Small RNA from Arabidopsis thaliana with RNA silencing directed to Chalcone Synthase (At5G13930) by a hairpin RNA, a 21-nt artificial miRNA and a 22-nt artificial miRNA in the pap1-D over-expressing background

ABSTRACT: 22-nucleotide (nt) microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from asymmetric duplexes trigger trans-acting phased small interfering RNA (tphasiRNA) production from complementary targets. Here we investigate the efficacy of 22-nt artificial miRNA (amiRNA) mediated RNA silencing relative to conventional hairpin RNA (hpRNA) and 21-nt amiRNA mediated RNA silencing. CHALCONE SYNTHASE (CHS) was selected as a target in Arabidopsis thaliana due to the obvious and non-lethal loss of anthocyanin accumulation upon widespread RNA silencing. Over-expression of CHS in the pap1-D background facilitated visual detection of both local and systemic RNA silencing. RNA silencing was initiated in leaf tissues from hpRNA and amiRNA plant expression vectors under the control of an Arabidopsis RuBisCo small subunit 1A promoter

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

SUBMITTER: Marcus McHale 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-49792 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress