New insights into pathogen-mediated modulation of host RNA splicing

Chuyun Gao; Suomeng Dong

doi:10.1007/s44154-022-00053-2

New insights into pathogen-mediated modulation of host RNA splicing

Stress Biol. 2022 Aug 15;2(1):34. doi: 10.1007/s44154-022-00053-2.

Authors

Chuyun Gao¹, Suomeng Dong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Pathology and Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
² Department of Plant Pathology and Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China. smdong@njau.edu.cn.

Abstract

Alternative splicing (AS) regulation of pre-mRNA has been proven to be one of the fundamental layers of plant immune system. How pathogens disrupt plant AS process to suppress plant immunity by secreted effectors remain poorly understood. In the recent study, Gui et al. revealed that a previously identified effector PSR1 of Phytophthora interferes with host RNA splicing machinery to modulate small RNA biogenesis, leading to compromised plant immunity. The study provided a novel insight into the importance of AS process during pathogen-host interactions.

Keywords: effector; plant-microbe interaction; pre-mRNA splicing; splicing factor.

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