Plant microRNAs: Front line players against invading pathogens

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008

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. 2018 May:118:9-17.

doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008. Epub 2018 Mar 7.

Plant microRNAs: Front line players against invading pathogens

Waqar Islam¹, Muhammad Qasim², Ali Noman³, Muhammad Adnan⁴, Muhammad Tayyab⁵, Taimoor Hassan Farooq⁶, Huang Wei⁷, Liande Wang⁸

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¹ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Govt. of Punjab, Agriculture Department, Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: ddoapsial@yahoo.com.
² College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
³ College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Department of Botany, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁴ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁵ College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁶ College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁷ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁸ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, 350002, China. Electronic address: wang_liande@126.com.

PMID: 29524548
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008

Review

Plant microRNAs: Front line players against invading pathogens

Waqar Islam et al. Microb Pathog. 2018 May.

. 2018 May:118:9-17.

doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008. Epub 2018 Mar 7.

Authors

Waqar Islam¹, Muhammad Qasim², Ali Noman³, Muhammad Adnan⁴, Muhammad Tayyab⁵, Taimoor Hassan Farooq⁶, Huang Wei⁷, Liande Wang⁸

Affiliations

¹ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Govt. of Punjab, Agriculture Department, Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: ddoapsial@yahoo.com.
² College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
³ College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Department of Botany, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁴ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁵ College of Crop Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁶ College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁷ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
⁸ College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, 350002, China. Electronic address: wang_liande@126.com.

PMID: 29524548
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.008

Abstract

Plants are attacked by a large number of pathogens. To defend against these pathogens, plants activate or repress a vast array of genes. For genetic expression and reprogramming, host endogenous small RNAs (sRNAs) are the key factors. Among these sRNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) mediate gene regulation through RNA silencing at the post-transcriptional level and play an essential role in the defense responses to biotic and abiotic stress. In the recent years, high-throughput sequencing has enabled the researchers to uncover the role of plant miRNAs during pathogen invasion. So here we have reviewed the recent research findings illustrating the plant miRNAs active involvement in various defense processes during fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode infections. However, rapid validation of direct targets of miRNAs is the dire need of time, which can be very helpful in improving the plant resistance against various pathogenic diseases.

Keywords: Disease resistance; Gene expression; Immunity; Non-coding RNA; Plant defense.

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