The flowering plant germline is produced during the haploid gametophytic stage. Defining
the germline is complicated by the extreme reduction of the male and female gametophytes …

During angiosperm male gametophyte development, the male germline is segregated by an
asymmetric cell division of the haploid microspore. This review encompasses recent …

Plant small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) communicate from cell to cell and travel long
distances through the vasculature. However, siRNA movement into germ cells has remained …

Cross-kingdom delivery of specific microRNAs to recipient organisms via food ingestion has
been reported recently. However, it is unclear if such delivery of microRNAs occurs …

Small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are key regulators of plant development through
modulation of the processing, stability, and translation of larger RNAs. We present small …

Abiotic stresses such as drought, cold, heat, and salinity are major factors that limit plant
growth and development and account for a major loss in crop productivity worldwide. Thus …

If validated, diet‐derived foreign microRNA absorption and function in consuming
vertebrates would drastically alter our understanding of nutrition and ecology. RNA …

Background Pollen development in flowering plants requires strict control of the gene
expression program and genetic information stability by mechanisms possibly including the …

Most of the core proteins involved in the microRNA (miRNA) pathway in plants have been
identified, and almost simultaneously hundreds of miRNA sequences processed in the …

The continued growth in world population necessitates increases in both the quantity and
quality of agricultural production. Triticeae members, particularly wheat and barley, make an …