Open AccessGoing mobile: Non‐cell‐autonomous small RNAs shape the genetic landscape of plants
Author(s) -
Pyott Douglas E.,
Molnar Attila
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plant biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.525
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1467-7652
pISSN - 1467-7644
DOI - 10.1111/pbi.12353
Subject(s) - biology , gene silencing , rna silencing , trans acting sirna , context (archaeology) , argonaute , rna induced silencing complex , computational biology , rna , rna interference , genetics , mobile genetic elements , rna induced transcriptional silencing , piwi interacting rna , small interfering rna , evolutionary biology , gene , genome , paleontology
Summary RNA silencing is a form of genetic regulation, which is conserved across eukaryotes and has wide ranging biological functions. Recently, there has been a growing appreciation for the importance of mobility in RNA silencing pathways, particularly in plants. Moreover, in addition to the importance for mobile RNA silencing in an evolutionary context, the potential for utilizing mobile short silencing RNAs in biotechnological applications is becoming apparent. This review aims to set current knowledge of this topic in a historical context and provides examples to illustrate the importance of mobile RNA silencing in both natural and artificially engineered systems in plants.