RNA silencing is a conserved mechanism found ubiquitously in eukaryotic organisms.It has been used to regulate gene expression and development.In addition,RNA silencing serves as an important mechanism in plants' ...RNA silencing is a conserved mechanism found ubiquitously in eukaryotic organisms.It has been used to regulate gene expression and development.In addition,RNA silencing serves as an important mechanism in plants' defense against invasive nucleic acids,such as viruses,transposons,and transgenes.As a counter-defense,most plants,and some animal viruses,encode RNA silencing suppressors to interfere at one or several points of the silencing pathway.In this study,we showed that Pns12 of RGDV (Rice gall dwarf virus) exhibits silencing suppressor activity on the reporter green fluorescent protein in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana line 16c.Pns12 of RGDV suppressed local silencing induced by sense RNA but had no effect on that induced by dsRNA.Expression of Pns12 also enhanced Potato virus X pathogenicity in N.benthamiana.Collectively,these results suggested that RGDV Pns12 functions as a virus suppressor of RNA silencing,which might target an upstream step of dsRNA formation in the RNA silencing pathway.Furthermore,we showed that Pns12 is localized mainly in the nucleus of N.benthamiana leaf cells.展开更多
The relationship between the concentration of sodium cations and the properties of faujasite(FAU)zeolite was investigated using a two-step synthesis procedure including(1)formation of amorphous aluminosilicate precurs...The relationship between the concentration of sodium cations and the properties of faujasite(FAU)zeolite was investigated using a two-step synthesis procedure including(1)formation of amorphous aluminosilicate precursors and separation of amorphous nanoparticles,and(2)transformation of these amorphous particles into zeolite crystals by treatment with alkali solutions(NaOH).展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No. 2010CB126203)the National Transgenic Major Program(Grant Nos. 2009ZX08009-044B and 2009ZX08001-018B)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 30970135)the Fujian Province Education Department(Grant No. JB08078)Specialized Research Fund for the Ministry of Agriculture(Grant No. nyhyzx07-051)
文摘RNA silencing is a conserved mechanism found ubiquitously in eukaryotic organisms.It has been used to regulate gene expression and development.In addition,RNA silencing serves as an important mechanism in plants' defense against invasive nucleic acids,such as viruses,transposons,and transgenes.As a counter-defense,most plants,and some animal viruses,encode RNA silencing suppressors to interfere at one or several points of the silencing pathway.In this study,we showed that Pns12 of RGDV (Rice gall dwarf virus) exhibits silencing suppressor activity on the reporter green fluorescent protein in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana line 16c.Pns12 of RGDV suppressed local silencing induced by sense RNA but had no effect on that induced by dsRNA.Expression of Pns12 also enhanced Potato virus X pathogenicity in N.benthamiana.Collectively,these results suggested that RGDV Pns12 functions as a virus suppressor of RNA silencing,which might target an upstream step of dsRNA formation in the RNA silencing pathway.Furthermore,we showed that Pns12 is localized mainly in the nucleus of N.benthamiana leaf cells.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1862118,21975285,21991091,21991090,21908246)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.21CX06024A)the Postgraduate Innovation Projects of China University of Petroleum(East China)(No.YCX2021053).
文摘The relationship between the concentration of sodium cations and the properties of faujasite(FAU)zeolite was investigated using a two-step synthesis procedure including(1)formation of amorphous aluminosilicate precursors and separation of amorphous nanoparticles,and(2)transformation of these amorphous particles into zeolite crystals by treatment with alkali solutions(NaOH).
