Dynamics and function of DNA methylation in plants

H Zhang, Z Lang, JK Zhu - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a conserved epigenetic modification that is important for gene regulation
and genome stability. Aberrant patterns of DNA methylation can lead to plant developmental …

Plant noncoding RNAs: hidden players in development and stress responses

Y Yu, Y Zhang, X Chen, Y Chen - Annual review of cell and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
A large and significant portion of eukaryotic transcriptomes consists of noncoding RNAs
(ncRNAs) that have minimal or no protein-coding capacity but are functional. Diverse …

Araport11: a complete reannotation of the Arabidopsis thaliana reference genome

CY Cheng, V Krishnakumar, AP Chan… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana is a dicot model organism for research in many
aspects of plant biology. A comprehensive annotation of its genome paves the way for …

The expanding world of small RNAs in plants

F Borges, RA Martienssen - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
Plant genomes encode various small RNAs that function in distinct, yet overlapping, genetic
and epigenetic silencing pathways. However, the abundance and diversity of small-RNA …

Small RNAs: big impact on plant development

M D'Ario, S Griffiths-Jones, M Kim - Trends in plant science, 2017 - cell.com
While the role of proteins in determining cell identity has been extensively studied, the
contribution of small noncoding RNA molecules such as miRNAs and siRNAs has been also …

Long non-coding RNAs and their functions in plants

JA Chekanova - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Plant lncRNAs participate in regulation of transcription, splicing, and nuclear
structure.•In flowering, multiple lncRNAs act in silencing of FLC via diverse …

Mechanism of siRNA production by a plant Dicer-RNA complex in dicing-competent conformation

Q Wang, Y Xue, L Zhang, Z Zhong, S Feng, C Wang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
In eukaryotes, small RNAs (sRNAs) play critical roles in multiple biological processes. Dicer
endonucleases are a central part of sRNA biogenesis. In plants, DICER-LIKE PROTEIN 3 …

Control of chromatin structure by long noncoding RNA

G Böhmdorfer, AT Wierzbicki - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) is a pivotal factor regulating various aspects of genome
activity. Genome regulation via DNA methylation and post-translational histone …

A one precursor one siRNA model for Pol IV-dependent siRNA biogenesis

J Zhai, S Bischof, H Wang, S Feng, T Lee, C Teng… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
RNA-directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana is driven by the plant-specific RNA
Polymerase IV (Pol IV). It has been assumed that a Pol IV transcript can give rise to multiple …

Identification of Pol IV and RDR2-dependent precursors of 24 nt siRNAs guiding de novo DNA methylation in Arabidopsis

T Blevins, R Podicheti, V Mishra, M Marasco, J Wang… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
In Arabidopsis thaliana, abundant 24 nucleotide small interfering RNAs (24 nt siRNA) guide
the cytosine methylation and silencing of transposons and a subset of genes. 24 nt siRNA …