Multiple roles for small RNAs during plant reproduction

Van Ex, F., Jacob, Y., Martienssen, R. A. (October 2011) Multiple roles for small RNAs during plant reproduction. Current opinion in plant biology, 14 (5). pp. 588-93. ISSN 1879-0356 (Electronic)1369-5266 (Linking)

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21807552
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.07.003

Abstract

Germline development and early embryogenesis in eukaryotes are characterized by large-scale genome reprogramming events. In companion cells of the Arabidopsis male gametophyte, epigenome reorganization leads to loss of heterochromatin and production of a distinct small RNA (sRNA) population. A specific class of sRNA derived from transposons appears to be mobile and can accumulate in germ cells. In the germline of maize, rice, and Arabidopsis, specific ARGONAUTE-sRNA silencing complexes appear to play key roles in reproductive development, including meiosis and regulation of germ cell fate. These results reveal new roles for sRNAs during plant reproduction and suggest that mobility of sRNAs could be critical for some of these functions.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gene Expression Regulation Plant Meiosis genetics Plant Physiological Phenomena genetics RNA Interference RNA Plant genetics RNA Small Interfering genetics Reproduction genetics Seeds
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
organism description > plant
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > sRNA
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Martienssen lab
CSHL Post Doctoral Fellows
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: October 2011
Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2013 21:44
Last Modified: 02 May 2013 16:56
PMCID: PMC3389783
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/27165

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