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Long non-coding RNAs associate with jasmonate-mediated plant defence against herbivores

Authors :
Lan Lan Wang
Yonggen Lou
Ian T. Baldwin
Jie Xu
Jiancai Li
Jingjing Jin
Ran Li
Source :
Plant, cellenvironmentREFERENCES. 44(3)
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) are important regulators of many biological processes in plants, including defence against pathogens; whether lncRNAs mediate defence against herbivore attack is yet to be explored. With wild tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata, and its well-characterized interactions with herbivores, we identified a total of 1,290 significantly up- or down-regulated lncRNAs in response to a precise herbivore elicitation treatment. Of these, long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) were the most abundant. Based on their expression patterns, these up-regulated lincRNAs were classified as early (1 hr) or late (3 hr) responders. The early responding lincRNAs had accumulation patterns that tracked the herbivore-elicited burst of bioactive jasmonates (JAs) and the expression of regulator genes in JA signalling which regulate plant defences against herbivores. Silencing two of these early responders in N. attenuata (JAL1 and JAL3) significantly attenuated the accumulation of JAs, JA-mediated defensives and the plant's resistance to M. sexta attack, suggesting roles in regulating JA-mediated plant defence. By lincRNA sequencing of JA-deficient lines, many late responder lincRNAs were found to be transcriptionally regulated by JA signalling. This study uncovers a new role of lncRNAs in JA-mediated herbivore resistance.

Details

ISSN :
13653040
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Plant, cellenvironmentREFERENCES
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....adfc3b68d6aaa61ce31e467395133fba