Herbivore insect small RNA effector suppress plant defense by cross-kingdom gene silencing
Wen‐Hao Han, Shun‐Xia Ji, Fengbin Zhang, Hong-Da Song, Junxia Wang, Rui Juan Xie, Xiao‐Wei Wang
The paper shows insect miR29-b suppresses plant defense by silencing BAG4, revealing cross-kingdom gene silencing as a mechanism in herbivore-plant interactions.
bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology