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Research Project: Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane for Adaptation to Temperate Climates

Location: Sugarcane Research

Title: Long non-coding RNAs: new players in plants

Author
item ZHAO, ZHENNAN - Fujian Agriculture And Forest University
item ZANG, SHOUJIAN - Fujian Agriculture And Forest University
item ZOU, WENHUI - Fujian Agriculture And Forest University
item Pan, Yong-Bao
item YAO, WEI - Guangxi University
item YOU, CUIHUAI - Fujian Agriculture And Forest University
item QUE, YOUXIONG - Fujian Agriculture And Forest University

Submitted to: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/15/2022
Publication Date: 8/18/2022
Citation: Zhao, Z., Zang, S., Zou, W., Pan, Y.-B., Yao, W., You, C., Que, Y. 2022. Long non-coding RNAs: new players in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 12(9301):1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23169301.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23169301

Interpretive Summary: Plants are prone to various biotic and abiotic stresses during the process of growth and development. To minimize the adverse effects of these stresses, plants have evolved a variety of genetic mechanisms for genome integrity, gene expression, and trait formation. One genetic mechanism is through the regulation by a type of less conserved RNA molecules called long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). The size of lncRNA molecules is more than 200 nucleotides. lncRNA molecules do not code for any protein, but affect plant gene expression by interacting with DNA, RNA, and protein during plant growth and development. This article presents a comprehensive review on different types of plant lncRNAs, the role and genetic mechanism of plant lncRNAs, how plant lncRNAs coordinate with microRNA (another type of RNA molecules) in plant immune response, and how plant lncRNAs respond to biotic and abiotic stresses. The review is concluded with a discussion on future direction for the elaboration of the function and mechanism of lncRNAs.

Technical Abstract: During the process of growth and development, plants are prone to various biotic and abiotic stresses. They have evolved a variety of strategies to resist the adverse effects of these stresses. lncRNAs (long non-coding RNAs) are a type of less conserved RNA molecules of more than 200 nt (nucleotide) in length. lncRNAs do not code for any protein, but interact with DNA, RNA, and protein to affect transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and epigenetic modulation events. As a new regulatory element, lncRNAs play a critical role in coping with environmental pressure during plant growth and development. This article presents a comprehensive review on the types of plant lncRNAs, the role and mechanism of lncRNAs at different molecular levels, the coordination between lncRNA and miRNA (microRNA) in plant immune response, the latest research progress of lncRNAs in plant growth and development, and their response to biotic and abiotic stresses. We conclude with a discussion on future direction for the elaboration of the function and mechanism of lncRNAs.