Introduction–RNA quality and integrity are critical for many studies in plant molecular
biology. High‐quality RNA extraction from grapevine and other woody plants is problematic …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a new class of small, endogenous RNAs that play a
regulatory role in the cell by negatively affecting gene expression at the post-transcriptional …

Edited by renowned protein scientist and bestselling author Roger L. Lundblad, with the
assistance of Fiona M. Macdonald of CRC Press, this fifth edition of the Handbook of …

Isolation of high quality nucleic acids from plant tissues rich in polysaccharides and
polyphenols is often difficult. The presence of these substances can affect the quality and/or …

Anthocyanins are major pigments in colored grape (Vitis vinifera) berries, and most of them
are monomethoxylated or dimethoxylated. We report here the functional characterization of …

Polysaccharides are increasingly being used as biomaterials for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. Quantitative analysis of gene expression from cells in three …

An increasing body of literature is addressing the immuno-modulating functions of miRNAs
which include paracrine signaling via exosome-mediated intercellular miRNA. In view of the …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is routinely grafted, and rootstocks inducing drought tolerance
represent a source for adapting vineyards to climate change in temperate areas. Our goal …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs (sRNAs) approximately 21 nucleotides in
length that negatively control gene expression by cleaving or inhibiting the translation of …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are short (19–25 nucleotides)
non-coding RNA molecules that have large-scale regulatory effects on development and …