Overview of Small RNAs and Their Potential Application in Protection of Wheat Against Fusarium Head Blight

doi:10.19586/j.2095-2341.2021.0113

Current Biotechnology ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5): 653-659.DOI: 10.19586/j.2095-2341.2021.0113

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Overview of Small RNAs and Their Potential Application in Protection of Wheat Against Fusarium Head Blight

Zhengxi SUN(), Sijia HU, Yilei ZHOU, Yi HU, Ning JIANG, Lei LI, Tao LI()

Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education； Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding； Collaborative Innovation of Modern Crops and Food Crops in Jiangsu； Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology，College of Agriculture，Yangzhou University，Jiangsu Yangzhou 225009，China

Received:2021-06-15 Accepted:2021-07-15 Online:2021-09-25 Published:2021-10-08
Contact: Tao LI

sRNA的研究概述及其在小麦赤霉病防治中的应用展望

孙政玺(), 胡思嘉, 周益雷, 胡怡, 江宁, 李磊, 李韬()

扬州大学农学院，教育部植物功能基因组学重点实验室；江苏省作物基因组学和分子育种重点实验室；江苏省粮食作物现代产业技术协同创新中心；江苏省作物遗传生理重点实验室，江苏扬州 225009

通讯作者: 李韬
作者简介:孙政玺 E-mail：007179@yzu.edu.cn；
基金资助:
国家重点研发计划项目(2018YFE0107700);国家自然科学基金项目(31771772);江苏省高等学校自然科学基金项目(20KJB210011);中国博士后科学基金项目(2019M661949)

Abstract

Abstract:

Fusarium head blight （FHB） caused by Fusarium species complexis one of the devastating fungal diseases of wheat， which results in huge production reduction and deoxynivalenol contamination in grains. In recent years， the biosynthesis and functions of three types of plant small RNA （sRNA） have been extensively addressed in disease resistance. Based on the characteristics of low molecular weight， mobility and accuracy of targeting， sRNA can be theoretically used as an effective tool to control FHB. In order to provide novel strategies on FHB prevention， we expounded the possibility of employment of sRNA to protect wheat against FHB from the perspectives of specificity， efficiency and cost.

Key words: miRNA, siRNA, tRF, Fusarium head blight, biological control

摘要：

赤霉病是小麦中最难攻克的真菌性病害之一，不仅能够引起小麦减产，而且会造成DON毒素污染，目前小麦赤霉病的防控仍面临瓶颈。近年来，植物小分子非编码RNA(small noncoding RNA, sRNA)在植物抗病中的作用引起了广泛的关注。sRNA以其分子量小、可移动、靶向更精准等特点，理论上可以作为生物防治赤霉病制剂的主要成分。阐述了sRNA在植物抗病中的研究进展以及利用sRNA特异、高效防治赤霉病的可行性，以期为赤霉病的防治提供新策略。

关键词: miRNA, siRNA, tRF, 小麦赤霉病, 生物防治

CLC Number:

S435.121.4+5

Zhengxi SUN, Sijia HU, Yilei ZHOU, Yi HU, Ning JIANG, Lei LI, Tao LI. Overview of Small RNAs and Their Potential Application in Protection of Wheat Against Fusarium Head Blight[J]. Current Biotechnology, 2021, 11(5): 653-659.

孙政玺, 胡思嘉, 周益雷, 胡怡, 江宁, 李磊, 李韬. sRNA的研究概述及其在小麦赤霉病防治中的应用展望[J]. 生物技术进展, 2021, 11(5): 653-659.

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