Dicer-like2b suppresses the wiry leaf phenotype in tomato induced by tobacco mosaic virus

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第一作者： Ma, Liqun

作者： Ma, Liqun;Deng, Zhiqi;Zhang, Peiyu;Wang, Tian;Li, Ran;Li, Jinyan;Cheng, Ke;Qu, Guiqin;Zhu, Benzhong;Fu, Daqi;Luo, Yunbo;Zhu, Hongliang;Zhang, Xi;Wang, Jubin;Li, Feng;Ma, Nan;Deng, Zhiqi;Wang, Tian;Li, Ran

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关键词： wiry leaf; dicer; tomato; virus; miRNA; tasiRNA

期刊名称：PLANT JOURNAL （ 影响因子：7.2； 五年影响因子：7.9 ）

ISSN： 0960-7412

年卷期： 2023 年

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Dicer-like (DCL) proteins are principal components of RNA silencing, a major defense mechanism against plant virus infections. However, their functions in suppressing virus-induced disease phenotypes remain largely unknown. Here, we identified a role for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) DCL2b in regulating the wiry leaf phenotype during defense against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Knocking out SlyDCL2b promoted TMV accumulation in the leaf primordium, resulting in a wiry phenotype in distal leaves. Biochemical and bioinformatics analyses showed that 22-nt virus-derived small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) accumulated less abundantly in slydcl2b mutants than in wild-type plants, suggesting that SlyDCL2b-dependent 22-nt vsiRNAs are required to exclude virus from leaf primordia. Moreover, the wiry leaf phenotype was accompanied by upregulation of Auxin Response Factors (ARFs), resulting from a reduction in trans-acting siRNAs targeting ARFs (tasiARFs) in TMV-infected slydcl2b mutants. Loss of tasiARF production in the slydcl2b mutant was in turn caused by inhibition of miRNA390b function. Importantly, silencing SlyARF3 and SlyARF4 largely restored the wiry phenotype in TMV-infected slydcl2b mutants. Our work exemplifies the complex relationship between RNA viruses and the endogenous RNA silencing machinery, whereby SlyDCL2b protects the normal development of newly emerging organs by excluding virus from these regions and thus maintaining developmental silencing.

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