Publications by authors named "Hayden A Payne"
Plant Cell
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Plastid transformation technology has largely focused on traits that only function within plastids, but recent studies suggest that RNA can escape from plastids to the cytoplasm, potentially allowing for broader applications of plastid-encoded traits.
- In this research, tobacco plants were genetically modified to express a part of the Phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene, which can trigger gene silencing in the cytoplasm if RNA escapes, leading to reduced levels of the nuclear-encoded PDS.
- The study found that even without a corresponding nuclear partner, plastid-expressed dsRNA can still generate small interfering RNAs, revealing that RNA escape from plastids can have significant effects on gene silencing and may broaden the functional capacity of
