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Profiling of Small RNAs Involved in Plant–Pathogen Interactions

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Plant Gene Silencing

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Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated gene silencing is an important gene expression regulatory mechanism conserved in eukaryotes. Such sRNAs, first discovered in plants, are involved in diverse biological processes. In plants, sRNAs participate in many growth and developmental processes, such as embryo development, seed germination, flowering, hormone synthesis and distribution, and nutrient assimilation. However, the significance of sRNA in shaping the relationship between plants and their symbiotic microbes or pathogens has been underestimated. Recent progress in profiling sRNA, especially advances in next-generation sequencing technology, has revealed its extensive and complicated involvement in interactions between plants and viruses, bacteria, and fungi. In this review, we will summarize recent findings regarding sRNA in plant–pathogen interactions.

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This work was supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Y201200616) and by Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (B0201300664) to HZ.

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    Dongdong Niu, Zhaoyun Wang, Shune Wang, Lulu Qiao & Hongwei Zhao

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Niu, D., Wang, Z., Wang, S., Qiao, L., Zhao, H. (2015). Profiling of Small RNAs Involved in Plant–Pathogen Interactions. In: Mysore, K., Senthil-Kumar, M. (eds) Plant Gene Silencing. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1287. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2453-0_4

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