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- Title
Effective Small RNA Destruction by the Expression of a Short Tandem Target Mimic in Arabidopsis.
- Authors
Yan, Jun; Gu, Yiyou; Jia, Xiaoyun; Kang, Wenjun; Pan, Shangjin; Tang, Xiaoqing; Chen, Xuemei; Tang, Guiliang
- Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and other endogenous small RNAs act as sequence-specific regulators of the genome, transcriptome, and proteome in eukaryotes. The interrogation of small RNA functions requires an effective, widely applicable method to specifically block small RNA function. Here, we report the development of a highly effective technology that targets specific endogenous miRNAs or small interfering RNAs for destruction in Arabidopsis thaliana. We show that the expression of a short tandem target mimic (STTM), which is composed of two short sequences mimicking small RNA target sites, separated by a linker of an empirically determined optimal size, leads to the degradation of targeted small RNAs by small RNA degrading nucleases. The efficacy of the technology was demonstrated by the strong and specific developmental defects triggered by STTMs targeting three miRNAs and an endogenous siRNA. In summary, we developed an effective approach for the destruction of endogenous small RNAs, thereby providing a powerful tool for functional genomics of small RNA molecules in plants and potentially animals.
- Subjects
GENE expression; NON-coding RNA; SMALL interfering RNA; PLANT RNA; SMALL molecules
- Publication
Plant Cell, 2012, Vol 24, Issue 2, p415
- ISSN
1040-4651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1105/tpc.111.094144