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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Multiple factors and features dictate the selective production of ct-siRNA in Arabidopsis.

Li Feng, Wei Yan, Xianli Tang, Huihui Wu, Yajie Pan, Dongdong Lu, Qianyan Ling-Hu, Yuelin Liu, Yongqi Liu, Xiehai Song and 4 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li Feng *Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3636-2962
Wei Yan *Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8086-9539
Xianli Tang *Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Huihui WuInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Yajie PanInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Dongdong LuPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Qianyan Ling-HuInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Yuelin LiuInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Yongqi LiuPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Xiehai SongPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.
Muhammad AliPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4606-5064
Liang FangInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4502-1756
Hongwei GuoInstitute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China. guohw@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4819-5874
Bosheng LiPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China. bosheng.li@pku-iaas.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1816-7007
Southern University of Science and Technology · CNWeifang University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32170574National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32261160572Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2023QC026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coding transcript-derived siRNAs (ct-siRNAs) produced from specific endogenous loci can suppress the translation of their source genes to balance plant growth and stress response. In this study, we generated Arabidopsis mutants with deficiencies in RNA decay and/or post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) pathways and performed comparative sRNA-seq analysis, revealing that multiple RNA decay and PTGS factors impede the ct-siRNA selective production. Genes that produce ct-siRNAs often show increased or unchanged expression and typically have higher GC content in sequence composition. The growth and development of plants can perturb the dynamic accumulation of ct-siRNAs from different gene loci. Two nitrate reductase genes, NIA1 and NIA2, produce massive amounts of 22-nt ct-siRNAs and are highly expressed in a subtype of mesophyll cells where DCL2 exhibits higher expression relative to DCL4, suggesting a potential role of cell-specific expression of ct-siRNAs. Overall, our findings unveil the multifaceted factors and features involved in the selective production and regulation of ct-siRNAs and enrich our understanding of gene silencing process in plants.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsPlantsRNA, Double-StrandedRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingArabidopsis ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, Small Interfering

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