Yang Wenjing, Bai Quanzi, Li Yan, Chen Jianghua, Liu Changning
CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2023 Mar 11;21:1989-1994. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.03.008. eCollection 2023.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been verified as flexible and important factors in various biological processes of multicellular eukaryotes, including plants. The respective intricate crosstalk among multiple epigenetic modifications has been examined to some extent. However, only a small proportion of lncRNAs has been functionally well characterized. Moreover, the relationship between lncRNAs and other epigenetic modifications has not been systematically studied. In this mini-review, we briefly summarize the representative biological functions of lncRNAs in developmental programs and environmental responses in plants. In addition, we particularly discuss the intimate relationship between lncRNAs and other epigenetic modifications, and we outline the underlying avenues and challenges for future research on plant lncRNAs.
长链非编码RNA（lncRNAs）已被证实是多细胞真核生物（包括植物）各种生物过程中灵活且重要的因素。多种表观遗传修饰之间各自复杂的相互作用已在一定程度上得到研究。然而，只有一小部分lncRNAs的功能得到了很好的表征。此外，lncRNAs与其他表观遗传修饰之间的关系尚未得到系统研究。在这篇小型综述中，我们简要总结了lncRNAs在植物发育程序和环境响应中的代表性生物学功能。此外，我们特别讨论了lncRNAs与其他表观遗传修饰之间的密切关系，并概述了未来植物lncRNAs研究的潜在途径和挑战。
