Novel Viroid-like RNAs Naturally Infect a Filamentous Fungus
K. Dong, C. Xu, R. Lv, I. Kotta-Loizou, J. Jiang, L. Kong, S. Li, N. Hong, G. Wang, C. H. A. Robert, w. xu
The paper identifies novel viroid-like circular RNAs in a fungal host, showing they replicate autonomously and modulate host biology, suggesting a new class of viroid-like entities in fungi.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2022Microbiology