期刊
RNA BIOLOGY
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 373-390出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/rna.28725
关键词
lncRNA (long non-coding RNA); DCL1 (Dicer-like 1); AGO (Argonaute); degradome; dsRNA-seq (double-stranded RNA sequencing); sRNA (small RNA); Arabidopsis thaliana
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31100937, 31125011, 31271380]
- Hangzhou Normal University [2011QDL60]
The biological relevance of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is emerging. Whether the lncRNAs could form structured precursors for small RNAs (sRNAs) production remains elusive. Here, 172 713 DCL1 (Dicer-like 1)-dependent sRNAs were identified in Arabidopsis. Except for the sRNAs mapped onto the microRNA precursors, the remaining ones led us to investigate their originations. Intriguingly, 65 006 sRNAs found their loci on 5891 lncRNAs. These sRNAs were sent to AGO (Argonaute) enrichment analysis. As a result, 1264 sRNAs were enriched in AGO1, which were then subjected to target prediction. Based on degradome sequencing data, 109 transcripts were validated to be targeted by 96 sRNAs. Besides, 44 lncRNAs were targeted by 23 sRNAs. To further support the origination of the DCL1-dependent sRNAs from lncRNAs, we searched for the degradome-based cleavage signals at either ends of the sRNA loci, which were supposed to be produced during DCL1-mediated processing of the long-stem structures. As a result, 63 612 loci were supported by degradome signatures. Among these loci, 6606 reside within the dsRNA-seq (double-stranded RNA sequencing) read-covered regions of 100 nt or longer. These regions were subjected to secondary structure prediction. And, 43 regions were identified to be capable of forming highly complementary long-stem structures. We proposed that these local long-stem structures could be recognized by DCL1 for cropping, thus serving as the sRNA precursors. We hope that our study could inspire more research efforts to study on the biological roles of the lncRNAs in plants.
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