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Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA: a tool for plant biology study and crop improvements

Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA: a tool for plant biology study and crop improvements Completion of whole genome sequencing in many plant species including economically important crop species not only opens up new opportunities but also imposes challenges for plant science research community. Functional validation and utilization of these enormous DNA sequences necessitate new or improved tools with high accuracy and efficiency. Of various tools, small RNA-mediated gene silencing platform plays an important and unique role in functional verification of plant genes and trait improvements. Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA (atasiRNA) has emerged as a potent and specific gene silencing platform which overcomes major limitations of other small RNA silencing approaches including double-stranded RNA, artificial microRNA (amiRNA), and microRNA-induced gene silencing. To best utilize atasiRNA platform, it is essential to be able to test candidate atasiRNAs efficiently through either in vivo or in vitro validation approach. Very recently, a breakthrough has been made in developing a new method for in vitro screen of amiRNA candidates, named “epitope-tagged protein-based amiRNA screens”. Such a screen can be readily employed to validate atasiRNA candidates and thus accelerate the deployment of atasiRNA technology. Therefore, atasiRNA as an emerging tool shall accelerate both plant biology study and crop genetic improvements including trait stacking. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Planta Springer Journals

Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA: a tool for plant biology study and crop improvements

Planta , Volume 239 (6) – Mar 19, 2014

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Ecology; Forestry
ISSN
0032-0935
eISSN
1432-2048
DOI
10.1007/s00425-014-2054-x
pmid
24643516
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Abstract

Completion of whole genome sequencing in many plant species including economically important crop species not only opens up new opportunities but also imposes challenges for plant science research community. Functional validation and utilization of these enormous DNA sequences necessitate new or improved tools with high accuracy and efficiency. Of various tools, small RNA-mediated gene silencing platform plays an important and unique role in functional verification of plant genes and trait improvements. Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA (atasiRNA) has emerged as a potent and specific gene silencing platform which overcomes major limitations of other small RNA silencing approaches including double-stranded RNA, artificial microRNA (amiRNA), and microRNA-induced gene silencing. To best utilize atasiRNA platform, it is essential to be able to test candidate atasiRNAs efficiently through either in vivo or in vitro validation approach. Very recently, a breakthrough has been made in developing a new method for in vitro screen of amiRNA candidates, named “epitope-tagged protein-based amiRNA screens”. Such a screen can be readily employed to validate atasiRNA candidates and thus accelerate the deployment of atasiRNA technology. Therefore, atasiRNA as an emerging tool shall accelerate both plant biology study and crop genetic improvements including trait stacking.

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PlantaSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 19, 2014

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