Legume, Microbiome, and Regulatory Functions of miRNAs in Systematic Regulation of Symbiosis

Chromosomal assembly of the nuclear genome of the endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei

“…It is the first chromosomal assembly for any endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatid. MicroRNAs have been reported as important regulators of symbiosis in plants ( Hussain et al 2018 ; Hossain et al 2019 ), an interesting mechanism that can now be investigated in A. deanei , the model of symbiosis in trypanosomatids. Recently, a Brazilian patient presenting symptoms of leishmaniasis was nonresponsive to available treatments and was found to be infected with a new trypanosomatid phylogenetically related to Crithidia fasciculata , a monoxenic trypanosomatid for which only an unpublished draft genome is available ( Maruyama et al 2019 ).…”

Roles of small RNAs in the establishment of tolerant interaction between plants and viruses

“…Rhizobial and plant arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses represent two of the most researched mutualistic interactions, leading to development of nitrogen-fixing nodules and mycorrhizal arbuscules, respectively [43]. Recent evidence suggests that a plethora of plant sRNAs are involved in both types of symbiosis [44,45].…”

Polyamines and legumes: Joint stories of stress, nitrogen fixation and environment

“…In addition, microRNAs could have specific effects associated to modulation of transcription factors via translational arrest. In this scenario, mRNA transcriptomic would fail to identify biological effects of miRNAs (Hussain et al, 2018). The development of gene networks based on transcriptomics data has scaled reductionist approaches associated to target sequencing traditional practices.…”