The stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici induces centromeric small RNAs during late infection that are associated with genome-wide DNA methylation

The stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici induces centromeric small RNAs during late infection that are associated with genome-wide DNA methylation

Abstract Background Silencing of transposable elements (TEs) is essential for maintaining genome stability. Plants use small RNAs (sRNAs) to direct DNA methylation to TEs (RNA-directed DNA methylation; RdDM). Similar mechanisms of epigenetic silencing in the fungal kingdom have remained elusive. Res...

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Main Authors: Jana Sperschneider, Ashley W. Jones, Jamila Nasim, Bo Xu, Silke Jacques, Chengcheng Zhong, Narayana M. Upadhyaya, Rohit Mago, Yiheng Hu, Melania Figueroa, Karam B. Singh, Eric A. Stone, Benjamin Schwessinger, Ming-Bo Wang, Jennifer M. Taylor, Peter N. Dodds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Small RNA
Methylation
Stem rust
Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici
Fungal pathogen
Centromeres
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01123-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01123-z

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