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 …

MicroRNA and transcription factor: key players in plant regulatory network

AFA Samad, M Sajad, N Nazaruddin, IA Fauzi… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Recent achievements in plant microRNA (miRNA), a large class of small and non-coding
RNAs, are very exciting. A wide array of techniques involving forward genetic, molecular …

[HTML][HTML] The sequential action of miR156 and miR172 regulates developmental timing in Arabidopsis

G Wu, MY Park, SR Conway, JW Wang, D Weigel… - cell, 2009 - cell.com
The transition from the juvenile to the adult phase of shoot development in plants is
accompanied by changes in vegetative morphology and an increase in reproductive …

Orchestration of the Floral Transition and Floral Development in Arabidopsis by the Bifunctional Transcription Factor APETALA2

L Yant, J Mathieu, TT Dinh, F Ott, C Lanz… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor APETALA2 (AP2) has numerous functions,
including roles in seed development, stem cell maintenance, and specification of floral …

Regulation of flowering time and floral patterning by miR172

QH Zhu, CA Helliwell - Journal of experimental botany, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Since the discovery of miRNAs in plants it has become clear that they are central to the
regulation of many aspects of plant development and responses to the environment. miR172 …

A Collection of Target Mimics for Comprehensive Analysis of MicroRNA Function in Arabidopsis thaliana

M Todesco, I Rubio-Somoza, J Paz-Ares… - PLoS genetics, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Many targets of plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are thought to play important roles in plant
physiology and development. However, because plant miRNAs are typically encoded by …

APETALA2 negatively regulates multiple floral organ identity genes in Arabidopsis by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and the histone deacetylase HDA19

NT Krogan, K Hogan, JA Long - Development, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
The development and coordination of complex tissues in eukaryotes requires precise spatial
control of fate-specifying genes. Although investigations of such control have traditionally …

MicroRNA networks and developmental plasticity in plants

I Rubio-Somoza, D Weigel - Trends in plant science, 2011 - cell.com
Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are embedded in regulatory networks that coordinate different
gene expression programs in support of developmental plasticity. Modification of miRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Flower development

ER Alvarez-Buylla, M Benítez… - The Arabidopsis Book …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Flowers are the most complex structures of plants. Studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, which
has typical eudicot flowers, have been fundamental in advancing the structural and …

The maize tasselseed4 microRNA controls sex determination and meristem cell fate by targeting Tasselseed6/indeterminate spikelet1

G Chuck, R Meeley, E Irish, H Sakai, S Hake - Nature genetics, 2007 - nature.com
In maize (Zea mays), sex determination occurs through abortion of female carpels in the
tassel and arrest of male stamens in the ear. The Tasselseed6 (Ts6) and tasselseed4 (ts4) …