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Paulina Frutos

Pennsylvania State UniversityORCID 0009-0000-6160-7162Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Cole D CaroniD· 1 shared Francesca M VeltriiD· 1 shared Michael J. AxtelliD· 1 shared Ya-Chi NieniD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedJul 3, 2026

The parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris selectively loads trans-species miRNAs onto host Argonautes, but not self Argonautes

Ya-Chi Nien, Cole D Caron, Paulina Frutos…·Michael J. Axtell

This study investigates how Cuscuta campestris miRNAs are processed, transported, and loaded into host Argonautes, finding they avoid self AGO-loading to facilitate host targeting.

DOI 10.1093/nar/gkag700

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