Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Plant Biotechnol J. 2015 Apr;13(3):319-28. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12336. Epub 2015 Jan 23.
Since their discovery more than two decades ago, animal long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as important regulators of many biological processes. Recently, a large number of lncRNAs have also been identified in higher plants, and here, we review their identification, classification and known regulatory functions in various developmental events and stress responses. Knowledge gained from a deeper understanding of this special group of noncoding RNAs may lead to biotechnological improvement of crops. Some possible examples in this direction are discussed.
自二十多年前发现以来，动物长链非编码 RNA（lncRNA）已成为许多生物学过程的重要调控因子。最近，在高等植物中也鉴定出了大量 lncRNA，在这里，我们综述了它们在各种发育事件和应激反应中的鉴定、分类和已知的调控功能。对这一特殊非编码 RNA 群体的深入了解可能会导致作物的生物技术改良。在这方面讨论了一些可能的例子。
