Linking calcium and RNAi signaling in plants

Yunjing Wang; Qian Gong; Zhenhui Jin; Yule Liu; Yiguo Hong

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.01.002

Linking calcium and RNAi signaling in plants

Trends Plant Sci. 2022 Apr;27(4):328-330. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.01.002. Epub 2022 Jan 22.

Authors

Yunjing Wang¹, Qian Gong¹, Zhenhui Jin², Yule Liu³, Yiguo Hong⁴

Affiliations

¹ MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Centre for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
² Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK.
³ MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Centre for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. Electronic address: yuleliu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
⁴ Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. Electronic address: yiguo.hong@hzun.edu.cn.

PMID: 35078719
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.01.002

Abstract

The genetic link between calcium signaling and RNA interference (RNAi) has remained undiscovered until now. A new study shows that wound-triggered calcium flux acts as an initial messenger for priming RNAi for its role in plant antiviral defense. This paves the way to investigate plant development and response to (a)biotic stresses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Calcium Signaling / genetics
Calcium*
Plants* / genetics
Plants* / metabolism
RNA Interference
RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
Stress, Physiological / genetics

Substances

RNA, Small Interfering
Calcium