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ROS Accumulation and Antiviral Defence Control by MicroRNA528 in Rice
Jianguo Wu, Rongxin Yang, Zhirui Yang, Shengze Yao, Shanshan Zhao, Yu Wang, Pingchuan Li, Xianwei Song, Lian Jin, Tong Zhou, Ying Lan, Lianhui Xie, Xueping Zhou, Chengcai Chu, Yijun Qi,Xiaofeng Cao & Yi Li
Nature Plants
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of plant–pathogen interactions. Modulating miRNA function has emerged as a new strategy to produce virus resistance traits. However, the miRNAs involved in antiviral defence and the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. We previously demonstrated that sequestration by Argonaute (AGO) proteins plays an important role in regulating miRNA function in antiviral defence pathways. Here we reveal that cleavage-defective AGO18 complexes sequester microRNA528 (miR528) upon viral infection. We show that miR528 negatively regulates viral resistance in rice by cleaving L-ascorbate oxidase (AO) messenger RNA, thereby reducing AO-mediated accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Upon viral infection, miR528 becomes preferentially associated with AGO18, leading to elevated AO activity, higher basal reactive oxygen species accumulation and enhanced antiviral defence. Our findings reveal a mechanism in which antiviral defence is boosted through suppression of an miRNA that negatively regulates viral resistance. This mechanism could be manipulated to engineer virus-resistant crop plants.
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DOI:10.1038/nplants.2016.203 |
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ROS Accumulation and Antiviral Defence Control by MicroRNA528 in Rice |
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Jianguo Wu, Rongxin Yang, Zhirui Yang, Shengze Yao, Shanshan Zhao, Yu Wang, Pingchuan Li, Xianwei Song, Lian Jin, Tong Zhou, Ying Lan, Lianhui Xie, Xueping Zhou, Chengcai Chu, Yijun Qi,Xiaofeng Cao & Yi Li |
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of plant–pathogen interactions. Modulating miRNA function has emerged as a new strategy to produce virus resistance traits. However, the miRNAs involved in antiviral defence and the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. We previously demonstrated that sequestration by Argonaute (AGO) proteins plays an important role in regulating miRNA function in antiviral defence pathways. Here we reveal that cleavage-defective AGO18 complexes sequester microRNA528 (miR528) upon viral infection. We show that miR528 negatively regulates viral resistance in rice by cleaving L-ascorbate oxidase (AO) messenger RNA, thereby reducing AO-mediated accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Upon viral infection, miR528 becomes preferentially associated with AGO18, leading to elevated AO activity, higher basal reactive oxygen species accumulation and enhanced antiviral defence. Our findings reveal a mechanism in which antiviral defence is boosted through suppression of an miRNA that negatively regulates viral resistance. This mechanism could be manipulated to engineer virus-resistant crop plants. |
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of plant–pathogen interactions. Modulating miRNA function has emerged as a new strategy to produce virus resistance traits. However, the miRNAs involved in antiviral defence and the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. We previously demonstrated that sequestration by Argonaute (AGO) proteins plays an important role in regulating miRNA function in antiviral defence pathways. Here we reveal that cleavage-defective AGO18 complexes sequester microRNA528 (miR528) upon viral infection. We show that miR528 negatively regulates viral resistance in rice by cleaving L-ascorbate oxidase (AO) messenger RNA, thereby reducing AO-mediated accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Upon viral infection, miR528 becomes preferentially associated with AGO18, leading to elevated AO activity, higher basal reactive oxygen species accumulation and enhanced antiviral defence. Our findings reveal a mechanism in which antiviral defence is boosted through suppression of an miRNA that negatively regulates viral resistance. This mechanism could be manipulated to engineer virus-resistant crop plants. |
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