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Fujimoto Y, Iwakawa HO. Mechanisms that regulate the production of secondary siRNAs in plants. J Biochem 2023; 174:491-499. [PMID: 37757447 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvad071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Many organisms produce secondary small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that are triggered by primary small RNAs to regulate various biological processes. Plants have evolved several types of secondary siRNA biogenesis pathways that play important roles in development, stress responses and defense against viruses and transposons. The critical step of these pathways is the production of double-stranded RNAs by RNA-dependent RNA polymerases. This step is normally tightly regulated, but when its control is released, secondary siRNA production is initiated. In this article, we will review the recent advances in secondary siRNA production triggered by microRNAs encoded in the genome and siRNAs derived from invasive nucleic acids. In particular, we will focus on the factors, events, and RNA/DNA elements that promote or inhibit the early steps of secondary siRNA biogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuji Fujimoto
- Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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López-Márquez D, Del-Espino Á, Ruiz-Albert J, Bejarano ER, Brodersen P, Beuzón CR. Regulation of plant immunity via small RNA-mediated control of NLR expression. J Exp Bot 2023; 74:6052-6068. [PMID: 37449766 PMCID: PMC10575705 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Plants use different receptors to detect potential pathogens: membrane-anchored pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) activated upon perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that elicit pattern-triggered immunity (PTI); and intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat proteins (NLRs) activated by detection of pathogen-derived effectors, activating effector-triggered immunity (ETI). The interconnections between PTI and ETI responses have been increasingly reported. Elevated NLR levels may cause autoimmunity, with symptoms ranging from fitness cost to developmental arrest, sometimes combined with run-away cell death, making accurate control of NLR dosage key for plant survival. Small RNA-mediated gene regulation has emerged as a major mechanism of control of NLR dosage. Twenty-two nucleotide miRNAs with the unique ability to trigger secondary siRNA production from target transcripts are particularly prevalent in NLR regulation. They enhance repression of the primary NLR target, but also bring about repression of NLRs only complementary to secondary siRNAs. We summarize current knowledge on miRNAs and siRNAs in the regulation of NLR expression with an emphasis on 22 nt miRNAs and propose that miRNA and siRNA regulation of NLR levels provides additional links between PTI and NLR defense pathways to increase plant responsiveness against a broad spectrum of pathogens and control an efficient deployment of defenses.
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- Diego López-Márquez
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, DK-2200, Denmark
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, DK-2200, Denmark
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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Yoshikawa M, Han YW, Fujii H, Aizawa S, Nishino T, Ishikawa M. Cooperative recruitment of RDR6 by SGS3 and SDE5 during small interfering RNA amplification in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2102885118. [PMID: 34408020 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2102885118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are often amplified from transcripts cleaved by RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISCs) containing a small RNA (sRNA) and an Argonaute protein. Amplified siRNAs, termed secondary siRNAs, are important for reinforcement of target repression. In plants, target cleavage by RISCs containing 22-nucleotide (nt) sRNA and Argonaute 1 (AGO1) triggers siRNA amplification. In this pathway, the cleavage fragment is converted into double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) by RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 6 (RDR6), and the dsRNA is processed into siRNAs by Dicer-like proteins. Because nonspecific RDR6 recruitment causes nontarget siRNA production, it is critical that RDR6 is specifically recruited to the target RNA that serves as a template for dsRNA formation. Previous studies showed that Suppressor of Gene Silencing 3 (SGS3) binds and stabilizes 22-nt sRNA-containing AGO1 RISCs associated with cleaved target, but how RDR6 is recruited to targets cleaved by 22-nt sRNA-containing AGO1 RISCs remains unknown. Here, using cell-free extracts prepared from suspension-cultured Arabidopsis thaliana cells, we established an in vitro system for secondary siRNA production in which 22-nt siRNA-containing AGO1-RISCs but not 21-nt siRNA-containing AGO1-RISCs induce secondary siRNA production. In this system, addition of recombinant Silencing Defective 5 (SDE5) protein remarkably enhances secondary siRNA production. We show that RDR6 is recruited to a cleavage fragment by 22-nt siRNA-containing AGO1-RISCs in coordination with SGS3 and SDE5. The SGS3-SDE5-RDR6 multicomponent recognition system and the poly(A) tail inhibition may contribute to securing specificity of siRNA amplification.
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Sakurai Y, Baeg K, Lam AYW, Shoji K, Tomari Y, Iwakawa HO. Cell-free reconstitution reveals the molecular mechanisms for the initiation of secondary siRNA biogenesis in plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2102889118. [PMID: 34330830 PMCID: PMC8346886 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2102889118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Secondary small interfering RNA (siRNA) production, triggered by primary small RNA targeting, is critical for proper development and antiviral defense in many organisms. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDR) is a key factor in this pathway. However, how RDR specifically converts the targets of primary small RNAs into double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) intermediates remains unclear. Here, we develop an in vitro system that allows for dissection of the molecular mechanisms underlying the production of trans-acting siRNAs, a class of plant secondary siRNAs that play roles in organ development and stress responses. We find that a combination of the dsRNA-binding protein, SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING3; the putative nuclear RNA export factor, SILENCING DEFECTIVE5, primary small RNA, and Argonaute is required for physical recruitment of RDR6 to target RNAs. dsRNA synthesis by RDR6 is greatly enhanced by the removal of the poly(A) tail, which can be achieved by the cleavage at a second small RNA-binding site bearing appropriate mismatches. Importantly, when the complementarity of the base pairing at the second target site is too strong, the small RNA-Argonaute complex remains at the cleavage site, thereby blocking the initiation of dsRNA synthesis by RDR6. Our data highlight the light and dark sides of double small RNA targeting in the secondary siRNA biogenesis.
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- Yuriki Sakurai
- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan;
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan;
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Subhankar B, Yamaguchi K, Shigenobu S, Aoki K. Trans-species small RNAs move long distances in a parasitic plant complex. Plant Biotechnol (Tokyo) 2021; 38:187-196. [PMID: 34393597 PMCID: PMC8329266 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.0121a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Parasitic plants exchange various types of RNAs with their host plants, including mRNA, and small non-coding RNA. Among small non-coding RNAs, miRNA production is known to be induced at the haustorial interface. The induced miRNAs transfer to the host plant and activate secondary siRNA production to silence target genes in the host. In addition to interfacial transfer, long-distance movement of the small RNAs has also been known to mediate signaling and regulate biological processes. In this study, we tested the long-distance movement of trans-species small RNAs in a parasitic-plant complex. Small RNA-Seq was performed using a complex of a stem parasitic plant, Cuscuta campestris, and a host, Arabidopsis thaliana. In the host plant's parasitized stem, genes involved in the production of secondary siRNA, AtSGS3 and AtRDR6, were upregulated, and 22-nt small RNA was enriched concomitantly, suggesting the activation of secondary siRNA production. Stem-loop RT-PCR and subsequent sequencing experimentally confirmed the mobility of the small RNAs. Trans-species mobile small RNAs were detected in the parasitic interface and also in distant organs. To clarify the mode of long-distance translocation, we examined whether C. campestris-derived small RNA moves long distances in A. thaliana sgs3 and rdr6 mutants or not. Mobility of C. campestris-derived small RNA in sgs3 and rdr6 mutants suggested the occurrence of direct long-distance transport without secondary siRNA production in the recipient plant.
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- Bera Subhankar
- Gradute School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Functional Genomics Facility, National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Functional Genomics Facility, National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Gradute School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Hou Y, Ma W. Natural Host-Induced Gene Silencing Offers New Opportunities to Engineer Disease Resistance. Trends Microbiol 2019; 28:109-117. [PMID: 31606358 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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RNA silencing is an essential gene-regulation mechanism in eukaryotic organisms. Guided by small RNAs (sRNAs) of 20-25 nt in length, RNA silencing broadly governs a wide range of biological processes. In addition to regulating endogenous gene expression and inhibiting viral infection, accumulating evidence suggests that sRNAs can also function as antimicrobial agents against nonviral pathogens and directly silence gene targets in invading pathogen cells. Here, we summarize current understanding of this host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) process as a defense mechanism during natural infection. Specific focuses will be on recent advancement in the sRNA executors of HIGS and their potential delivery mechanisms from the plant host to filamentous eukaryotic pathogens, including fungi and Phytophthora species. Implications of these new findings in the applications of HIGS as a tool for engineering disease resistance is discussed.
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- Yingnan Hou
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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de Felippes FF. Gene Regulation Mediated by microRNA-Triggered Secondary Small RNAs in Plants. Plants (Basel) 2019; 8:plants8050112. [PMID: 31035467 PMCID: PMC6572396 DOI: 10.3390/plants8050112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In plants, proper development and response to abiotic and biotic stimuli requires an orchestrated regulation of gene expression. Small RNAs (sRNAs) are key molecules involved in this process, leading to downregulation of their target genes. Two main classes of sRNAs exist, the small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). The role of the latter class in plant development and physiology is well known, with many examples of how miRNAs directly impact the expression of genes in cells where they are produced, with dramatic consequences to the life of the plant. However, there is an aspect of miRNA biology that is still poorly understood. In some cases, miRNA targeting can lead to the production of secondary siRNAs from its target. These siRNAs, which display a characteristic phased production pattern, can act in cis, reinforcing the initial silencing signal set by the triggering miRNA, or in trans, affecting genes that are unrelated to the initial target. In this review, the mechanisms and implications of this process in the gene regulation mediated by miRNAs will be discussed. This work will also explore techniques for gene silencing in plants that are based on this unique pathway.
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Carbonell A. Secondary Small Interfering RNA-Based Silencing Tools in Plants: An Update. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:687. [PMID: 31191587 PMCID: PMC6547011 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Plant microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding regulatory RNAs, are canonically 20-24 nucleotides in length and bind to complementary target RNA sequences, guiding target attenuation via mRNA degradation or translation inhibition. Of the annotated miRNA families, evolutionarily conserved families have been well known to extensively regulate analogous targets and play critical roles in plant development and adaptation to adverse environments. By contrast, majority of these families that are merely present in a specific lineage or in a few closely related species have not been well functionally explored until recently. The fast-growing progresses being made in the actions of non-conserved miRNAs nowadays in diverse plant species may represent a highly promising research field in future. This review thereby summarizes the emerging advances in our understanding of the biogenesis, associated effectors, modes to targets, and biological functions of plant non-conserved miRNAs. In addition, it outlines the regulatory units recently discovered between conserved miRNAs and their alternative targets.
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- Zhengrui Qin
- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Liang Wu and Long Mao, National Key Facility for Crop Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China e-mail: ;
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Liang Wu and Long Mao, National Key Facility for Crop Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China e-mail: ;
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