Expression of rice siR109944 in Arabidopsis affects plant immunity to multiple fungal pathogens
- 23 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Plant Signaling & Behavior
- Vol. 15 (4), 1744347
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2020.1744347
Abstract
Plant small RNA (sRNA)-mediated gene expression has a conserved role in regulating plant growth, development, and immunity. Heterologous expression of sRNA contributes to determining whether the function of sRNA is conservative or independent. We recently characterized the Tourist-miniature inverted-repeat transposable element (MITE)-derived siR109944 had a conserved function that enhanced susceptibility to Rhizoctonia solani infection by affecting auxin homeostasis in rice and Arabidopsis. To ascertain whether the function of rice siR109944 has a broad-spectrum immunity in Arabidopsis, we infected Arabidopsis with a variety of fungal pathogens. Overexpression of siR109944 in Arabidopsis increased susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea, Sclerotinia sclerotium, and Verticillium dahliae infection. Further studies found that Arabidopsis auxin-related miRNAs were suppressed in siR109944 OE. Our results demonstrated that overexpression of rice siR109944 in Arabidopsis affected immune responses to multiple pathogens by inhibiting auxin-related miRNA expression in planta.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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