RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is the major small RNA-mediated epigenetic
pathway in plants. RdDM requires a specialized transcriptional machinery that comprises …

Gene silencing is a negative feedback mechanism that regulates gene expression to define
cell fate and also regulates metabolism and gene expression throughout the life of an …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an extensive class of newly discovered endogenous small RNAs,
which negatively regulate gene expression at the post‐transcription levels. As the …

Food security is one of the most important issues challenging the world today. Any strategies
to solve this problem must include increasing crop yields and quality. MicroRNA-based …

Background The central nervous system (CNS) is vulnerable to viral infection, yet few host
factors in the CNS are known to defend against invasion by neurotropic viruses. Long …

Summary micro RNA s (mi RNA s) are 20–24 nucleotide non‐coding small RNA s that play
important roles in plant development. The stages of cotton fiber development include …

Plant viruses pose a serious threat to agricultural production systems worldwide. The world's
population is expected to reach the 10-billion mark by 2057. Under the scenario of declining …

(1) Background: Plants respond to pathogen challenge by activating a defense system
involving pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. The PR-5 family includes thaumatin …

In plants, epigenetic regulation is important in normal development and in modulating some
agronomic traits. The potential contribution of DNA methylation mediated gene regulation to …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in a variety of cellular processes through regulation of
their target gene expression. Accumulated experimental evidence has demonstrated that …