TY - JOUR AU - Meng, Hongxu AU - Wang, Shaoli AU - Yang, Wei AU - Ding, Xinhua AU - Li, Ning AU - Chu, Zhaohui AU - Li, Xiaoming PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/26 TI - Identification of virulence associated milRNAs and their bidirectional targets in Rhizoctonia solani and maize during infection JO - BMC Plant Biology SP - 155 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Anastomosis group 1 IA (AG1-IA) of Rhizoctonia solani is the major agent of banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) disease that causes severe yield loss in many worldwide crops. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ~ 22 nt non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression levels by mRNA degradation or translation inhibition. A better understanding of miRNA function during AG1-IA infection can expedite to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of fungi-host interactions. SN - 1471-2229 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02930-w DO - 10.1186/s12870-021-02930-w ID - Meng2021 ER -