Plants respond to the changing seasons to initiate developmental programmes precisely at
particular times of year. Flowering is the best characterized of these seasonal responses …

Highlights•Plant lncRNAs participate in regulation of transcription, splicing, and nuclear
structure.•In flowering, multiple lncRNAs act in silencing of FLC via diverse …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proposed to play important roles in gene
regulation. However, their importance in epigenetic silencing and how specificity is …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) affect gene regulation through structural and regulatory
interactions with associated proteins. The Polycomb complex often binds to lncRNAs in …

Our understanding of the detailed molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation is still
poor. One example for which mechanistic understanding of regulation has converged with …

Polycomb-group (PcG) genes encode chromatin proteins involved in stable and heritable
transcriptional silencing. PcG proteins participate in distinct multimeric complexes that …

Plants are immobile and must respond to or endure fluctuating surroundings and diverse
environmental challenges. Environmental inputs often induce chromatin modifications at …

As sessile species, plants have to deal with the rapidly changing environment. In response
to these environmental conditions, plants employ a plethora of response mechanisms that …

Chromatin plays a central role in orchestrating gene regulation at the transcriptional level.
However, our understanding of how chromatin states are altered in response to …

Noncoding RNAs have emerged as major components of the eukaryotic transcriptome.
Genome-wide analyses revealed the existence of thousands of long noncoding RNAs …