Next generation DNA sequencing technologies are driving increasingly rapid, affordable
and high resolution analyses of plant transcriptomes through sequencing of their associated …

Expression reprogramming directed by transcription factors is a primary gene regulation
underlying most aspects of the biology of any organism. Our views of how gene regulation is …

The cultivation of rice in Africa dates back more than 3,000 years. Interestingly, African rice is
not of the same origin as Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) but rather is an entirely different species …

Eukaryotic transcriptomes contain a major non–protein-coding component that includes
precursors of small RNAs as well as long noncoding RNA (lncRNAs). Here, we utilized the …

C4 and C3 photosynthesis differ in the efficiency with which they consume water and
nitrogen. Engineering traits of the more efficient C4 photosynthesis into C3 crops could …

In RNA-directed silencing pathways, ternary complexes result from small RNA-guided
ARGONAUTE (AGO) associating with target transcripts. Target transcripts are often silenced …

Background A generally accepted approach to the analysis of RNA-Seq read count data
does not yet exist. We sequenced the mRNA of 726 individuals from the Drosophila Genetic …

As most organisms have evolved in seasonal environments, their environmental responses
should be adapted to seasonal transitions. Here we show that the combination of …

Summary Drosophila Dicer-1 produces microRNAs (miRNAs) from pre-miRNA, whereas
Dicer-2 generates small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) from long dsRNA. Alternative splicing of …

Transcriptional feedback loops are key to circadian clock function in many organisms.
Current models of the Arabidopsis circadian network consist of several coupled feedback …