[HTML][HTML] Plant small RNAs: their biogenesis, regulatory roles, and functions

J Zhan, BC Meyers - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Plant cells accumulate small RNA molecules that regulate plant development, genome
stability, and environmental responses. These small RNAs fall into three major classes …

Small RNA-mediated DNA methylation during plant reproduction

HT Chow, RA Mosher - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Reproductive tissues are a rich source of small RNAs, including several classes of short
interfering (si) RNAs that are restricted to this stage of development. In addition to RNA …

Methylation of a MITE insertion in the MdRFNR1-1 promoter is positively associated with its allelic expression in apple in response to drought stress

C Niu, L Jiang, F Cao, C Liu, J Guo, Z Zhang… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are widely distributed in the plant
genome and can be methylated. However, whether DNA methylation of MITEs is associated …

A DNA Methylation Reader–Chaperone Regulator–Transcription Factor Complex Activates OsHKT1;5 Expression during Salinity Stress

J Wang, N Nan, N Li, Y Liu, TJ Wang, I Hwang, B Liu… - Plant Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Irrigated lands are increasingly salinized, which adversely affects agricultural productivity.
To respond to high sodium (Na+) concentrations, plants harbor multiple Na+ transport …

China's success in increasing per capita food production

J Zhang - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2011 - academic.oup.com
China has to feed 20% of the global population with only about 5% of the planet's water
resources and 7% of its arable land. With such limited natural conditions, however, China's …

[HTML][HTML] The CLASSY family controls tissue-specific DNA methylation patterns in Arabidopsis

M Zhou, C Coruh, G Xu, LM Martins… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA methylation shapes the epigenetic landscape of the genome, plays critical roles in
regulating gene expression, and ensures transposon silencing. As is evidenced by the …

Mating system is associated with seed phenotypes upon loss of RNA-directed DNA methylation in Brassicaceae

KJ Dew-Budd, HT Chow, T Kendall, BC David… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In plants, de novo DNA methylation is guided by 24-nt short interfering (si) RNAs in a
process called RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Primarily targeted at transposons …

[HTML][HTML] Will epigenetics be a key player in crop breeding?

K Tonosaki, R Fujimoto, ES Dennis, V Raboy… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
If food and feed production are to keep up with world demand in the face of climate change,
continued progress in understanding and utilizing both genetic and epigenetic sources of …

DNA-dependent RNA polymerases in plants

DL Yang, K Huang, D Deng, Y Zeng, Z Wang… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (Pols) transfer the genetic information stored in genomic
DNA to RNA in all organisms. In eukaryotes, the typical products of nuclear Pol I, Pol II, and …

Transposable elements cause the loss of self‐incompatibility in citrus

J Hu, C Liu, Z Du, F Guo, D Song… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐incompatibility (SI) is a widespread prezygotic mechanism for flowering plants to avoid
inbreeding depression and promote genetic diversity. Citrus has an S‐RNase‐based SI …