MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs that control gene expression through silencing of
target mRNAs. Mature miRNAs are processed from primary miRNA transcripts by the …

Highlights•Alternative splicing results in multiple mRNA isoforms from a single gene.•Cell
type, development, and the environment, modulate splice site selection.•Nonsense …

Malva sylvestris L.(common mallow) is a plant species widely used in phytotherapy and
ethnobotanical practices since time immemorial. Characterizing the components of this herb …

Drought and heat tolerance are complex quantitative traits. Moreover, the adaptive
significance of some stress-related traits is more related to plant survival than to agronomic …

Grapevine (Vitis ssp.) is a deciduous perennial fruit crop, and the canes and buds of
grapevine should withstand low temperatures (LTs) annually during winter. However, the …

Opium poppy (P apaver somniferum) is an important medicinal plant producing
benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA). Micro RNA s (mi RNA s) are endogenous small RNA s …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is routinely grafted, and rootstocks inducing drought tolerance
represent a source for adapting vineyards to climate change in temperate areas. Our goal …

Background The SBP-box gene family is specific to plants and encodes a class of zinc finger-
containing transcription factors with a broad range of functions. Although SBP-box genes …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE), which resembles zygotic embryogenesis, is an essential
component of the process of plant cell differentiation and embryo development. Although …

Small RNAs constitute a new and unanticipated layer of gene regulation present in the three
domains of life. In plants, all organs are ultimately derived from a few pluripotent stem cells …