B. Meyers

Arabidopsis AGO1 N-terminal Poly-Q domain promotes phase separation and association with stress granules during heat stress

This study shows that AGO1's Poly-Q domain enables phase separation and association with stress granules during heat stress in Arabidopsis, protecting AGO1 function without affecting small RNA activity.

The Arabidopsis F-box protein FBW2 degrades AGO1 to avoid spurious loading of illegitimate small RNA

This study shows that FBW2 degrades AGO1 to prevent off-target RNA silencing by avoiding illegitimate small RNA loading.

Dicer-like 5 deficiency confers temperature-sensitive male sterility in maize

This study shows that Dicer-like 5 deficiency in maize leads to temperature-sensitive male sterility and defects in anther development.

Plant Extracellular Vesicles Contain Diverse Small RNA Species and Are Enriched in 10 to 17 Nucleotide \"Tiny\" RNAs

The paper identifies diverse small RNA species in plant extracellular vesicles, including a novel class of 10-17 nt 'tiny' RNAs enriched in EVs.

Biogenesis of a young, 22-nt microRNA in Phaseoleae species by precursor-programmed uridylation

The paper shows that miR1510 in Phaseoleae species is primarily a 22 nt isoform due to monouridylation, and demonstrates how post-processing modifications can optimize miRNA function.