Long noncoding RNAs: new regulators in plant development

Yu-Chan Zhang; Yue-Qin Chen

doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.05.086

Long noncoding RNAs: new regulators in plant development

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Jun 28;436(2):111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.05.086. Epub 2013 May 31.

Authors

Yu-Chan Zhang¹, Yue-Qin Chen

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China.

PMID: 23726911
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.05.086

Abstract

Plant long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in a wide range of biological processes, especially in plant reproductive development and response to stresses. They are transcribed by RNA polymerase II (Pol II), Pol III and Pol V, and exert their functions by a variety of regulation pathways. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge of lncRNAs discoveries in plant, including their identification, functions and regulation pathways as well as production and mediators, with an emphasizing on the novel regulation mechanisms in plant development.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
Models, Genetic
Plant Development / genetics*
RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics*
RNA, Plant / genetics*

Substances

RNA, Long Noncoding
RNA, Plant