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Host Small RNAs and Plant Innate Immunity

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Non Coding RNAs in Plants

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Small non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), are crucial gene expression modulators in most eukaryotes. Increasing evidence indicates that host small RNAs also play a critical role during the plant immune responses. In this chapter, we discuss the functions of these pathogen-responsive endogenous small RNAs and the silencing pathway components during pathogen–host interactions.

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Center for Plant Cell Biology, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, 3234B Genomics Building, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

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Gao, S., Jin, H. (2011). Host Small RNAs and Plant Innate Immunity. In: Erdmann, V., Barciszewski, J. (eds) Non Coding RNAs in Plants. RNA Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19454-2_2

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