Plant-parasitic nematode microRNAs hijack plant AGO1 to induce host-cell reprogramming
Ange Dussutour, Yara Noureddine, Martine Da Rocha, Oussama Yahmi, Abile Teshita Mohammed, Karine Mulet, Pauline Foubert, Ercan Seçkin, An-Po Cheng, Jérôme Zervudacki, Lionel Navarro, Arne Weiberg, Michaël Quentin, Bruno Favery, Stéphanie Jaubert‐Possamai
This study identifies nematode miRNAs that hijack plant AGO1 to reprogram host cells, revealing a mechanism of cross-kingdom RNA interference in plant-parasitic nematodes.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology