Recent insights into plant miRNA biogenesis: multiple layers of miRNA level regulation

M Bajczyk, A Jarmolowski, M Jozwiak, A Pacak… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs are small RNAs, 20–22 nt long, the main role of which is to downregulate gene
expression at the level of mRNAs. MiRNAs are fundamental regulators of plant growth and …

Cotranscriptional RNA processing and modification in plants

S Marquardt, E Petrillo, PA Manavella - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The activities of RNA polymerases shape the epigenetic landscape of genomes with
profound consequences for genome integrity and gene expression. A fundamental event …

Intronic microRNA‐directed regulation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species enhances plant stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

WB Xu, L Zhao, P Liu, QH Guo, CA Wu… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in regulating plant development and stress
responses. However, the functions and mechanism of intronic miRNAs in plants are poorly …

SERRATE: a key factor in coordinated RNA processing in plants

M Jozwiak, D Bielewicz, Z Szweykowska-Kulinska… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
The SERRATE (SE) protein is involved in the processing of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII)
transcripts. It is associated with different complexes engaged in different aspects of plant …

The HIGH EXPRESSION OF OSMOTICALLY RESPONSIVE GENE15–HISTONE DEACETYLASE9 complex associates with HYPONASTIC LEAVES 1 to modulate …

J Park, AJ Giudicatti, ZE Bader, MK Han, C Møller… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The regulation of microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is crucial for maintaining plant
homeostasis under biotic and abiotic stress. The crosstalk between the RNA polymerase II …

Hyponastic Leaves 1 interacts with RNA Pol II to ensure proper transcription of microRNA genes

D Bielewicz, J Dolata, M Bajczyk, L Szewc… - Plant and Cell …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Hyponastic Leaves 1 (HYL1)[also known as Double-stranded RNA-Binding protein
1 (DRB1)] is a double-stranded RNA-binding protein involved in microRNA (miRNA) …

microRNA production in Arabidopsis

N Ding, B Zhang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) associate with ARGONAUTE (AGO) proteins and act as
sequence-specific repressors of target gene expression, at the post-transcriptional level …

The DEAD‐box helicase RCF1 plays roles in miRNA biogenesis and RNA splicing in Arabidopsis

C Xu, Z Zhang, J He, Y Bai, J Cui, L Liu… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY RCF1 is a highly conserved DEAD‐box RNA helicase found in yeast, plants,
and mammals. Studies about the functions of RCF1 in plants are limited. Here, we …

RNA helicase Brr2a promotes miRNA biogenesis by properly remodelling secondary structure of pri-miRNAs

X Li, S Zhong, C Li, X Yan, J Zhu, Y Li, Z Wang, X Peng… - Nature plants, 2024 - nature.com
RNA secondary structure (RSS) of primary microRNAs (pri-miRNAs) is a key determinant for
miRNA production. Here we report that RNA helicase (RH) Brr2a, best known as a …

Biomolecular condensates in plant RNA silencing: insights into formation, function, and stress responses

Q Li, Y Liu, X Zhang - The Plant Cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Biomolecular condensates are dynamic structures formed through diverse mechanisms,
including liquid-liquid phase separation. These condensates have emerged as crucial …