Open AccessThe Small RNA World
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.110.tt0210
Subject(s) - biology , trans acting sirna , microrna , small rna , small interfering rna , rna , rna silencing , argonaute , gene silencing , computational biology , small nucleolar rna , rna interference , long non coding rna , genetics , non coding rna , microbiology and biotechnology , gene
Summary Small RNAs confer specificity to a set of pathways collectively called RNA-mediated silencing. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) ensure that silenced DNA remains silent and are important tools in the plant defensive arsenal. microRNAs (miRNAs) temporally and spatially regulate their targets, many of which are involved in developmental timing and patterning, nutrient uptake or stress responses. This lecture describes the production and actions of small RNAs in plants, and highlights some of the key studies in their discovery.
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