Plant BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
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