Most DNA in the genomes of higher organisms does not encode proteins, yet much is
transcribed by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) into long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). The …

Plants re-program their gene expression when responding to changing environmental
conditions. Besides differential gene expression, extensive alternative splicing (AS) of pre …

Abstract Background Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in the
regulation of plant responses to environmental stress by acting as essential regulators of …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been considered to be important regulators of gene
expression in a range of biological processes in plants. A large number of lncRNAs have …

Cold stress resulting from chilling and freezing temperatures substantially reduces crop
production worldwide. To identify genes critical for cold tolerance in plants, we screened …

Cellular RNAs are heterogeneous with respect to their alternative processing and secondary
structures, but the functional importance of this complexity is still poorly understood. A set of …

Temperate plants are capable of developing freezing tolerance when they are exposed to
low nonfreezing temperatures. Acquired freezing tolerance involves extensive …

During cold acclimation, C-repeat binding factors (CBFs) activate downstream targets, such
as cold-regulated genes, leading to the acquisition of freezing tolerance in plants. Inducer of …

Low temperature (LT) is an important factor limiting plant growth and distribution. Plants
have evolved sophisticated adaptive mechanisms to cope with hypothermia. RNA silencing …

In Arabidopsis, the C‐repeat binding factors (CBF s) have been extensively studied as key
transcription factors in the cold stress response. However, their exact functions in the cold …