlant RootsPlant ShootsRNA, MessengerRNA, PlantMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerRNA, Plant

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PMID33452489
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