Identification of RNA structures and their roles in RNA functions

X Cao, Y Zhang, Y Ding, Y Wan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The development of high-throughput RNA structure profiling methods in the past decade has
greatly facilitated our ability to map and characterize different aspects of RNA structures …

Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function

SM Assmann, HL Chou, PC Bevilacqua - The Plant Cell, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
RNA can fold back on itself to adopt a wide range of structures. These range from relatively
simple hairpins to intricate 3D folds and can be accompanied by regulatory interactions with …

In vivo single-molecule analysis reveals COOLAIR RNA structural diversity

M Yang, P Zhu, J Cheema, R Bloomer, P Mikulski… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cellular RNAs are heterogeneous with respect to their alternative processing and secondary
structures, but the functional importance of this complexity is still poorly understood. A set of …

MicroRNAs: emerging regulators in horticultural crops

M He, X Kong, Y Jiang, H Qu, H Zhu - Trends in Plant Science, 2022‏ - cell.com
Horticulture is one of the oldest agricultural practices with great popularity throughout the
world. Horticultural crops include fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, as well as medicinal …

An interpretable RNA foundation model for exploring functional RNA motifs in plants

H Yu, H Yang, W Sun, Z Yan, X Yang… - Nature Machine …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The complex 'language'of plant RNA encodes a vast array of biological regulatory elements
that orchestrate crucial aspects of plant growth, development and adaptation to …

The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor

U Chorostecki, NG Bologna, F Ariel - The EMBO Journal, 2023‏ - embopress.org
Plant noncoding RNA transcripts have gained increasing attention in recent years due to
growing evidence that they can regulate developmental plasticity. In this review article, we …

CRISPR/Cas13d targeting suppresses repeat-associated non-AUG translation of C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat RNA

H Liu, XF Zhao, YN Lu, LR Hayes, J Wang - The Journal of clinical …, 2024‏ - jci.org
A hexanucleotide GGGGCC repeat expansion in the non-coding region of the C9orf72 gene
is the most common genetic mutation identified in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Small RNAs in plant immunity and virulence of filamentous pathogens

Y Qiao, R **a, J Zhai, Y Hou, L Feng… - Annual Review of …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Gene silencing guided by small RNAs governs a broad range of cellular processes in
eukaryotes. Small RNAs are important components of plant immunity because they …

Domain organization, expression, subcellular localization, and biological roles of ARGONAUTE proteins in Arabidopsis

A Martín-Merchán, B Moro, A Bouet… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
ARGONAUTE (AGO) proteins are the final effectors of small RNA-mediated transcriptional
and post-transcriptional silencing pathways. Plant AGO proteins are essential for preserving …

LncRNA CFAR promotes cardiac fibrosis via the miR-449a-5p/LOXL3/mTOR axis

M Zhang, B Zhang, X Wang, J Song, M Tong… - Science China Life …, 2023‏ - Springer
Cardiac fibrosis is one of the crucial pathological factors in the heart, and various cardiac
conditions associated with excessive fibrosis can eventually lead to heart failure. However …