RNA-dependent RNA Polymerases Regulate Ascospore Discharge Through the Exonic-sRNA-mediated RNAi Pathway

Overview

Journal mBio

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 May 16

PMID 38752738

Authors

Wenping Zeng

Jing Lin

Jiatao Xie

Yanping Fu

Yang Lin

Tao Chen

Bo Li

Xiao Yu

Weidong Chen

Daohong Jiang

Jiasen Cheng

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Abstract

Importance: We found that in addition to and , also plays important roles in ascospore maturation and ascospore discharge of . These three RNA-dependent RNA polymerases participate in the biogenesis and accumulation of exonic small interference RNA and then regulate ascospore discharge.

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