Long non-coding RNAs in plants: emerging modulators of gene activity in development and stress responses

Main conclusion Long non-coding RNAs modulate gene activity in plant development and stress responses by various molecular mechanisms. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts larger than 200 nucleotides without protein coding potential. Computational approaches have identified numerous lncRNA...

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Published in:Planta 2020-10, Vol.252 (5), p.92, Article 92
Main Authors: Chen, Li, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Kaufmann, Kerstin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Binding sites
Biological activity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biosynthesis
Computer applications
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA methylation
Ecology
Epigenetics
Flowering
Flowers & plants
Forestry
Functionals
Gene regulation
Genes
Life Sciences
Localization
Modulators
Molecular modelling
Morphogenesis
Non-coding RNA
Nucleotides
Organs
Peptides
Plant Development - genetics
Plant Sciences
Plant species
Plants - genetics
Post-transcription
Proteins
Reproductive organs
Review
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
RNA polymerase
RNA, Long Noncoding - genetics
RNA, Long Noncoding - metabolism
Stress, Physiological - genetics
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Summary:Main conclusion Long non-coding RNAs modulate gene activity in plant development and stress responses by various molecular mechanisms. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts larger than 200 nucleotides without protein coding potential. Computational approaches have identified numerous lncRNAs in different plant species. Research in the past decade has unveiled that plant lncRNAs participate in a wide range of biological processes, including regulation of flowering time and morphogenesis of reproductive organs, as well as abiotic and biotic stress responses. LncRNAs execute their functions by interacting with DNA, RNA and protein molecules, and by modulating the expression level of their targets through epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional or translational regulation. In this review, we summarize characteristics of plant lncRNAs, discuss recent progress on understanding of lncRNA functions, and propose an experimental framework for functional characterization.
ISSN:0032-0935
1432-2048
1432-2048
DOI:10.1007/s00425-020-03480-5