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Viroids - a light in the darkness of the lncRNA-directed regulatory networks in plants

Viroids are a class of sub-viral plant-pathogenic long noncoding RNAs (240–400 nt) composed of a circular single-stranded molecule. Viroid infection comprises a series of coordinated steps involving: (1) intracellular compartmentalization for replication; (2) export to neighboring cells; and (3) entry to vascular tissue for long-distance trafficking to distant plant organs. Since they lack protein-coding activity, viroids are compelled to subvert endogenous ...

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