Plant Molecular Biology Research

The paper identifies ~8,000 barley lncRNAs, finds their tissue-specific expression under boron stress, and shows their potential role in B-stress response through miRNA-eTM-coding transcript interactions.

The paper identifies ZmCOL3 as a flowering time repressor in maize that delays flowering by transactivating ZmCCT or interfering with the circadian clock, contributing to adaptation from tropical to temperate regions.

The paper shows that in Chlamydomonas, miRNAs mainly destabilize mRNAs, with target sites in coding regions, differing from metazoan systems.

The paper shows that cell type boundaries in plant leaves regulate development by coordinating gene expression and auxin response.

The paper trains SVM models on sRNA sequencing data to identify sequence features determining AGO affinity, leading to a tool for classifying sRNA function in plants.

PHASIS is a computational tool for discovering and characterizing phased siRNA-generating loci and their miRNA triggers, with high sensitivity and scalability.

This study shows that SUPERMAN prevents stamen formation and promotes stem cell termination in the fourth whorl of the Arabidopsis flower, revealing that extra stamens arise from fate change in whorl 4 cells.

The paper analyzes gene synteny networks across plant genomes to uncover ancient duplications and lineage-specific transpositions in the MADS-box gene family.

The paper shows that small RNAs in apomictic dandelion lineages reflect drought stress and salicylic acid treatment from two generations ago, indicating transgenerational epigenetic effects.

The paper constructs a Boolean network to model cambium activity in trees, revealing hormonal interactions and molecular diversity in stem cell niches.

The paper clones and characterizes ZmbHLH16, a maize bHLH transcription factor related to OsTIP2, showing its expression pattern, polymorphism, and interaction with ZmbHLH51.