[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic control of transposons during plant reproduction: From meiosis to hybrid seeds

K Pachamuthu, F Borges - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The regulation of transposable elements (TEs) requires overlapping epigenetic
modifications that must be reinforced every cell division and generation. In plants, this is …

Halophytism: What Have We Learnt From Arabidopsis thaliana Relative Model Systems?

Y Kazachkova, G Eshel, P Pantha… - Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Halophytes are able to thrive in salt concentrations that would kill 99% of other plant
species, and identifying their salt-adaptive mechanisms has great potential for improving the …

Transposon-derived small RNAs triggered by miR845 mediate genome dosage response in Arabidopsis

F Borges, JS Parent, F Van Ex, P Wolff, G Martínez… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Chromosome dosage has substantial effects on reproductive isolation and speciation in
both plants and animals, but the underlying mechanisms are largely obscure. Transposable …

Analysis of Homologous Regions of Small RNAs MIR397 and MIR408 Reveals the Conservation of Microsynteny among Rice Crop-Wild Relatives

PK Dash, P Gupta, SK Pradhan, AK Shasany, R Rai - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
MIRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that play important roles in a wide range of biological
processes in plant growth and development. MIR397 (involved in drought, low temperature …

The non-canonically organized members of MIR395 gene family in Brassica juncea are associated with developmentally regulated, sulfate-stress responsive …

E Bhardwaj, E Pokhriyal, A Jain, M Lal, M Khari… - Plant Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Several MICRORNA genes belonging to same family or different families are often found in
homologous or non-homologous clusters. Among the various classes, head-to-head …

A prescient evolutionary model for genesis, duplication and differentiation of MIR160 homologs in Brassicaceae

S Singh, A Singh - Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021 - Springer
MicroRNA160 is a class of nitrogen-starvation responsive genes which governs
establishment of root system architecture by down-regulating AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR …

Characterization of novel pollen-expressed transcripts reveals their potential roles in pollen heat stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana

N Rutley, L Poidevin, T Doniger, RL Tillett, A Rath… - Plant reproduction, 2021 - Springer
Key message Arabidopsis pollen transcriptome analysis revealed new intergenic transcripts
of unknown function, many of which are long non-coding RNAs, that may function in pollen …

Scenarios for the emergence of new miRNA genes in the plant Arabidopsis halleri

F Pavan, E Lacoste, V Castric… - Plant And Cell …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are central players of the regulation of gene expression in Eukaryotes.
The repertoires of miRNA genes vary drastically even among closely related species …

A segmental duplication in the common ancestor of Brassicaceae is responsible for the origin of the paralogs KCS6-KCS5, which are not shared with other …

S Singh, S Das, R Geeta - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel morphological structures allowed adaptation to dry conditions in early land plants.
The cuticle, one such novelty, plays diverse roles in tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses …

Comparative genomics reveals origin of MIR159AMIR159B paralogy, and complexities of PTGS interaction between miR159 and target GA-MYBs in Brassicaceae

S Anand, M Lal, S Das - Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019 - Springer
Whole-genome and segmental duplications coupled with sequence and functional
diversification are responsible for gene family expansion, and morphological and adaptive …