microRNAs and their roles in plant development

Q Dong, B Hu, C Zhang - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Small RNAs are short non-coding RNAs with a length ranging between 20 and 24
nucleotides. Of these, microRNAs (miRNAs) play a distinct role in plant development …

Small RNAs: big impact on plant development

M D'Ario, S Griffiths-Jones, M Kim - Trends in plant science, 2017 - cell.com
While the role of proteins in determining cell identity has been extensively studied, the
contribution of small noncoding RNA molecules such as miRNAs and siRNAs has been also …

Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida

A Bombarely, M Moser, A Amrad, M Bao, L Bapaume… - Nature plants, 2016 - nature.com
Petunia hybrida is a popular bedding plant that has a long history as a genetic model
system. We report the whole-genome sequencing and assembly of inbred derivatives of its …

Developmental and evolutionary diversity of plant MADS-domain factors: insights from recent studies

C Smaczniak, RGH Immink, GC Angenent… - …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the MADS-box transcription factor family play essential roles in almost every
developmental process in plants. Many MADS-box genes have conserved functions across …

Small RNAs and their roles in plant development

X Chen - Annual Review of Cell and Developmental, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Small RNAs of 20–30 nucleotides guide regulatory processes at the DNA or RNA level in a
wide range of eukaryotic organisms. Many, although not all, small RNAs are processed from …

Control of cell proliferation in Arabidopsis thaliana by microRNA miR396

RE Rodriguez, MA Mecchia, JM Debernardi… - …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Cell proliferation is an important determinant of plant form, but little is known about how
developmental programs control cell division. Here, we describe the role of microRNA …

Biological principles of microRNA-mediated regulation: shared themes amid diversity

AS Flynt, EC Lai - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2008 - nature.com
Regulation of gene activity by microRNAs is critical to myriad aspects of eukaryotic
development and physiology. Amidst an extensive regulatory web that is predicted to involve …

Plant argonautes

H Vaucheret - Trends in plant science, 2008 - cell.com
ARGONAUTE (AGO) proteins are integral players in all known small RNA-directed
regulatory pathways. Eukaryotes produce numerous types of small RNAs, such as …

miR319a targeting of TCP4 is critical for petal growth and development in Arabidopsis

A Nag, S King, T Jack - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
In a genetic screen in a drnl-2 background, we isolated a loss-of-function allele in miR319a
(miR319a129). Previously, miR319a has been postulated to play a role in leaf development …

CCAAT-box binding transcription factors in plants: Y so many?

T Laloum, S De Mita, P Gamas, M Baudin… - Trends in plant …, 2013 - cell.com
Transcription factors belonging to the CCAAT-box binding factor family (also known as the
Nuclear Factor Y) are present in all higher eukaryotes. Studies in plants have revealed that …