Table | 1.
Representative examples of mobile RNAs in plants
| RNA | Function | Plant Species | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| mRNA | |||
| SUC1 | Sucrose transport | Potato | 23 |
| FT1 | Flowering induction | Arabidopsis | 56 |
| Aux/IAA | Root development | Arabidopsis | 48 |
| PP16 | RNA transport | Pumpkin | 49 |
| NACP | Meristem maintenance | Pumpkin | 44 |
| BEL5 | Tuber formation | Potato | 50 |
| POTH1 | Leaf development | Potato | 51 |
| SLR/IAA14 | Lateral root formation | Apple | 52 |
| PFP-T6 | Leaf development | Tomato | 2 |
| PS | Pathogen resistance | Tomato | 57 |
| GAI | Leaf development | Tomato | 53,54 |
| PFP | Leaf development | Tomato | 54 |
| miRNA | |||
| miR165/166 | Root development | Arabidopsis | 5 |
| miR390 | Leaf polarity | Arabidopsis | 3 |
| miR394 | Shoot meristem formation | Arabidopsis | 82 |
| miR395 | Sulfate homeostasis | Arabidopsis | 73 |
| miR399 | Phosphate homeostasis | Arabidopsis | 73, 83,84 |
| siRNA | |||
| ta-siRNA | Leaf polarity | Arabidopsis | 3 |
| hc-siRNA | DNA methylation | Arabidopsis, N. tabacum, N. benthamiana | 6,75–79 |
| rRNA | |||
| 5S rRNA | Translation | B. napus, pumpkin | 4,72 |
| 5.8S rRNA | Translation | B. napus, pumpkin | 4,72 |
| 18S rRNA | Translation | B. napus, pumpkin | 4,72 |
| 25S rRNA | Translation | B. napus, pumpkin | 4,72 |
| tRNAa | Translation | Pumpkin | 4 |
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Not all tRNA species are detected in the phloem sap, and some tRNA are present in truncated forms or as tRNA halves.