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ArticleThe Plant cell2024

A viral small interfering RNA-host plant mRNA pathway modulates virus-induced drought tolerance by enhancing autophagy.

Xinyang Wu, Shuting Chen, Zixin Zhang, Weixin Zhou, Ting Sun, Kang Ning, Min Xu, Xubo Ke, Pei Xu

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Article in The Plant cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Xinyang WuKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4877-7081
Shuting ChenKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0009-0002-5138-9215
Zixin ZhangKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7302-7098
Weixin ZhouKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0009-0005-6027-9060
Ting SunKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9387-4852
Kang NingKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6266-8354
Min XuKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3809-3655
Xubo KeKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0009-0004-4740-4472
Pei XuKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3719-7316

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang 2023YW16National Natural Science Foundation of China 32202470Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LY24C150006State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products 2021DC700024-KF202217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virus-induced drought tolerance presents a fascinating facet of biotic-abiotic interaction in plants, yet its molecular intricacies remain unclear. Our study shows that cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) infection enhances drought tolerance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants through a virus-derived small interfering RNA (vsiRNA)-activated autophagy pathway. Specifically, a 21 nt vsiRNA originating from the CPMMV Triple Gene Block1 (TGB1) gene targeted the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the host Teosinte branched 1, Cycloidea, Proliferating Cell Factor (TCP) transcription factor gene PvTCP2, independent of the known role of TGB1 as an RNA silencing suppressor. This targeting attenuated the expression of PvTCP2, which encodes a transcriptional repressor, and in turn upregulated the core autophagy-related gene (ATG) PvATG8c, leading to activated autophagy activity surpassing the level induced by drought or CPMMV infection alone. The downstream EARLY RESPONSIVE TO DEHYDRATION (ERD) effector PvERD15 is a homologue of Arabidopsis thaliana AtERD15, which positively regulates stomatal aperture. PvERD15 was degraded in PvATG8c-mediated autophagy. Therefore, we establish a TGB1-PvTCP2-PvATG8c-PvERD15 module as a trans-kingdom fine-tuning mechanism that contributes to virus-induced drought tolerance in plant-drought-virus interactions.

Indexed as

AutophagyDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantRNA, Small InterferingComovirusDrought ResistanceHost-Pathogen InteractionsPhaseolusPlant DiseasesPlant ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralPlant ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Viral

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PMID38801738
PMCPMC11371139

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