RNA silencing (or RNA interference, RNAi) is a conserved mechanism for regulating gene
expression in eukaryotes. The discovery of natural trans‐kingdom RNAi indicated that small …

Given their sessile condition, land plants need to integrate environmental cues rapidly and
send signal throughout the organism to modify their metabolism accordingly. Small RNA …

Understanding the fundamental nature of a molecular process or a biological pathway is
often a catalyst for the development of new technologies in biology. Indeed, studies from late …

It is known that 22‐nucleotide (nt) micro RNA s (mi RNA s) derived from asymmetric
duplexes trigger phased small‐interfering RNA (phasi RNA) production from complementary …

Background DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification, which is involved in many
biological processes, including gene expression regulation, embryonic development, cell …

Helicases and translocases comprise one of the largest and highly conserved gene families
in eukaryotic organisms, including plant. Members of this gene family are involved in a …

Our knowledge base involving the biochemical participants of epigenetic control has
expanded greatly over the last decade. The role of epigenetic marks to DNA and histones …

G. barbadense is renowned for its high-quality fiber and is highly regarded as a natural
material in the textile industry. However, research on cotton has mainly focused on G …

Abstract The enzyme sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4 (GPAT4) is involved in the
biosynthesis of plant lipid poly-esters. The present study further characterizes the enzymatic …

Hairpin RNA (hpRNA) transgenes are the most successful RNA interference (RNAi) method
in plants. Here, we show that hpRNA transgenes are invariably methylated in the inverted …