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The synergistic infection of maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) causes maize lethal necrosis, with considerable losses to global maize production. microRNAs (miRNAs) are conserved non-coding small RNAs that play essential regulatory roles in plant development and environmental stress responses, including virus infection. However, the characterization of maize miRNAs in response to synergistic infection of MCMV and SCMV remains largely unknown. In this study, the profiles of small RNAs from MCMV and SCMV single- and co-infected (S + M) maize plants were obtained by high-throughput sequencing. A total of 173 known miRNAs, belonging to 26 miRNA families, and 49 novel miRNAs were profiled. The expression patterns of most miRNAs in S + M-infected maize plants were similar to that in SCMV-infected maize plants, probably due to the existence of RNA silencing suppressor HC-Pro. Northern blotting and quantitative real-time PCR were performed to validate the accumulation of miRNAs and their targets in different experimental treatments, respectively. The down-regulation of miR159, miR393, and miR394 might be involved in antiviral defense to synergistic infection. These results provide novel insights into the regulatory networks of miRNAs in maize plants in response to the synergistic infection of MCMV and SCMV.

Characterization of Maize miRNAs in Response to Synergistic Infection of Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus