小RNA, 大本领: 22 nt siRNAs在植物适应逆境中的重要作用
武亮1,*(),戚益军2,*()
Small RNA, No Small Feat: Plants Deploy 22 nt siRNAs to Cope with Environmental Stress
Liang Wu1,*(),Yijun Qi2,*()

图1. 拟南芥EIN5 (RNA降解通路关键基因)和DCL4缺陷的突变体产生大量内源22 nt siRNAs, 造成了多重生长缺陷表型(A)和全局性翻译抑制(B)
Col-0: 野生型拟南芥

Figure 1. Arabidopsis RNA decay (EIN5) and DCL4 mutants accumulate endogenous 22 nt siRNAs that cause pleiotropic growth disorders (A) and global translational repression (B)
Col-0: Wild-type Arabidopsis plant