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The interplay of phloem-mobile signals in plant development and stress response. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:226464. [PMID: 32955092 PMCID: PMC7538631 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20193329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Plants integrate a variety of biotic and abiotic factors for optimal growth in their given environment. While some of these responses are local, others occur distally. Hence, communication of signals perceived in one organ to a second, distal part of the plant and the coordinated developmental response require an intricate signaling system. To do so, plants developed a bipartite vascular system that mediates the uptake of water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil; transports high-energy compounds and building blocks; and traffics essential developmental and stress signals. One component of the plant vasculature is the phloem. The development of highly sensitive mass spectrometry and molecular methods in the last decades has enabled us to explore the full complexity of the phloem content. As a result, our view of the phloem has evolved from a simple transport path of photoassimilates to a major highway for pathogens, hormones and developmental signals. Understanding phloem transport is essential to comprehend the coordination of environmental inputs with plant development and, thus, ensure food security. This review discusses recent developments in its role in long-distance signaling and highlights the role of some of the signaling molecules. What emerges is an image of signaling paths that do not just involve single molecules but rather, quite frequently an interplay of several distinct molecular classes, many of which appear to be transported and acting in concert.
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Oelmüller R. Threat at One End of the Plant: What Travels to Inform the Other Parts? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:3152. [PMID: 33808792 PMCID: PMC8003533 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Adaptation and response to environmental changes require dynamic and fast information distribution within the plant body. If one part of a plant is exposed to stress, attacked by other organisms or exposed to any other kind of threat, the information travels to neighboring organs and even neighboring plants and activates appropriate responses. The information flow is mediated by fast-traveling small metabolites, hormones, proteins/peptides, RNAs or volatiles. Electric and hydraulic waves also participate in signal propagation. The signaling molecules move from one cell to the neighboring cell, via the plasmodesmata, through the apoplast, within the vascular tissue or-as volatiles-through the air. A threat-specific response in a systemic tissue probably requires a combination of different traveling compounds. The propagating signals must travel over long distances and multiple barriers, and the signal intensity declines with increasing distance. This requires permanent amplification processes, feedback loops and cross-talks among the different traveling molecules and probably a short-term memory, to refresh the propagation process. Recent studies show that volatiles activate defense responses in systemic tissues but also play important roles in the maintenance of the propagation of traveling signals within the plant. The distal organs can respond immediately to the systemic signals or memorize the threat information and respond faster and stronger when they are exposed again to the same or even another threat. Transmission and storage of information is accompanied by loss of specificity about the threat that activated the process. I summarize our knowledge about the proposed long-distance traveling compounds and discuss their possible connections.
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- Ralf Oelmüller
- Department of Plant Physiology, Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich-Schiller-University, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Krishna S, Raghavan S, DasGupta R, Palakodeti D. tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs): establishing their turf in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:2607-2619. [PMID: 33388834 PMCID: PMC11073306 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03720-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Transfer RNA (tRNA)-derived fragments (tRFs) are an emerging class of conserved small non-coding RNAs that play important roles in post-transcriptional gene regulation. High-throughput sequencing of multiple biological samples have identified heterogeneous species of tRFs with distinct functionalities. These small RNAs have garnered a lot of scientific attention due to their ubiquitous expression and versatility in regulating various biological processes. In this review, we highlight our current understanding of tRF biogenesis and their regulatory functions. We summarize the diverse modes of biogenesis through which tRFs are generated and discuss the mechanism through which different tRF species regulate gene expression and the biological implications. Finally, we conceptualize research areas that require focus to strengthen our understanding of the biogenesis and function of tRFs.
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- Srikar Krishna
- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India
- SASTRA University, Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India.
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- Precision Oncology, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.
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Zhang J, Lin Y, Wu F, Zhang Y, Cheng L, Huang M, Tong Z. Profiling of MicroRNAs and Their Targets in Roots and Shoots Reveals a Potential MiRNA-Mediated Interaction Network in Response to Phosphate Deficiency in the Forestry Tree Betula luminifera. Front Genet 2021; 12:552454. [PMID: 33584823 PMCID: PMC7876418 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.552454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is often lacking in natural and agro-climatic environments, which impedes the growth of economically important woody species. Plants have developed strategies to cope with low Pi (LP) availability. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in responses to abiotic stresses, including nutrition stress, by regulating target gene expression. However, the miRNA-mediated regulation of these adaptive responses and their underlying coordinating signals are still poorly understood in forestry trees such as Betula luminifera. Transcriptomic libraries, small RNA (sRNA) libraries, and a mixed degradome cDNA library of B. luminifera roots and shoots treated under LP and normal conditions (CK) were constructed and sequenced using next-generation deep sequencing. A comprehensive B. luminifera transcriptome derived from its roots and shoots was constructed, and a total of 76,899 unigenes were generated. Analysis of the transcriptome identified 8,095 and 5,584 differentially expressed genes in roots and shoots, respectively, under LP conditions. sRNA sequencing analyses indicated that 66 and 60 miRNAs were differentially expressed in roots and shoots, respectively, under LP conditions. A total of 109 and 112 miRNA-target pairs were further validated in the roots and shoots, respectively, using degradome sequencing. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis of differential miRNA targets indicated that the "ascorbate and aldarate metabolism" pathway responded to LP, suggesting miRNA-target pairs might participating in the removing of reactive oxidative species under LP stress. Moreover, a putative network of miRNA-target interactions involved in responses to LP stress in B. luminifera is proposed. Taken together, these findings provide useful information to decipher miRNA functions and establish a framework for exploring P signaling networks regulated by miRNAs in B. luminifera and other woody plants. It may provide new insights into the genetic engineering of high use efficiency of Pi in forestry trees.
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- Junhong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Bio-Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Bio-Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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Li S, Wang X, Xu W, Liu T, Cai C, Chen L, Clark CB, Ma J. Unidirectional movement of small RNAs from shoots to roots in interspecific heterografts. NATURE PLANTS 2021; 7:50-59. [PMID: 33452489 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-00829-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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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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- Shuai Li
- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Urquidi-Camacho RA, Lokdarshi A, von Arnim AG. Translational gene regulation in plants: A green new deal. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2020; 11:e1597. [PMID: 32367681 PMCID: PMC9258721 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The molecular machinery for protein synthesis is profoundly similar between plants and other eukaryotes. Mechanisms of translational gene regulation are embedded into the broader network of RNA-level processes including RNA quality control and RNA turnover. However, over eons of their separate history, plants acquired new components, dropped others, and generally evolved an alternate way of making the parts list of protein synthesis work. Research over the past 5 years has unveiled how plants utilize translational control to defend themselves against viruses, regulate translation in response to metabolites, and reversibly adjust translation to a wide variety of environmental parameters. Moreover, during seed and pollen development plants make use of RNA granules and other translational controls to underpin developmental transitions between quiescent and metabolically active stages. The economics of resource allocation over the daily light-dark cycle also include controls over cellular protein synthesis. Important new insights into translational control on cytosolic ribosomes continue to emerge from studies of translational control mechanisms in viruses. Finally, sketches of coherent signaling pathways that connect external stimuli with a translational response are emerging, anchored in part around TOR and GCN2 kinase signaling networks. These again reveal some mechanisms that are familiar and others that are different from other eukaryotes, motivating deeper studies on translational control in plants. This article is categorized under: Translation > Translation Regulation RNA Structure and Dynamics > Influence of RNA Structure in Biological Systems RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > Protein-RNA Interactions: Functional Implications.
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- Ricardo A. Urquidi-Camacho
- UT-ORNL Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology and UT-ORNL Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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Tolstyko EA, Lezzhov AA, Morozov SY, Solovyev AG. Phloem transport of structured RNAs: A widening repertoire of trafficking signals and protein factors. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 299:110602. [PMID: 32900440 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The conducting sieve tubes of the phloem consist of sieve elements (SEs), which are enucleate cells incapable of transcription and translation. Nevertheless, SEs contain a large variety of RNAs, and long-distance RNA trafficking via the phloem has been documented. The phloem transport of certain RNAs, as well as the further unloading of these RNAs at target tissues, is essential for plant individual development and responses to environmental cues. The translocation of such RNAs via the phloem is believed to be directed by RNA structural elements serving as phloem transport signals (PTSs), which are recognized by proteins that direct the PTS-containing RNAs into the phloem translocation pathway. The ability of phloem transport has been reported for several classes of structured RNAs including viroids, genuine tRNAs, mRNAs with tRNA sequences embedded into mRNA untranslated regions, tRNA-like structures in the genomic RNAs of plant viruses, and micro-RNA (miRNA) precursors (pri-miRNA). Here, three distinct types of such RNAs are discussed, along with the proteins that may specifically interact with these structures in the phloem. Three-dimensional (3D) motifs, which are characteristic of imperfect RNA duplexes, are discussed as elements of phloem-mobile structured RNAs specifically recognized by proteins involved in phloem transport, thus serving as PTSs.
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- Eugeny A Tolstyko
- Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia; Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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- Department of Virology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia; Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Zhang S, Li R, Zhang L, Chen S, Xie M, Yang L, Xia Y, Foyer CH, Zhao Z, Lam HM. New insights into Arabidopsis transcriptome complexity revealed by direct sequencing of native RNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:7700-7711. [PMID: 32652016 PMCID: PMC7430643 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptomes have been extensively studied and characterized under different conditions. However, most of the current ‘RNA-sequencing’ technologies produce a relatively short read length and demand a reverse-transcription step, preventing effective characterization of transcriptome complexity. Here, we performed Direct RNA Sequencing (DRS) using the latest Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) with exceptional read length. We demonstrate that the complexity of the A. thaliana transcriptomes has been substantially under-estimated. The ONT direct RNA sequencing identified novel transcript isoforms at both the vegetative (14-day old seedlings, stage 1.04) and reproductive stages (stage 6.00–6.10) of development. Using in-house software called TrackCluster, we determined alternative transcription initiation (ATI), alternative polyadenylation (APA), alternative splicing (AS), and fusion transcripts. More than 38 500 novel transcript isoforms were identified, including six categories of fusion-transcripts that may result from differential RNA processing mechanisms. Aided by the Tombo algorithm, we found an enrichment of m5C modifications in the mobile mRNAs, consistent with a recent finding that m5C modification in mRNAs is crucial for their long-distance movement. In summary, ONT DRS offers an advantage in the identification and functional characterization of novel RNA isoforms and RNA base modifications, significantly improving annotation of the A. thaliana genome.
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- Shoudong Zhang
- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.,The State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Biosciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Kim HK, Yeom JH, Kay MA. Transfer RNA-Derived Small RNAs: Another Layer of Gene Regulation and Novel Targets for Disease Therapeutics. Mol Ther 2020; 28:2340-2357. [PMID: 32956625 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Decades after identification as essential for protein synthesis, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) have been implicated in various cellular processes beyond translation. tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), referred to as tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) or tRNA-derived, stress-induced RNAs (tiRNAs), are produced by cleavage at different sites from mature or pre-tRNAs. They are classified into six major types representing potentially thousands of unique sequences and have been implicated to play a wide variety of regulatory roles in maintaining normal homeostasis, cancer cell viability, tumorigenesis, ribosome biogenesis, chromatin remodeling, translational regulation, intergenerational inheritance, retrotransposon regulation, and viral replication. However, the detailed mechanisms governing these processes remain unknown. Aberrant expression of tsRNAs is found in various human disease conditions, suggesting that a further understanding of the regulatory role of tsRNAs will assist in identifying novel biomarkers, potential therapeutic targets, and gene-regulatory tools. Here, we highlight the classification, biogenesis, and biological role of tsRNAs in regulatory mechanisms of normal and disease states.
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- Hak Kyun Kim
- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Hoang HD, Neault S, Pelin A, Alain T. Emerging translation strategies during virus-host interaction. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2020; 12:e1619. [PMID: 32757266 PMCID: PMC7435527 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Translation control is crucial during virus-host interaction. On one hand, viruses completely rely on the protein synthesis machinery of host cells to propagate and have evolved various mechanisms to redirect the host's ribosomes toward their viral mRNAs. On the other hand, the host rewires its translation program in an attempt to contain and suppress the virus early on during infection; the antiviral program includes specific control on protein synthesis to translate several antiviral mRNAs involved in quenching the infection. As the infection progresses, host translation is in turn inhibited in order to limit viral propagation. We have learnt of very diverse strategies that both parties utilize to gain or retain control over the protein synthesis machinery. Yet novel strategies continue to be discovered, attesting for the importance of mRNA translation in virus-host interaction. This review focuses on recently described translation strategies employed by both hosts and viruses. These discoveries provide additional pieces in the understanding of the complex virus-host translation landscape. This article is categorized under: Translation > Translation Mechanisms Translation > Translation Regulation.
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- Huy-Dung Hoang
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Apoptosis Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Centre for Innovative Cancer Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Innovative Cancer Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Apoptosis Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Zhang C, Qi M, Zhang X, Wang Q, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Kong Z. Rhizobial infection triggers systemic transport of endogenous RNAs between shoots and roots in soybean. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2020; 63:1213-1226. [PMID: 32221813 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-019-1608-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Legumes have evolved a symbiotic relationship with rhizobial bacteria and their roots form unique nitrogen-fixing organs called nodules. Studies have shown that abiotic and biotic stresses alter the profile of gene expression and transcript mobility in plants. However, little is known about the systemic transport of RNA between roots and shoots in response to rhizobial infection on a genome-wide scale during the formation of legume-rhizobia symbiosis. In our study, we found that two soybean (Glycine max) cultivars, Peking and Williams, show a high frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms; this allowed us to characterize the origin and mobility of transcripts in hetero-grafts of these two cultivars. We identified 4,552 genes that produce mobile RNAs in soybean, and found that rhizobial infection triggers mass transport of mRNAs between shoots and roots at the early stage of nodulation. The majority of these mRNAs are of relatively low abundance and their transport occurs in a selective manner in soybean plants. Notably, the mRNAs that moved from shoots to roots at the early stage of nodulation were enriched in many nodule-related responsive processes. Moreover, the transcripts of many known symbiosis-related genes that are induced by rhizobial infection can move between shoots and roots. Our findings provide a deeper understanding of endogenous RNA transport in legume-rhizobia symbiotic processes.
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- Chen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Tosar JP, Cayota A. Extracellular tRNAs and tRNA-derived fragments. RNA Biol 2020; 17:1149-1167. [PMID: 32070197 PMCID: PMC7549618 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1729584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Fragmentation of tRNAs generates a family of small RNAs collectively known as tRNA-derived fragments. These fragments vary in sequence and size but have been shown to regulate many processes involved in cell homoeostasis and adaptations to stress. Additionally, the field of extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) is rapidly growing because exRNAs are a promising source of biomarkers in liquid biopsies, and because exRNAs seem to play key roles in intercellular and interspecies communication. Herein, we review recent descriptions of tRNA-derived fragments in the extracellular space in all domains of life, both in biofluids and in cell culture. The purpose of this review is to find consensus on which tRNA-derived fragments are more prominent in each extracellular fraction (including extracellular vesicles, lipoproteins and ribonucleoprotein complexes). We highlight what is becoming clear and what is still controversial in this field, in order to stimulate future hypothesis-driven studies which could clarify the role of full-length tRNAs and tRNA-derived fragments in the extracellular space.
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- Juan Pablo Tosar
- Analytical Biochemistry Unit, Nuclear Research Center, Faculty of Science, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Luan W, Dai Y, Li XY, Wang Y, Tao X, Li CX, Mao P, Ma XR. Identification of tRFs and phasiRNAs in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and their responses to exogenous abscisic acid. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:320. [PMID: 32635887 PMCID: PMC7339384 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02528-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The non-coding small RNA tRFs (tRNA-derived fragments) and phasiRNAs (plant-specific) exert important roles in plant growth, development and stress resistances. However, whether the tRFs and phasiRNAs respond to the plant important stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA) remain enigma. RESULTS Here, the RNA-sequencing was implemented to decipher the landscape of tRFs and phasiRNAs in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves and their responses when foliar spraying exogenous ABA after 24 h. In total, 733 tRFs and 137 phasiRNAs were detected. The tRFs were mainly derived from the tRNAAla transporting alanine, which tended to be cleaved at the 5'terminal guanine site and D loop uracil site to produce tRFAla with length of 20 nt. Most of phasiRNAs originated from NBS-LRR resistance genes. Expression analysis revealed that 156 tRFs and 68 phasiRNAs expressed differentially, respectively. Generally, exogenous ABA mainly inhibited the expression of tRFs and phasiRNAs. Furthermore, integrating analysis of target gene prediction and transcriptome data presented that ABA significantly downregulated the abundance of phsaiRNAs associated with biological and abiotic resistances. Correspondingly, their target genes such as AP2/ERF, WRKY and NBS-LRR, STK and RLK, were mainly up-regulated. CONCLUSIONS Combined with the previous analysis of ABA-response miRNAs, it was speculated that ABA can improve the plant resistances to various stresses by regulating the expression and interaction of small RNAs (such as miRNAs, tRFs, phasiRNAs) and their target genes. This study enriches the plant tRFs and phasiRNAs, providing a vital basis for further investigating ABA response-tRFs and phasiRNAs and their functions in biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- Wei Luan
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.9, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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Garg V, Kühn C. What determines the composition of the phloem sap? Is there any selectivity filter for macromolecules entering the phloem sieve elements? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 151:284-291. [PMID: 32248039 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In view of recent findings, it is still a matter of debate whether the composition of the phloem sap of higher plants is specific and based on a plasmodesmal selectivity filter for macromolecular transport, or whether simply related to size, abundance and half-life of the macromolecules within the phloem sap. A range of reports indicates specific function of phloem-mobile signaling molecules such as the florigen making it indispensable to discriminate specific macromolecules entering the phloem from others which cannot cross this selectivity filter. Nevertheless, several findings have discussed for a non-selective transport via plasmodesmata, or contamination of the phloem sap by degradation products coming from immature still developing young sieve elements undergoing differentiation. Here, we discuss several possibilities, and raise the question how selectivity of the phloem sap composition could be achieved thereby focusing on mobility and dynamics of sucrose transporter mRNA and proteins.
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- Varsha Garg
- Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Building 12, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Lu X, Liu W, Wang T, Zhang J, Li X, Zhang W. Systemic Long-Distance Signaling and Communication Between Rootstock and Scion in Grafted Vegetables. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:460. [PMID: 32431719 PMCID: PMC7214726 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Grafting is widely used in fruit, vegetable, and flower propagation to improve biotic and abiotic stress resistance, yield, and quality. At present, the systemic changes caused by grafting, as well as the mechanisms and effects of long-distance signal transport between rootstock and scion have mainly been investigated in model plants (Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana). However, these aspects of grafting vary when different plant materials are grafted, so the study of model plants provides only a theoretical basis and reference for the related research of grafted vegetables. The dearth of knowledge about the transport of signaling molecules in grafted vegetables is inconsistent with the rapid development of large-scale vegetable production, highlighting the need to study the mechanisms regulating the rootstock-scion interaction and long-distance transport. The rapid development of molecular biotechnology and "omics" approaches will allow researchers to unravel the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in the rootstock-scion interaction in vegetables. We summarize recent progress in the study of the physiological aspects (e.g., hormones and nutrients) of the response in grafted vegetables and focus in particular on long-distance molecular signaling (e.g., RNA and proteins). This review provides a theoretical basis for studies of the rootstock-scion interaction in grafted vegetables, as well as provide guidance for rootstock breeding and selection to meet specific demands for efficient vegetable production.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Lalande S, Merret R, Salinas-Giegé T, Drouard L. Arabidopsis tRNA-derived fragments as potential modulators of translation. RNA Biol 2020; 17:1137-1148. [PMID: 31994438 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1722514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Transfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs) exist in all branches of life. They are involved in RNA degradation, regulation of gene expression, ribosome biogenesis. In archaebacteria, kinetoplastid, yeast, and human cells, they were also shown to regulate translation. In Arabidopsis, the tRFs population fluctuates under developmental or environmental conditions but their functions are yet poorly understood. Here, we show that populations of long (30-35 nt) or short (19-25 nt) tRFs produced from Arabidopsis tRNAs can inhibit in vitro translation of a reporter gene. Analysing a series of oligoribonucleotides mimicking natural tRFs, we demonstrate that only a limited set of tRFs possess the ability to affect protein synthesis. Out of a dozen of tRFs, only two deriving from tRNAAla(AGC) and tRNAAsn(GUU) strongly attenuate translation in vitro. Contrary to human tRF(Ala), the 4 Gs present at the 5' extremity of Arabidopsis tRF(Ala) are not implicated in this inhibition while the G18 and G19 residues are essential. Protein synthesis inhibition by tRFs does not require complementarity with the translated mRNA but, having the capability to be associated with polyribosomes, tRFs likely act as general modulation factors of the translation process in plants.
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- Stéphanie Lalande
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg , Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Perpignan Via Domitia , Perpignan, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg , Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg , Strasbourg, France
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Garcia-Lozano M, Dutta SK, Natarajan P, Tomason YR, Lopez C, Katam R, Levi A, Nimmakayala P, Reddy UK. Transcriptome changes in reciprocal grafts involving watermelon and bottle gourd reveal molecular mechanisms involved in increase of the fruit size, rind toughness and soluble solids. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 102:213-223. [PMID: 31845303 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00942-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Transcriptome landscape reveals the molecular mechanisms involved in the improvement of fruit traits by the grafting of watermelon and bottle gourd. Grafting has been used as a sustainable alternative for watermelon breeding to control soil-borne pathogens and to increase tolerance to various abiotic stresses. However, some reports have shown that grafting can negatively affect the quality of fruits. Despite several field studies on the effects of grafting on fruit quality, the regulation of this process at the molecular level has not been revealed. The aim of this study was to elucidate various molecular mechanisms involved in different tissues of heterografted watermelon and bottle gourd plants. Grafting with bottle gourd rootstock increased the size and rind thickness of watermelon fruits, whereas that with watermelon rootstock produced bottle gourd fruits with higher total soluble solid content and thinner rinds. Correspondingly, genes related to ripening, softening, cell wall strengthening, stress response and disease resistance were differentially expressed in watermelon fruits. Moreover, genes associated mainly with sugar metabolism were differentially expressed in bottle gourd fruits. RNA-seq revealed more than 400 mobile transcripts across the heterografted sets. More than half of these were validated from PlaMoM, a database for plant mobile macromolecules. In addition, some of these mobile transcripts contained a transfer RNA-like structure. Other RNA motifs were also enriched in these transcripts, most with a biological role based on GO analysis. This transcriptome study provided a comprehensive understanding of various molecular mechanisms underlying grafted tissues in watermelon.
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- Marleny Garcia-Lozano
- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32317, USA
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- USDA, ARS, U.S. Vegetable Lab, 2700 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000, USA.
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A Susceptible Scion Reduces Rootstock Tolerance to Ralstonia solanacearum in Grafted Eggplant. HORTICULTURAE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae5040078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The bacterial wilt pathogen (Ralstonia solanacearum) is a highly pathogenic soil-borne bacterium that invades the vascular system of a host plant leading to plant wilting and death. In agricultural systems, tolerant rootstocks are usually used to enhance disease resistance and tolerance in crop plants to soil-borne pathogens. Here, two distinct eggplant cultivars with different tolerances to R. solanacearum infection, the disease-tolerant cultivar ‘S21′ and the disease-susceptible cultivar ‘Rf’, were used to investigate if scion tolerance level can affect tolerance of rootstock upon an infection of the same pathogen. Three scion/rootstock grafted combinations were considered: Rf/S21, S21/S21, and Rf/Rf. Plants that resulted from the combination Rf/S21, composed of the susceptible scion grafts, showed weak tolerance to R. solanacearum infection, and exhibited the poorest growth compared to the tolerant scion grafts (S21/S21). As expected, the combination Rf/Rf showed the lowest level of disease tolerance. Furthermore, a high level of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) and cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs) were detected in susceptible scion grafts. These factors are involved in plant growth inhibition due to blocking transport between scion and rootstock and damage of vascular tissues in the plant. A high level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and active oxygen scavenging enzymes were also detected in susceptible scion grafts. Excess accumulation of these substances harms the dynamic balance in plant vascular systems. These results indicated that the use of a susceptible scion in scion/rootstock eggplant grafts contributed to a reduction in rootstock tolerance to Ralstonia solanacearum.
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Boskovic A, Bing XY, Kaymak E, Rando OJ. Control of noncoding RNA production and histone levels by a 5' tRNA fragment. Genes Dev 2019; 34:118-131. [PMID: 31831626 PMCID: PMC6938667 DOI: 10.1101/gad.332783.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this study Boskovic et al. set out to elucidate the functions of a small RNA derived from the 5’ end of mature tRNA-Gly-GCC. Using several genomic, biochemical, and molecular methods, the authors reveal a conserved mechanism for 5’ tRNA fragment control of noncoding RNA biogenesis and global chromatin organization. Small RNAs derived from mature tRNAs, referred to as tRNA fragments or “tRFs,” are an emerging class of regulatory RNAs with poorly understood functions. We recently identified a role for one specific tRF—5′ tRF-Gly-GCC, or tRF-GG—as a repressor of genes associated with the endogenous retroelement MERVL, but the mechanistic basis for this regulation was unknown. Here, we show that tRF-GG plays a role in production of a wide variety of noncoding RNAs—snoRNAs, scaRNAs, and snRNAs—that are dependent on Cajal bodies for stability and activity. Among these noncoding RNAs, regulation of the U7 snRNA by tRF-GG modulates heterochromatin-mediated transcriptional repression of MERVL elements by supporting an adequate supply of histone proteins. Importantly, the effects of inhibiting tRF-GG on histone mRNA levels, on activity of a histone 3′ UTR reporter, and ultimately on MERVL regulation could all be suppressed by manipulating U7 RNA levels. We additionally show that the related RNA-binding proteins hnRNPF and hnRNPH bind directly to tRF-GG, and are required for Cajal body biogenesis, positioning these proteins as strong candidates for effectors of tRF-GG function in vivo. Together, our data reveal a conserved mechanism for 5′ tRNA fragment control of noncoding RNA biogenesis and, consequently, global chromatin organization.
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- Ana Boskovic
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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Shcherbik N, Pestov DG. The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Ribosomes: From Injury to Regulation. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111379. [PMID: 31684095 PMCID: PMC6912279 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The ribosome is a complex ribonucleoprotein-based molecular machine that orchestrates protein synthesis in the cell. Both ribosomal RNA and ribosomal proteins can be chemically modified by reactive oxygen species, which may alter the ribosome′s functions or cause a complete loss of functionality. The oxidative damage that ribosomes accumulate during their lifespan in a cell may lead to reduced or faulty translation and contribute to various pathologies. However, remarkably little is known about the biological consequences of oxidative damage to the ribosome. Here, we provide a concise summary of the known types of changes induced by reactive oxygen species in rRNA and ribosomal proteins and discuss the existing experimental evidence of how these modifications may affect ribosome dynamics and function. We emphasize the special role that redox-active transition metals, such as iron, play in ribosome homeostasis and stability. We also discuss the hypothesis that redox-mediated ribosome modifications may contribute to adaptive cellular responses to stress.
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- Natalia Shcherbik
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
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Kim HK. Transfer RNA-Derived Small Non-Coding RNA: Dual Regulator of Protein Synthesis. Mol Cells 2019; 42:687-692. [PMID: 31656062 PMCID: PMC6821453 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2019.0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) play a role in various cellular processes. Accumulating evidence has revealed that tsRNAs are deeply implicated in human diseases, such as various cancers and neurological disorders, suggesting that tsRNAs should be investigated to develop novel therapeutic intervention. tsRNAs provide more complexity to the physiological role of transfer RNAs by repressing or activating protein synthesis with distinct mechanisms. Here, we highlight the detailed mechanism of tsRNA-mediated dual regulation in protein synthesis and discuss the necessity of novel sequencing technology to learn more about tsRNAs.
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- Hak Kyun Kim
- Department of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974,
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Small RNA Mobility: Spread of RNA Silencing Effectors and its Effect on Developmental Processes and Stress Adaptation in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20174306. [PMID: 31484348 PMCID: PMC6747330 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Plants are exposed every day to multiple environmental cues, and tight transcriptome reprogramming is necessary to control the balance between responses to stress and processes of plant growth. In this context, the silencing phenomena mediated by small RNAs can drive transcriptional and epigenetic regulatory modifications, in turn shaping plant development and adaptation to the surrounding environment. Mounting experimental evidence has recently pointed to small noncoding RNAs as fundamental players in molecular signalling cascades activated upon exposure to abiotic and biotic stresses. Although, in the last decade, studies on stress responsive small RNAs increased significantly in many plant species, the physiological responses triggered by these molecules in the presence of environmental stresses need to be further explored. It is noteworthy that small RNAs can move either cell-to-cell or systemically, thus acting as mobile silencing effectors within the plant. This aspect has great importance when physiological changes, as well as epigenetic regulatory marks, are inspected in light of plant environmental adaptation. In this review, we provide an overview of the categories of mobile small RNAs in plants, particularly focusing on the biological implications of non-cell autonomous RNA silencing in the stress adaptive response and epigenetic modifications.
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Megel C, Hummel G, Lalande S, Ubrig E, Cognat V, Morelle G, Salinas-Giegé T, Duchêne AM, Maréchal-Drouard L. Plant RNases T2, but not Dicer-like proteins, are major players of tRNA-derived fragments biogenesis. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:941-952. [PMID: 30462257 PMCID: PMC6344867 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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RNA fragments deriving from tRNAs (tRFs) exist in all branches of life and the repertoire of their biological functions regularly increases. Paradoxically, their biogenesis remains unclear. The human RNase A, Angiogenin, and the yeast RNase T2, Rny1p, generate long tRFs after cleavage in the anticodon region. The production of short tRFs after cleavage in the D or T regions is still enigmatic. Here, we show that the Arabidopsis Dicer-like proteins, DCL1-4, do not play a major role in the production of tRFs. Rather, we demonstrate that the Arabidopsis RNases T2, called RNS, are key players of both long and short tRFs biogenesis. Arabidopsis RNS show specific expression profiles. In particular, RNS1 and RNS3 are mainly found in the outer tissues of senescing seeds where they are the main endoribonucleases responsible of tRNA cleavage activity for tRFs production. In plants grown under phosphate starvation conditions, the induction of RNS1 is correlated with the accumulation of specific tRFs. Beyond plants, we also provide evidence that short tRFs can be produced by the yeast Rny1p and that, in vitro, human RNase T2 is also able to generate long and short tRFs. Our data suggest an evolutionary conserved feature of these enzymes in eukaryotes.
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- Cyrille Megel
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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Yang L, Perrera V, Saplaoura E, Apelt F, Bahin M, Kramdi A, Olas J, Mueller-Roeber B, Sokolowska E, Zhang W, Li R, Pitzalis N, Heinlein M, Zhang S, Genovesio A, Colot V, Kragler F. m 5C Methylation Guides Systemic Transport of Messenger RNA over Graft Junctions in Plants. Curr Biol 2019; 29:2465-2476.e5. [PMID: 31327714 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In plants, transcripts move to distant body parts to potentially act as systemic signals regulating development and growth. Thousands of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are transported across graft junctions via the phloem to distinct plant parts. Little is known regarding features, structural motifs, and potential base modifications of transported transcripts and how these may affect their mobility. We identified Arabidopsis thaliana mRNAs harboring the modified base 5-methylcytosine (m5C) and found that these are significantly enriched in mRNAs previously described as mobile, moving over graft junctions to distinct plant parts. We confirm this finding with graft-mobile methylated mRNAs TRANSLATIONALLY CONTROLLED TUMOR PROTEIN 1 (TCTP1) and HEAT SHOCK COGNATE PROTEIN 70.1 (HSC70.1), whose mRNA transport is diminished in mutants deficient in m5C mRNA methylation. Together, our results point toward an essential role of cytosine methylation in systemic mRNA mobility in plants and that TCTP1 mRNA mobility is required for its signaling function.
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- Lei Yang
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, PSL Research University, 75230 Paris, France
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, PSL Research University, 75230 Paris, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, PSL Research University, 75230 Paris, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Department of Molecular Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 20, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Department of Molecular Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 20, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany; China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua East Road, 100080 Haidian, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, IBMP-CNRS UPR2357, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, IBMP-CNRS UPR2357, 12, rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Centre for Soybean Research, Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, PSL Research University, 75230 Paris, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), CNRS UMR8197, INSERM U1024, PSL Research University, 75230 Paris, France
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany.
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Jin L, Zhu C, Qin X. Expression profile of tRNA-derived fragments in pancreatic cancer. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:3104-3114. [PMID: 31452788 PMCID: PMC6676665 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease, the deadliest of all the solid tumors; the 5-year survival rate of patients with this disease is ~8%. Previously, high-throughput sequencing has led to the discovery of novel small non-coding RNAs, also known as transfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs). Studies have suggested that tRFs may be novel biomarkers for certain diseases. However, the expression of tRFs in pancreatic cancer has yet to be characterized. In the present study, the expression levels of tRFs observed in clinical pancreatic cancer samples were analyzed, quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed to validate the tRFs expression levels and bioinformatics predictions were analyzed. The results revealed that the pancreatic cancer samples screened out a total of 48 tRFs and transfer RNA halves (tiRNAs). There were four tRFs and tiRNAs selected for qPCR validation; the findings were consistent with the sequencing results. Bioinformatic predictions revealed that AS-tDR-000064 was predicted to have 2,450 target genes; AS-tDR-000069 was predicted 445 target genes; AS-tDR-000102 was predicted 746 target genes; and AS-tDR-001391 was predicted 216 target genes. Gene Ontology (GO) analyses demonstrated that the target genes of AS-tDR-000064 were mostly enriched in 'the regulation of cellular processes' (Biological Process), 'the synapses' (Cellular Component) and 'enzyme binding' (Molecular Function). The target genes of AS-tDR-000069 were mostly enriched in 'signaling' (Biological Process), 'the plasma membrane' (Cellular Component) and 'phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) binding'(Molecular Function), the target genes of AS-tDR-000102 were mostly enriched in 'axon development' (Biological Process), 'the synapse' (Cellular Component) and 'sequence-specific DNA binding' (Molecular Function) and the target genes of AS-tDR-001391 were mostly enriched in 'the neuromuscular processes' (Biological Process), the neurons' (Cellular Component) and 'PDZ domain binding' (Molecular Function). The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses revealed that the target genes of AS-tDR-000064 were mostly enriched in 'the Ras signaling pathway', the target genes of AS-tDR-000069 were mostly enriched in 'the cancer pathways', the target genes of AS-tDR-000102 were mostly enriched in 'axon guidance' and the target genes of AS-tDR-001391 were mostly enriched in 'the PI3K/protein kinase-B signaling pathway'.
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- Lei Jin
- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, P.R. China.,Department of General Surgery, Wujin Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, P.R. China
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Tao EW, Cheng WY, Li WL, Yu J, Gao QY. tiRNAs: A novel class of small noncoding RNAs that helps cells respond to stressors and plays roles in cancer progression. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:683-690. [PMID: 31286522 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs (tiRNAs), important components of tRNA-derived fragments, are gaining popularity for their functions as small noncoding RNAs involved in cancer progression. Under cellular stress, tiRNAs are generated when mature tRNA is specifically cleaved by angiogenin and suggested to act as transducers or effectors involved in cellular stress responses. tiRNAs facilitate cells to respond to stresses mainly via reprogramming translation, inhibiting apoptosis, degrading mRNA, and generating stress granules. This review introduces the cellular biogenesis, molecular mechanisms, and biological roles of tiRNAs in stress response and disease regulation. A better understanding of their roles in regulating cancer may provide novel biomarkers or therapeutic targets for diagnosis and treatment.
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- En-Wei Tao
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Ren-Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Ren-Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Meseguer S, Navarro-González C, Panadero J, Villarroya M, Boutoual R, Sánchez-Alcázar JA, Armengod ME. The MELAS mutation m.3243A>G alters the expression of mitochondrial tRNA fragments. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:1433-1449. [PMID: 31195049 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recent evidences highlight the importance of mitochondria-nucleus communication for the clinical phenotype of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) diseases. However, the participation of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) in this communication has been poorly explored. We asked whether OXPHOS dysfunction alters the production of a new class of sncRNAs, mitochondrial tRNA fragments (mt tRFs), and, if so, whether mt tRFs play a physiological role and their accumulation is controlled by the action of mt tRNA modification enzymes. To address these questions, we used a cybrid model of MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes), an OXPHOS disease mostly caused by mutation m.3243A>G in the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene. High-throughput analysis of small-RNA-Seq data indicated that m.3243A>G significantly changed the expression pattern of mt tRFs. A functional analysis of potential mt tRFs targets (performed under the assumption that these tRFs act as miRNAs) indicated an association with processes that involve the most common affected tissues in MELAS. We present evidences that mt tRFs may be biologically relevant, as one of them (mt i-tRF GluUUC), likely produced by the action of the nuclease Dicer and whose levels are Ago2 dependent, down-regulates the expression of mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 (MPC1), promoting the build-up of extracellular lactate. Therefore, our study underpins the idea that retrograde signaling from mitochondria is also mediated by mt tRFs. Finally, we show that accumulation of mt i-tRF GluUUC depends on the modification status of mt tRNAs, which is regulated by the action of stress-responsive miRNAs on mt tRNA modification enzymes.
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- Salvador Meseguer
- RNA Modification and Mitochondrial Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, Valencia 46012, Spain.
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- RNA Modification and Mitochondrial Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, Valencia 46012, Spain.
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- Unidad de Genómica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell, 106 Torre A 7ª planta, Valencia 46026, Spain.
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- RNA Modification and Mitochondrial Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, Valencia 46012, Spain.
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- RNA Modification and Mitochondrial Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, Valencia 46012, Spain.
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide), and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Sevilla 41013, Spain.
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- RNA Modification and Mitochondrial Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, Valencia 46012, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) node 721, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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Hu W, Di Q, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Liu J, Shi X. Grafting alleviates potassium stress and improves growth in tobacco. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:130. [PMID: 30961523 PMCID: PMC6454764 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1706-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Potassium is a nutrient element necessary for tobacco growth. Tobacco leaves with high potassium content are elastic and tough, rich in oil. And the same time, potassium can also improve the scent and aromatic value of flue-cured tobacco by regulating the synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbons in leaves.. It is an important quality indicator for flue-cured tobacco. However, the potassium concentration in tobacco leaves in most areas of China is generally lower than the global standard for high quality tobacco. Two tobacco genotypes were grafted to each other under different potassium levels to test whether potassium content and plant growth can be improved by grafting in tobacco. RESULTS The growth of tobacco in all treatments was inhibited under potassium starvation, and grafting significantly alleviated this potassium stress in 'Yunyan 87'. The trends in whole plant K+ uptake and K+ transfer efficiency to the leaves corresponded to the growth results of the different grafts. The nutrient depletion test results showed that the roots of 'Wufeng No.2' had higher K+ absorption potential, K+ affinity, and K+ inward flow rate. K+ enrichment circles appeared at the endoderm of the root section in the energy dispersive X-ray figure, indicating that the formation of Casparian strips may be partly responsible for the lower rate of lateral movement of K+ in the roots of 'Yunyan 87'. Gene expression analysis suggested that energy redistribution at the whole plant level might constitute one strategy for coping with potassium starvation. The feedback regulation effects between scion 'Wufeng No.2' and rootstock 'Yunyan 87' indicated that the transmission of certain signaling substances had occurred during grafting. CONCLUSIONS 'Wufeng No.2' tobacco rootstock grafting can increase the K+ uptake and transport efficiency of 'Yunyan 87' and enhance plant growth under potassium stress. The physiological mechanism of the improved performance of grafted tobacco is related to higher K+ uptake and utilization ability, improved xylem K+ loading capacity, and up-regulated expression of genes related to energy supply systems.
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- Wei Hu
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716 China
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- Vegetable and Flower Institute of Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 401329 China
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- Vegetable and Flower Institute of Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 401329 China
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- Vegetable and Flower Institute of Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 401329 China
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- Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330099 China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, 330200 China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716 China
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Bustamante-Brito R, Vera-Ponce de León A, Rosenblueth M, Martínez-Romero JC, Martínez-Romero E. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium carminicum from the Carmine Cochineal Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae). Life (Basel) 2019; 9:life9010004. [PMID: 30609847 PMCID: PMC6463064 DOI: 10.3390/life9010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The scale insect Dactylopius coccus produces high amounts of carminic acid, which has historically been used as a pigment by pre-Hispanic American cultures. Nowadays carmine is found in food, cosmetics, and textiles. Metagenomic approaches revealed that Dactylopius spp. cochineals contain two Wolbachia strains, a betaproteobacterium named Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum and Spiroplasma, in addition to different fungi. We describe here a transcriptomic analysis indicating that Dactylopiibacterium is metabolically active inside the insect host, and estimate that there are over twice as many Dactylopiibacterium cells in the hemolymph than in the gut, with even fewer in the ovary. Albeit scarce, the transcripts in the ovaries support the presence of Dactylopiibacterium in this tissue and a vertical mode of transmission. In the cochineal, Dactylopiibacterium may catabolize plant polysaccharides, and be active in carbon and nitrogen provisioning through its degradative activity and by fixing nitrogen. In most insects, nitrogen-fixing bacteria are found in the gut, but in this study they are shown to occur in the hemolymph, probably delivering essential amino acids and riboflavin to the host from nitrogen substrates derived from nitrogen fixation.
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- Rafael Bustamante-Brito
- Center for Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62210, Mexico.
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62210, Mexico.
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62210, Mexico.
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62210, Mexico.
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos C.P. 62210, Mexico.
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Oberbauer V, Schaefer MR. tRNA-Derived Small RNAs: Biogenesis, Modification, Function and Potential Impact on Human Disease Development. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9120607. [PMID: 30563140 PMCID: PMC6315542 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are abundant small non-coding RNAs that are crucially important for decoding genetic information. Besides fulfilling canonical roles as adaptor molecules during protein synthesis, tRNAs are also the source of a heterogeneous class of small RNAs, tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs). Occurrence and the relatively high abundance of tsRNAs has been noted in many high-throughput sequencing data sets, leading to largely correlative assumptions about their potential as biologically active entities. tRNAs are also the most modified RNAs in any cell type. Mutations in tRNA biogenesis factors including tRNA modification enzymes correlate with a variety of human disease syndromes. However, whether it is the lack of tRNAs or the activity of functionally relevant tsRNAs that are causative for human disease development remains to be elucidated. Here, we review the current knowledge in regard to tsRNAs biogenesis, including the impact of RNA modifications on tRNA stability and discuss the existing experimental evidence in support for the seemingly large functional spectrum being proposed for tsRNAs. We also argue that improved methodology allowing exact quantification and specific manipulation of tsRNAs will be necessary before developing these small RNAs into diagnostic biomarkers and when aiming to harness them for therapeutic purposes.
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- Vera Oberbauer
- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Gupta N, Singh A, Zahra S, Kumar S. PtRFdb: a database for plant transfer RNA-derived fragments. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2018; 2018:5043071. [PMID: 29939244 PMCID: PMC6016605 DOI: 10.1093/database/bay063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Transfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs) represent a novel class of small RNAs (sRNAs) generated through endonucleolytic cleavage of both mature and precursor transfer RNAs (tRNAs). These 14–28 nt length tRFs that have been extensively studied in animal kingdom are to be explored in plants. In this study, we introduce a database of plant tRFs named PtRFdb (www.nipgr.res.in/PtRFdb), for the scientific community. We analyzed a total of 1344 sRNA sequencing datasets of 10 different plant species and identified a total of 5607 unique tRFs (758 tRF-1, 2269 tRF-3 and 2580 tRF-5), represented by 487 765 entries. In PtRFdb, detailed and comprehensive information is available for each tRF entry. Apart from the core information consisting of the tRF type, anticodon, source organism, tissue, sequence and the genomic location; additional information like PubMed identifier (PMID), Sample accession number (GSM), sequence length and frequency relevant to the tRFs may be of high utility to the user. Two different types of search modules (Basic Search and Advanced Search), sequence similarity search (by BLAST) and Browse option with data download facility for each search is provided in this database. We believe that PtRFdb is a unique database of its kind and it will be beneficial in the validation and further characterization of plant tRFs. Database URL: http://www.nipgr.res.in/PtRFdb/
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- Nikita Gupta
- Lab #202, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Lab #202, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Lab #202, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Lab #202, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Liu L, Chen X. Intercellular and systemic trafficking of RNAs in plants. NATURE PLANTS 2018; 4:869-878. [PMID: 30390090 PMCID: PMC7155933 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0288-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plants have evolved dynamic and complex networks of cell-to-cell communication to coordinate and adapt their growth and development to a variety of environmental changes. In addition to small molecules, such as metabolites and phytohormones, macromolecules such as proteins and RNAs also act as signalling agents in plants. As information molecules, RNAs can move locally between cells through plasmodesmata, and over long distances through phloem. Non-cell-autonomous RNAs may act as mobile signals to regulate plant development, nutrient allocation, gene silencing, antiviral defence, stress responses and many other physiological processes in plants. Recent work has shed light on mobile RNAs and, in some cases, uncovered their roles in intercellular and systemic signalling networks. This review summarizes the current knowledge of local and systemic RNA movement, and discusses the potential regulatory mechanisms and biological significance of RNA trafficking in plants.
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- Lin Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Longhua Bioindustry and Innovation Research Institute, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
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Zhang Y, Cai F, Liu J, Chang H, Liu L, Yang A, Liu X. Transfer RNA-derived fragments as potential exosome tRNA-derived fragment biomarkers for osteoporosis. Int J Rheum Dis 2018; 21:1659-1669. [PMID: 30345646 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University; Shanghai China
- Department of Orthopedics; Shanghai Zhoupu Hospital; Shanghai China
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Functional characterization of RNA fragments using high-throughput interactome screening. J Proteomics 2018; 193:173-183. [PMID: 30339940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Populations of small eukaryotic RNAs, in addition to relatively well recognized molecules such as miRNAs or siRNAs, also contain fragments derived from all classes of constitutively expressed non-coding RNAs. It has been recently demonstrated that the formation and accumulation of RNA fragments (RFs) is cell-/tissue-specific and depends on internal and external stimuli. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying RF biogenesis and function remain unclear. To better understand them, we employed RNA pull-down and mass spectrometry methods to characterize the interactions of seven RFs originating from tRNA, snoRNA and snRNA. By integrating our results with publicly available data on physical protein-protein interactions, we constructed an RF interactome network. We determined that the RF interactome comprises proteins generally different from those that interact with their parental full length RNAs. Proteins captured by the RFs were involved in mRNA splicing, tRNA processing, DNA recombination/replication, protein biosynthesis and carboxylic acid metabolism. Our data suggest that RFs can be endogenous aptamer-like molecules and potential players in recently revealed RNA-protein regulatory networks. SIGNIFICANCE: In the recent decade it has become evident that RNAs with well-known functions (for example tRNA, snoRNA or rRNA) can be cleaved to yield short fragments, whose role in cells remains only partially characterized. At the same time, unconventional interactions between mRNA and proteins without RNA-binding domains have been demonstrated, revealing novel layers of possible RNA-mediated regulation. Considering the above, we hypothesized that RNA fragments (RFs) can be endogenous aptamer-like molecules that unconventionally interact with proteins. In this study we identified protein partners of seven selected RFs. We found that RFs bind different set of proteins than their parental full length RNAs and identified proteins differentially bound by the particular RFs. These observations suggest biological relevance of the discovered interactions. Our data provide a novel perspective on the significance of RFs and point to this pool of molecules as to a rich collection of potential components of the recently discovered RNA-protein regulatory networks.
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Gai YP, Yuan SS, Liu ZY, Zhao HN, Liu Q, Qin RL, Fang LJ, Ji XL. Integrated Phloem Sap mRNA and Protein Expression Analysis Reveals Phytoplasma-infection Responses in Mulberry. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:1702-1719. [PMID: 29848783 PMCID: PMC6126391 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra118.000670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To gain insight into the response of mulberry to phytoplasma-infection, the expression profiles of mRNAs and proteins in mulberry phloem sap were examined. A total of 955 unigenes and 136 proteins were found to be differentially expressed between the healthy and infected phloem sap. These differentially expressed mRNAs and proteins are involved in signaling, hormone metabolism, stress responses, etc. Interestingly, we found that both the mRNA and protein levels of the major latex protein-like 329 (MuMLPL329) gene were increased in the infected phloem saps. Expression of the MuMLPL329 gene was induced by pathogen inoculation and was responsive to jasmonic acid. Ectopic expression of MuMLPL329 in Arabidopsis enhances transgenic plant resistance to Botrytis cinerea, Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (Pst. DC3000) and phytoplasma. Further analysis revealed that MuMLPL329 can enhance the expression of some defense genes and might be involved in altering flavonoid content resulting in increased resistance of plants to pathogen infection. Finally, the roles of the differentially expressed mRNAs and proteins and the potential molecular mechanisms of their changes were discussed. It was likely that the phytoplasma-responsive mRNAs and proteins in the phloem saps were involved in multiple pathways of mulberry responses to phytoplasma-infection, and their changes may be partially responsible for some symptoms in the phytoplasma infected plants.
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- Ying-Ping Gai
- From the ‡State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- §College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- §College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- From the ‡State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- From the ‡State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- From the ‡State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- §College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- §College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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Lyons SM, Fay MM, Ivanov P. The role of RNA modifications in the regulation of tRNA cleavage. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:2828-2844. [PMID: 30058219 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transfer RNA (tRNA) have been harbingers of many paradigms in RNA biology. They are among the first recognized noncoding RNA (ncRNA) playing fundamental roles in RNA metabolism. Although mainly recognized for their role in decoding mRNA and delivering amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain, tRNA also serve as an abundant source of small ncRNA named tRNA fragments. The functional significance of these fragments is only beginning to be uncovered. Early on, tRNA were recognized as heavily post-transcriptionally modified, which aids in proper folding and modulates the tRNA:mRNA anticodon-codon interactions. Emerging data suggest that these modifications play critical roles in the generation and activity of tRNA fragments. Modifications can both protect tRNA from cleavage or promote their cleavage. Modifications to individual fragments may be required for their activity. Recent work has shown that some modifications are critical for stem cell development and that failure to deposit certain modifications has profound effects on disease. This review will discuss how tRNA modifications regulate the generation and activity of tRNA fragments.
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- Shawn M Lyons
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,The Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Yang J, Elbaz-Younes I, Primo C, Murungi D, Hirschi KD. Intestinal permeability, digestive stability and oral bioavailability of dietary small RNAs. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10253. [PMID: 29980707 PMCID: PMC6035168 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28207-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Impactful dietary RNA delivery requires improving uptake and enhancing digestive stability. In mouse feeding regimes, we have demonstrated that a plant-based ribosomal RNA (rRNA), MIR2911, is more bioavailable than synthetic MIR2911 or canonical microRNAs (miRNAs). Here mutagenesis was used to discern if MIR2911 has a distinctive sequence that aids stability and uptake. Various mutations had modest impacts while one scrambled sequence displayed significantly enhanced digestive stability, serum stability, and bioavailability. To assess if small RNA (sRNA) bioavailability in mice could be improved by increasing gut permeability, various diets, genetic backgrounds and pharmacological methods were surveyed. An intraperitoneal injection of anti-CD3 antibody enhanced gut permeability which correlated with improved uptake of the digestively stable scrambled MIR2911 variant. However, the bioavailability of canonical miRNAs was not enhanced. Similarly, interleukin-10 (IL-10)-deficient mice and mice treated with aspirin displayed enhanced gut permeability that did not enhance uptake of most plant-based sRNAs. This work supports a model where dietary RNAs are vulnerable to digestion and altering gut permeability alone will not impact apparent bioavailability. We suggest that some dietary sRNA may be more digestively stable and methods to broadly increase sRNA uptake requires delivery vehicles to optimize gut and serum stability in the consumer.
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- Jian Yang
- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77845, USA.
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He X, Li F, Bor B, Koyano K, Cen L, Xiao X, Shi W, Wong DTW. Human tRNA-Derived Small RNAs Modulate Host-Oral Microbial Interactions. J Dent Res 2018; 97:1236-1243. [PMID: 29702004 DOI: 10.1177/0022034518770605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Coevolution of the human host and its associated microbiota has led to sophisticated interactions to maintain a delicate homeostasis. Emerging evidence suggests that in addition to small molecules, peptides, and proteins, small regulatory noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) might play an important role in cross-domain interactions. In this study, we revealed the presence of diverse host transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) among human salivary sRNAs. We selected 2 tsRNAs (tsRNA-000794 and tsRNA-020498) for further study based on their high sequence similarity to specific tRNAs from a group of Gram-negative oral bacteria, including Fusobacterium nucleatum, a key oral commensal and opportunistic pathogen. We showed that the presence of F. nucleatum triggers exosome-mediated release of tsRNA-000794 and tsRNA-020498 by human normal oral keratinocyte cells. Furthermore, both tsRNA candidates exerted a growth inhibition effect on F. nucleatum, likely through interference with bacterial protein biosynthesis, but did not affect the growth of Streptococcus mitis, a health-associated oral Gram-positive bacterium whose genome does not carry sequences bearing high similarity to either tsRNA. Our data provide the first line of evidence for the modulatory role of host-derived tsRNAs in the microbial-host interaction.
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- X He
- 1 The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 2 School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,3 Institute of Diagnostic in Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- 1 The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 4 Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,5 Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 4 Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,5 Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- 2 School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,4 Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,5 Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Kehr J, Kragler F. Long distance RNA movement. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 218:29-40. [PMID: 29418002 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Contents Summary 29 I. Introduction 29 II. Phloem as a conduit for macromolecules 30 III. Classes of phloem transported RNAs and their function 32 IV. Mode of RNA transport 35 V. Conclusions 37 Acknowledgements 37 References 37 SUMMARY: In higher plants, small noncoding RNAs and large messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules are transported between cells and over long distances via the phloem. These large macromolecules are thought to get access to the sugar-conducting phloem vessels via specialized plasmodesmata (PD). Analyses of the phloem exudate suggest that all classes of RNA molecules, including silencing-induced RNAs (siRNAs), micro RNAs (miRNAs), transfer RNAs (tRNAs), ribosomal RNA (rRNAs) and mRNAs, are transported via the vasculature to distant tissues. Although the functions of mobile siRNAs and miRNAs as signalling molecules are well established, we lack a profound understanding of mobile mRNA function(s) in recipient cells and tissues, and how they are selected for transport. A surprisingly high number of up to thousands of mRNAs were described in diverse plant species such as cucumber, pumpkin, Arabidopsis and grapevine to move long distances over graft junctions to distinct body parts. In this review, we present an overview of the classes of mobile RNAs, the potential mechanisms facilitating RNA long-distance transport, and the roles of mobile RNAs in regulating transcription and translation. Furthermore, we address potential function(s) of mobile protein-encoding mRNAs with respect to their characteristics and evolutionary constraints.
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- Julia Kehr
- Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, University Hamburg, Ohnhorststr. 18, Hamburg 22609, Germany
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- Department II, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germany
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Fine-Tuning of Gene Expression by tRNA-Derived Fragments during Abiotic Stress Signal Transduction. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020518. [PMID: 29419808 PMCID: PMC5855740 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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When plants are subjected to unfavorable environmental conditions, overall gene expression in stressed cells is altered from a programmed pattern for normal development to an adaptive pattern for survival. Rapid changes in plant gene expression include production of stress responsive proteins for protection as well as reduction of irrelevant proteins to minimize energy consumption during growth. In addition to the many established mechanisms known to modulate gene expression in eukaryotes, a novel strategy involving tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) was recently reported to control gene expression. In animals, tRFs are shown to play a certain role in infected or cancer cells. However, tRFs are expected to function in the regulation of gene expression against abiotic stress conditions in plants. Moreover, the underlying mechanism linking up-regulation of tRFs under stress conditions with the stress tolerant response remains unknown. In this review, the biogenesis and putative function of diverse tRFs in abiotic stress signaling are discussed with a focus on tRFs as a transcriptional/post-transcriptional/translational regulator.
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Sashi P, Singarapu KK, Bhuyan AK. Solution NMR Structure and Backbone Dynamics of Partially Disordered Arabidopsis thaliana Phloem Protein 16-1, a Putative mRNA Transporter. Biochemistry 2018; 57:912-924. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Pulikallu Sashi
- School
of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Innovation
Plaza, Integrated Product Development Organization, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory, Hyderabad 500090, India
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Gai YP, Zhao HN, Zhao YN, Zhu BS, Yuan SS, Li S, Guo FY, Ji XL. MiRNA-seq-based profiles of miRNAs in mulberry phloem sap provide insight into the pathogenic mechanisms of mulberry yellow dwarf disease. Sci Rep 2018; 8:812. [PMID: 29339758 PMCID: PMC5770470 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A wide range of miRNAs have been identified as phloem-mobile molecules that play important roles in coordinating plant development and physiology. Phytoplasmas are associated with hundreds of plant diseases, and the pathogenesis involved in the interactions between phytoplasmas and plants is still poorly understood. To analyse the molecular mechanisms of phytoplasma pathogenicity, the miRNAs profiles in mulberry phloem saps were examined in response to phytoplasma infection. A total of 86 conserved miRNAs and 19 novel miRNAs were identified, and 30 conserved miRNAs and 13 novel miRNAs were differentially expressed upon infection with phytoplasmas. The target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs are involved in diverse signalling pathways showing the complex interactions between mulberry and phytoplasma. Interestingly, we found that mul-miR482a-5p was up-regulated in the infected phloem saps, and grafting experiments showed that it can be transported from scions to rootstock. Based on the results, the complexity and roles of the miRNAs in phloem sap and the potential molecular mechanisms of their changes were discussed. It is likely that the phytoplasma-responsive miRNAs in the phloem sap modulate multiple pathways and work cooperatively in response to phytoplasma infection, and their expression changes may be responsible for some symptoms in the infected plants.
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- Ying-Ping Gai
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China. .,College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China.
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Pahlow S, Ostendorp A, Krüßel L, Kehr J. Phloem Sap Sampling from Brassica napus for 3D-PAGE of Protein and Ribonucleoprotein Complexes. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29364282 PMCID: PMC5908547 DOI: 10.3791/57097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Sampling the phloem of higher plants is often laborious and significantly dependent on the plant species. However, proteome studies under denaturing conditions could be achieved in different plant species. Native protein:protein and protein:nucleic acid complexes from phloem samples have as yet scarcely been analyzed, although they might play important roles in maintenance of this specialized compartment or in long-distance signaling. Large molecular assemblies can be isolated using a blue native gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE). Their protein components can be separated by a subsequent sodium dodecyl sulfate PAGE (SDS-PAGE). However, proteins with similar molecular weights co-migrate, what can hinder protein identification by mass spectrometry. Combining BN-PAGE with two different denaturing gel electrophoresis steps, namely Tris-Tricine-urea and SDS-PAGE, enables the additional separation of proteins according to their hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity and thus increases resolution and the success of protein identification. It even allows distinguishing proteins that only differ in their posttranslational modifications. In addition, blue native northern blotting can be applied to identify the RNA components in macromolecular complexes. We show that our protocol is suitable to unravel the protein and RNA components of native protein:protein and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes occurring in phloem samples. Combining a blue native PAGE with two different denaturing PAGE steps can help to separate different kinds of large protein complexes, and also enables an increased identification rate of their components by mass spectrometry. Furthermore, the protocol is robust enough to simultaneously detect potentially bound nucleic acids within single protein complexes.
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- Molecular Plant Genetics, Universität Hamburg
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- Molecular Plant Genetics, Universität Hamburg;
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Kalinina NO, Makarova S, Makhotenko A, Love AJ, Taliansky M. The Multiple Functions of the Nucleolus in Plant Development, Disease and Stress Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:132. [PMID: 29479362 PMCID: PMC5811523 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The nucleolus is the most conspicuous domain in the eukaryotic cell nucleus, whose main function is ribosomal RNA (rRNA) synthesis and ribosome biogenesis. However, there is growing evidence that the nucleolus is also implicated in many other aspects of cell biology, such as regulation of cell cycle, growth and development, senescence, telomerase activity, gene silencing, responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the first part of the review, we briefly assess the traditional roles of the plant nucleolus in rRNA synthesis and ribosome biogenesis as well as possible functions in other RNA regulatory pathways such as splicing, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and RNA silencing. In the second part of the review we summarize recent progress and discuss already known and new hypothetical roles of the nucleolus in plant growth and development. In addition, this part will highlight studies showing new nucleolar functions involved in responses to pathogen attack and abiotic stress. Cross-talk between the nucleolus and Cajal bodies is also discussed in the context of their association with poly(ADP ribose)polymerase (PARP), which is known to play a crucial role in various physiological processes including growth, development and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- Natalia O. Kalinina
- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Natalia O. Kalinina
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Michael Taliansky
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Brant EJ, Budak H. Plant Small Non-coding RNAs and Their Roles in Biotic Stresses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1038. [PMID: 30079074 PMCID: PMC6062887 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged as critical components of gene regulatory networks across a plethora of plant species. In particular, the 20-30 nucleotide small ncRNAs (sRNAs) play important roles in mediating both developmental processes and responses to biotic stresses. Based on variation in their biogenesis pathways, a number of different sRNA classes have been identified, and their specific functions have begun to be characterized. Here, we review the current knowledge of the biogenesis of the primary sRNA classes, microRNA (miRNA) and small nuclear RNA (snRNA), and their respective secondary classes, and discuss the roles of sRNAs in plant-pathogen interactions. sRNA mobility between species is also discussed along with potential applications of sRNA-plant-pathogen interactions in crop improvement technologies.
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Olvedy M, Scaravilli M, Hoogstrate Y, Visakorpi T, Jenster G, Martens-Uzunova ES. A comprehensive repertoire of tRNA-derived fragments in prostate cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 7:24766-77. [PMID: 27015120 PMCID: PMC5029740 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common cancer among men in developed countries. Although its genetic background is thoroughly investigated, rather little is known about the role of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNA) in this disease. tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) represent a new class of sncRNAs, which are present in a broad range of species and have been reported to play a role in several cellular processes. Here, we analyzed the expression of tRFs in fresh frozen patient samples derived from normal adjacent prostate and different stages of PCa by RNA-sequencing. We identified 598 unique tRFs, many of which are deregulated in cancer samples when compared to normal adjacent tissue. Most of the identified tRFs are derived from the 5’- and 3’-ends of mature cytosolic tRNAs, but we also found tRFs produced from other parts of tRNAs, including pre-tRNA trailers and leaders, as well as tRFs from mitochondrial tRNAs. The 5’-derived tRFs comprise the most abundant class of tRFs in general and represent the major class among upregulated tRFs. The 3’-derived tRFs types are dominant among downregulated tRFs in PCa. We validated the expression of three tRFs using qPCR. The ratio of tRFs derived from tRNALysCTT and tRNAPheGAA emerged as a good indicator of progression-free survival and a candidate prognostic marker. This study provides a systematic catalogue of tRFs and their dysregulation in PCa and can serve as the basis for further research on the biomarker potential and functional roles of tRFs in this disease.
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- Michael Olvedy
- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Current address: VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Current address: Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Biosciences and Medical Technology-BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.,Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Biosciences and Medical Technology-BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.,Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Previously believed to be mere random degradation products, tRNA-derived small RNAs have been lately connected to a series of functions that include, surprisingly, genome protection against retrotransposons. tRNAs have been known for a long time to be involved in the replication cycle of retroviruses, pararetroviruses and retrotransposons as primers of their reverse transcription. tRNA-derived small RNAs, as functional small RNAs or as mere tRNA degradation products, have emerged as important players in the regulation of genic transcription. Nevertheless, the involvement of functional sRNAs derived from tRNA transcripts in transposon posttranscriptional control is a regulatory layer that remained elusive until now. Here I review the recent discoveries in the field that connect tRNA-derived small RNAs and retrotransposon control.
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- German Martinez
- a Department of Plant Biology , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology , Uppsala , Sweden
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Soprano AS, Smetana JHC, Benedetti CE. Regulation of tRNA biogenesis in plants and its link to plant growth and response to pathogens. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2017; 1861:344-353. [PMID: 29222070 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The field of tRNA biology, encompassing the functional and structural complexity of tRNAs, has fascinated scientists over the years and is continuously growing. Besides their fundamental role in protein translation, new evidence indicates that tRNA-derived molecules also regulate gene expression and protein synthesis in all domains of life. This review highlights some of the recent findings linking tRNA transcription and modification with plant cell growth and response to pathogens. In fact, mutations in proteins directly involved in tRNA synthesis and modification most often lead to pleiotropic effects on plant growth and immunity. As plants need to optimize and balance their energy and nutrient resources towards growth and defense, regulatory pathways that play a central role in integrating tRNA transcription and protein translation with cell growth control and organ development, such as the auxin-TOR signaling pathway, also influence the plant immune response against pathogens. As a consequence, distinct pathogens employ an array of effector molecules including tRNA fragments to target such regulatory pathways to exploit the plant's translational capacity, gain access to nutrients and evade defenses. An example includes the RNA polymerase III repressor MAF1, a conserved component of the TOR signaling pathway that controls ribosome biogenesis and tRNA synthesis required for plant growth and which is targeted by a pathogen effector molecule to promote disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: SI: Regulation of tRNA synthesis and modification in physiological conditions and disease edited by Dr. Boguta Magdalena.
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- Adriana Santos Soprano
- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs in plants. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2017; 61:155-161. [PMID: 29170889 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-017-9167-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rather than random degradation products, the 18 to 40 nucleotides (nt) transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) are RNA species generated specifically from pre-RNAs or mature tRNAs in archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. Recent studies from animal systems have shown that tsRNAs are important non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the transcriptional and/or post-transcriptional levels. They are involved in various biological processes, such as cell proliferation, tumor genesis, stress response and intergenerational epigenetic inheritance. In this review, we will summarize the discovery, biogenesis, and function of tsRNAs in higher plants. In addition, analysis on tsRNAs from lower plants is shown.
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