Plant Small RNAs: Their Biogenesis, Regulatory Roles, and Functions

tRNA-derived fragments from wheat are potentially involved in susceptibility to Fusarium head blight

(2022) Zhengxi Sun et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The CLASSY family controls tissue-specific DNA methylation patterns in Arabidopsis

(2022) Ming Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

A DCL3 dicing code within Pol IV-RDR2 transcripts diversifies the siRNA pool guiding RNA-directed DNA methylation

(2022) Andrew Loffer et al.   eLife

Heat‐responsive microRNAs and phased small interfering RNAs in reproductive development of flax

(2022) Suresh Pokhrel et al.   Plant Direct

24‐nt phasiRNAs move from tapetal to meiotic cells in maize anthers

(2022) Xue Zhou et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional specialization of monocot DCL3 and DCL5 proteins through the evolution of the PAZ domain

(2022) Shirui Chen et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Arabidopsis apoplastic fluid contains sRNA- and circular RNA–protein complexes that are located outside extracellular vesicles

(2022) Hana Zand Karimi et al.   PLANT CELL

A Null Allele of the Pol IV Second Subunit Impacts Stature and Reproductive Development in Oryza sativa

(2022) Tania Chakraborty et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The molecular mechanism of microRNA duplex selectivity of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE10

(2022) Yao Xiao et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Phased small RNA–mediated systemic signaling in plants

(2022) M. B. Shine et al.   Science Advances

Temperature‐sensitive male sterility in rice determined by the roles of AGO1d in reproductive phasiRNA biogenesis and function

(2022) Chuanlin Shi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mobile ARGONAUTE 1d binds 22-nt miRNAs to generate phasiRNAs important for low-temperature male fertility in rice

(2022) Fuyan Si et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Male sterile 28 encodes an ARGONAUTE family protein essential for male fertility in maize

(2021) Yunfei Li et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Transgenerational conditioned male fertility of HD-ZIP IV transcription factor mutant ocl4: impact on 21-nt phasiRNA accumulation in pre-meiotic maize anthers

(2021) Pranjal Yadava et al.   Plant Reproduction

Host‐induced gene silencing – mechanisms and applications

(2021) Aline Koch et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant transfer RNA‐derived fragments: Biogenesis and functions

(2021) Xuan Ma et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

The effect of RNA polymerase V on 24-nt siRNA accumulation depends on DNA methylation contexts and histone modifications in rice

(2021) Kezhi Zheng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nurse cell­–derived small RNAs define paternal epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis

(2021) Jincheng Long et al.   SCIENCE

Small RNAs on the move in male germ cells

(2021) Rebecca A. Mosher   SCIENCE

Making sense of the natural antisense transcript puzzle

(2021) Rodrigo Siqueira Reis et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Resetting of the 24-nt siRNA landscape in rice zygotes

(2021) Chenxin Li et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

High‐pressure sprayed siRNAs influence the efficiency but not the profile of transitive silencing

(2021) Veli Vural Uslu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Structure and RNA template requirements of Arabidopsis RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2

(2021) Akihito Fukudome et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechanism of siRNA production by a plant Dicer-RNA complex in dicing-competent conformation

(2021) Qian Wang et al.   SCIENCE

Pol IV and RDR2: A two-RNA-polymerase machine that produces double-stranded RNA

(2021) Kun Huang et al.   SCIENCE

A 5′ tRNA-Ala-derived small RNA regulates anti-fungal defense in plants

(2021) Hanqing Gu et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Regulation of Rice Tillering by RNA-Directed DNA Methylation at Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements

(2020) Le Xu et al.   Molecular Plant

Polymerase IV Plays a Crucial Role in Pollen Development in Capsella

(2020) Zhenxing Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis tRNA-derived fragments as potential modulators of translation

(2020) Stéphanie Lalande et al.   RNA Biology

Integrated annotations and analyses of small RNA–producing loci from 47 diverse plants

(2020) Alice Lunardon et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Plant 22-nt siRNAs mediate translational repression and stress adaptation

(2020) Huihui Wu et al.   NATURE

Direct and Indirect Targets of the Arabidopsis Seed Transcription Factor ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE3

(2020) Ran Tian et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Regulation of Female Germline Specification via Small RNA Mobility in Arabidopsis

(2020) Zhenxia Su et al.   PLANT CELL

Abundant expression of maternal siRNAs is a conserved feature of seed development

(2020) Jeffrey W. Grover et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dicer-like 5 deficiency confers temperature-sensitive male sterility in maize

(2020) Chong Teng et al.   Nature Communications

miR2118-dependent U-rich phasiRNA production in rice anther wall development

(2020) Saori Araki et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon nanocarriers deliver siRNA to intact plant cells for efficient gene knockdown

(2020) Gozde S. Demirer et al.   Science Advances

Noncanonical Roles of tRNAs: tRNA Fragments and Beyond

(2020) Zhangli Su et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

PhasiRNAs in Plants: Their Biogenesis, Genic Sources, and Roles in Stress Responses, Development, and Reproduction

(2020) Yuanlong Liu et al.   PLANT CELL

Soybean Dicer-Like 2 Regulates Seed Coat Color via Production of Primary 22-nt Small Interfering RNAs from Long Inverted Repeats

(2020) Jinbu Jia et al.   PLANT CELL

mRNA adenosine methylase (MTA) deposits m6A on pri-miRNAs to modulate miRNA biogenesis inArabidopsis thaliana

(2020) Susheel Sagar Bhat et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

21-nt phasiRNAs direct target mRNA cleavage in rice male germ cells

(2020) Pengfei Jiang et al.   Nature Communications

Computational methods for annotation of plant regulatory non-coding RNAs using RNA-seq

(2020) A T Vivek et al.   BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

HASTY modulates miRNA biogenesis by linking pri-miRNA transcription and processing

(2020) Damian A. Cambiagno et al.   Molecular Plant

Phase separation of SERRATE drives dicing body assembly and promotes miRNA processing in Arabidopsis

(2020) Dongqi Xie et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

CHH DNA methylation increases at 24‐ PHAS loci depend on 24‐nt phased small interfering RNAs in maize meiotic anthers

(2020) Mei Zhang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reproductive phasiRNAs regulate reprogramming of gene expression and meiotic progression in rice

(2020) Yu-Chan Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

24-nt reproductive phasiRNAs are broadly present in angiosperms

(2019) Rui Xia et al.   Nature Communications

DNA nanostructures coordinate gene silencing in mature plants

(2019) Huan Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE4 Complex Promotes Transcription and Processing of Primary microRNAs in Arabidopsis

(2019) Suikang Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

Plant Extracellular Vesicles Contain Diverse Small RNA Species and Are Enriched in 10- to 17-Nucleotide “Tiny” RNAs

(2019) Patricia Baldrich et al.   PLANT CELL

MicroRNAs and Their Regulatory Roles in Plant–Environment Interactions

(2019) Xianwei Song et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Paternally acting canonical RNA-directed DNA methylation pathway genes sensitize Arabidopsis endosperm to paternal genome dosage

(2019) P.R. V. Satyaki et al.   PLANT CELL

Genome‐scale, single‐cell‐type resolution of microRNA activities within a whole plant organ

(2019) Christopher Andrew Brosnan et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Rhizobial tRNA-derived small RNAs are signal molecules regulating plant nodulation

(2019) Bo Ren et al.   SCIENCE

Reaction Mechanisms of Pol IV, RDR2, and DCL3 Drive RNA Channeling in the siRNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway

(2019) Jasleen Singh et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

FIERY1 promotes microRNA accumulation by suppressing rRNA-derived small interfering RNAs in Arabidopsis

(2019) Chenjiang You et al.   Nature Communications

Compensatory sequence variation between trans-species small RNAs and their target sites

(2019) Nathan R Johnson et al.   eLife

Cross-kingdom RNA trafficking and environmental RNAi — nature's blueprint for modern crop protection strategies

(2018) Qiang Cai et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Transposons: a blessing curse

(2018) Manu J Dubin et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant 24-nt reproductive phasiRNAs from intramolecular duplex mRNAs in diverse monocots

(2018) Atul Kakrana et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Nucleo-cytosolic Shuttling of ARGONAUTE1 Prompts a Revised Model of the Plant MicroRNA Pathway

(2018) Nicolas G. Bologna et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Locus-specific control of the de novo DNA methylation pathway in Arabidopsis by the CLASSY family

(2018) Ming Zhou et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Paternal easiRNAs regulate parental genome dosage in Arabidopsis

(2018) German Martinez et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Transposon-derived small RNAs triggered by miR845 mediate genome dosage response in Arabidopsis

(2018) Filipe Borges et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Cis -directed cleavage and nonstoichiometric abundances of 21-nucleotide reproductive phased small interfering RNAs in grasses

(2018) Saleh Tamim et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reproductive phasiRNAs in grasses are compositionally distinct from other classes of small RNAs

(2018) Parth Patel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

SMA1, a homolog of the splicing factor Prp28, has a multifaceted role in miRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis

(2018) Shengjun Li et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Biogenesis and regulatory hierarchy of phased small interfering RNAs in plants

(2018) Pingchuan Deng et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Revisiting Criteria for Plant MicroRNA Annotation in the Era of Big Data

(2018) Michael J. Axtell et al.   PLANT CELL

Maternal components of RNA-directed DNA methylation are required for seed development in Brassica rapa

(2018) Jeffrey W. Grover et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A virus-targeted plant receptor-like kinase promotes cell-to-cell spread of RNAi

(2018) Tabata Rosas-Diaz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biogenesis of a 22-nt microRNA in Phaseoleae species by precursor-programmed uridylation

(2018) Qili Fei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plants send small RNAs in extracellular vesicles to fungal pathogen to silence virulence genes

(2018) Qiang Cai et al.   SCIENCE

Coordinated regulation of Arabidopsis microRNA biogenesis and red light signaling through Dicer-like 1 and phytochrome-interacting factor 4

(2018) Zhenfei Sun et al.   PLoS Genetics

SWI2/SNF2 ATPase CHR2 remodels pri-miRNAs via Serrate to impede miRNA production

(2018) Zhiye Wang et al.   NATURE

MicroRNAs from the parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris target host messenger RNAs

(2018) Saima Shahid et al.   NATURE

Regulation of microRNA biogenesis and its crosstalk with other cellular pathways

(2018) Thomas Treiber et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Systemic control of legume susceptibility to rhizobial infection by a mobile microRNA

(2018) Daniela Tsikou et al.   SCIENCE

A Phytophthora Effector Suppresses Trans-Kingdom RNAi to Promote Disease Susceptibility

(2018) Yingnan Hou et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Plant RNases T2, but not Dicer-like proteins, are major players of tRNA-derived fragments biogenesis

(2018) Cyrille Megel et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

tRNA-derived small RNAs target transposable element transcripts

(2017) German Martinez et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Emergence, Evolution, and Diversification of the miR390-TAS3-ARF Pathway in Land Plants

(2017) Rui Xia et al.   PLANT CELL

Small RNAs: Big Impact on Plant Development

(2017) Marco D’Ario et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

A Small RNA Pathway Mediates Allelic Dosage in Endosperm

(2017) Robert M. Erdmann et al.   Cell Reports

ARGONAUTE10 promotes the degradation of miR165/6 through the SDN1 and SDN2 exonucleases in Arabidopsis

(2017) Yu Yu et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

RISC-interacting clearing 3’- 5’ exoribonucleases (RICEs) degrade uridylated cleavage fragments to maintain functional RISC in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2017) Zhonghui Zhang et al.   eLife

Small RNAs Add Zing to the Zig-Zag-Zig Model of Plant Defenses

(2016) Qili Fei et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Small interfering RNAs from bidirectional transcripts ofGhMML3_A12regulate cotton fiber development

(2016) Qun Wan et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

TRANSPORTIN1 Promotes the Association of MicroRNA with ARGONAUTE1 in Arabidopsis

(2016) Yuwei Cui et al.   PLANT CELL

Genome-wide identification and characterization of tRNA-derived RNA fragments in land plants

(2016) Cristiane S. Alves et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

DNA Methylation Signatures of the Plant Chromomethyltransferases

(2016) Quentin Gouil et al.   PLoS Genetics

Intron Lariat RNA Inhibits MicroRNA Biogenesis by Sequestering the Dicing Complex in Arabidopsis

(2016) Ziwei Li et al.   PLoS Genetics

Transfer RNA Derived Small RNAs Targeting Defense Responsive Genes Are Induced during Phytophthora capsici Infection in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)

(2016) Srinivasan Asha et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A One Precursor One siRNA Model for Pol IV-Dependent siRNA Biogenesis

(2015) Jixian Zhai et al.   CELL

Evolution, functions, and mysteries of plant ARGONAUTE proteins

(2015) Han Zhang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

CMA33/XCT Regulates Small RNA Production through Modulating the Transcription of Dicer-Like Genes in Arabidopsis

(2015) Xiaofeng Fang et al.   Molecular Plant

The RNA-binding protein HOS5 and serine/arginine-rich proteins RS40 and RS41 participate in miRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis

(2015) Tao Chen et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Functional mapping of the plant small RNA methyltransferase: HEN1 physically interacts with HYL1 and DICER-LIKE 1 proteins

(2015) Simona Baranauskė et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Epigenetic Regulation of Vegetative Phase Change in Arabidopsis

(2015) Mingli Xu et al.   PLANT CELL

RNA-directed DNA methylation enforces boundaries between heterochromatin and euchromatin in the maize genome

(2015) Qing Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatiotemporally dynamic, cell-type–dependent premeiotic and meiotic phasiRNAs in maize anthers

(2015) Jixian Zhai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

tRNA processing, modification, and subcellular dynamics: past, present, and future

(2015) Eric M. Phizicky et al.   RNA

Synergistic and Independent Actions of Multiple Terminal Nucleotidyl Transferases in the 3’ Tailing of Small RNAs in Arabidopsis

(2015) Xiaoyan Wang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Distinct and Cooperative Activities of HESO1 and URT1 Nucleotidyl Transferases in MicroRNA Turnover in Arabidopsis

(2015) Bin Tu et al.   PLoS Genetics

Identification of Pol IV and RDR2-dependent precursors of 24 nt siRNAs guiding de novo DNA methylation in Arabidopsis

(2015) Todd Blevins et al.   eLife

Transcription and processing of primary microRNAs are coupled by Elongator complex in Arabidopsis

(2015) Xiaofeng Fang et al.   Nature Plants

Gene regulation by translational inhibition is determined by Dicer partnering proteins

(2015) Rodrigo S. Reis et al.   Nature Plants

ARGONAUTE 6 bridges transposable element mRNA-derived siRNAs to the establishment of DNA methylation

(2014) A. D. McCue et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

miRNAs trigger widespread epigenetically activated siRNAs from transposons in Arabidopsis

(2014) Kate M. Creasey et al.   NATURE

RNA-directed DNA methylation: an epigenetic pathway of increasing complexity

(2014) Marjori A. Matzke et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Emerging roles of tRNA in adaptive translation, signalling dynamics and disease

(2014) Sebastian Kirchner et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Regulation of pri-miRNA processing by the hnRNP-like protein AtGRP7 in Arabidopsis

(2014) Tino Köster et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

HEAT-INDUCED TAS1 TARGET1 Mediates Thermotolerance via HEAT STRESS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A1a-Directed Pathways in Arabidopsis

(2014) S. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

Rice germline-specific Argonaute MEL1 protein binds to phasiRNAs generated from more than 700 lincRNAs

(2014) Reina Komiya et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Dicer-like 3 produces transposable element-associated 24-nt siRNAs that control agricultural traits in rice

(2014) L. Wei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Methylation protects microRNAs from an AGO1-associated activity that uridylates 5' RNA fragments generated by AGO1 cleavage

(2014) G. Ren et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ARGONAUTE PIWI domain and microRNA duplex structure regulate small RNA sorting in Arabidopsis

(2014) Xiaoming Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Sample sequencing of vascular plants demonstrates widespread conservation and divergence of microRNAs

(2014) Ricardo A. Chávez Montes et al.   Nature Communications

miR828 and miR858 regulate homoeologous MYB2 gene functions in Arabidopsis trichome and cotton fibre development

(2014) Xueying Guan et al.   Nature Communications

Classification and Comparison of Small RNAs from Plants

(2013) Michael J. Axtell   Annual Review of Plant Biology

MicroRNAs Inhibit the Translation of Target mRNAs on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Arabidopsis

(2013) Shengben Li et al.   CELL

RNA-directed DNA methylation regulates parental genomic imprinting at several loci in Arabidopsis

(2013) T. M. Vu et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE7 selects miR390 through multiple checkpoints during RISC assembly

(2013) Yayoi Endo et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Multiple RNA recognition patterns during microRNA biogenesis in plants

(2013) N. G. Bologna et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Molecular Insights into microRNA-Mediated Translational Repression in Plants

(2013) Hiro-oki Iwakawa et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Polymerase IV occupancy at RNA-directed DNA methylation sites requires SHH1

(2013) Julie A. Law et al.   NATURE

Reconstructing de novo silencing of an active plant retrotransposon

(2013) Arturo Marí-Ordóñez et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Bidirectional processing of pri-miRNAs with branched terminal loops by Arabidopsis Dicer-like1

(2013) Hongliang Zhu et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

MicroRNA Superfamilies Descended from miR390 and Their Roles in Secondary Small Interfering RNA Biogenesis in Eudicots

(2013) Rui Xia et al.   PLANT CELL

Phased, Secondary, Small Interfering RNAs in Posttranscriptional Regulatory Networks

(2013) Q. Fei et al.   PLANT CELL

Plant MicroRNAs Display Differential 3' Truncation and Tailing Modifications That Are ARGONAUTE1 Dependent and Conserved Across Species

(2013) J. Zhai et al.   PLANT CELL

NOT2 Proteins Promote Polymerase II-Dependent Transcription and Interact with Multiple MicroRNA Biogenesis Factors in Arabidopsis

(2013) L. Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

Identification of Direct Targets of FUSCA3, a Key Regulator of Arabidopsis Seed Development

(2013) F. Wang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Initiation of Epigenetic Silencing of Active Transposable Elements Is Triggered by RDR6 and 21-22 Nucleotide Small Interfering RNAs

(2013) S. Nuthikattu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Imprinted expression of genes and small RNA is associated with localized hypomethylation of the maternal genome in rice endosperm

(2013) J. A. Rodrigues et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Role for Small RNAs in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

(2012) Wei Wei et al.   CELL

Fast-Forward Genetics Identifies Plant CPL Phosphatases as Regulators of miRNA Processing Factor HYL1

(2012) Pablo A. Manavella et al.   CELL

Uridylation of miRNAs by HEN1 SUPPRESSOR1 in Arabidopsis

(2012) Guodong Ren et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis Nucleotidyl Transferase HESO1 Uridylates Unmethylated Small RNAs to Trigger Their Degradation

(2012) Yuanyuan Zhao et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

ArabidopsisArgonaute MID domains use their nucleotide specificity loop to sort small RNAs

(2012) Filipp Frank et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Genomewide analysis of intronic microRNAs in rice and Arabidopsis

(2012) G. D. YANG et al.   JOURNAL OF GENETICS

Stress-Induced Alternative Splicing Provides a Mechanism for the Regulation of MicroRNA Processing in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Kang Yan et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

In Vitro Transcription Activities of Pol IV, Pol V, and RDR2 Reveal Coupling of Pol IV and RDR2 for dsRNA Synthesis in Plant RNA Silencing

(2012) Jeremy R. Haag et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Cytoplasmic Assembly and Selective Nuclear Import of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4/siRNA Complexes

(2012) Ruiqiang Ye et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

STA1, an Arabidopsis pre-mRNA processing factor 6 homolog, is a new player involved in miRNA biogenesis

(2012) Samir Ben Chaabane et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Functional Analysis of Three Arabidopsis ARGONAUTES Using Slicer-Defective Mutants

(2012) A. Carbonell et al.   PLANT CELL

Plant secondary siRNA production determined by microRNA-duplex structure

(2012) P. A. Manavella et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gene Expression and Stress Response Mediated by the Epigenetic Regulation of a Transposable Element Small RNA

(2012) Andrea D. McCue et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genome-wide analysis of plant nat-siRNAs reveals insights into their distribution, biogenesis and function

(2012) Xiaoming Zhang et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Arabidopsis Argonaute10 Specifically Sequesters miR166/165 to Regulate Shoot Apical Meristem Development

(2011) Hongliang Zhu et al.   CELL

Cyclophilin 40 facilitates HSP90-mediated RISC assembly in plants

(2011) Taichiro Iki et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Intercellular and systemic movement of RNA silencing signals

(2011) Charles W Melnyk et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

MicroRNAs as master regulators of the plant NB-LRR defense gene family via the production of phased, trans-acting siRNAs

(2011) J. Zhai et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

An siRNA pathway prevents transgenerational retrotransposition in plants subjected to stress

(2011) Hidetaka Ito et al.   NATURE

An Importin   Protein Negatively Regulates MicroRNA Activity in Arabidopsis

(2011) W. Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

An autoregulatory feedback loop involving PAP1 and TAS4 in response to sugars in Arabidopsis

(2011) Qing-Jun Luo et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mutations in the GW-repeat protein SUO reveal a developmental function for microRNA-mediated translational repression in Arabidopsis

(2011) L. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SHH1, a Homeodomain Protein Required for DNA Methylation, As Well As RDR2, RDM4, and Chromatin Remodeling Factors, Associate with RNA Polymerase IV

(2011) Julie A. Law et al.   PLoS Genetics

ARGONAUTE10 and ARGONAUTE1 Regulate the Termination of Floral Stem Cells through Two MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis

(2011) Lijuan Ji et al.   PLoS Genetics

Phloem small RNAs, nutrient stress responses, and systemic mobility

(2010) Anja Buhtz et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Proper regulation of a sperm-specific cis-nat-siRNA is essential for double fertilization in Arabidopsis

(2010) M. Ron et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

In Vitro Assembly of Plant RNA-Induced Silencing Complexes Facilitated by Molecular Chaperone HSP90

(2010) Taichiro Iki et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

DNA Methylation Mediated by a MicroRNA Pathway

(2010) Liang Wu et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Cell signalling by microRNA165/6 directs gene dose-dependent root cell fate

(2010) Annelie Carlsbecker et al.   NATURE

The Arabidopsis RNA-Directed DNA Methylation Argonautes Functionally Diverge Based on Their Expression and Interaction with Target Loci

(2010) E. R. Havecker et al.   PLANT CELL

HIGS: Host-Induced Gene Silencing in the Obligate Biotrophic Fungal PathogenBlumeria graminis

(2010) Daniela Nowara et al.   PLANT CELL

22-nucleotide RNAs trigger secondary siRNA biogenesis in plants

(2010) H.-M. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Small Silencing RNAs in Plants Are Mobile and Direct Epigenetic Modification in Recipient Cells

(2010) A. Molnar et al.   SCIENCE

Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen

(2009) R. Keith Slotkin et al.   CELL

The Sequential Action of miR156 and miR172 Regulates Developmental Timing in Arabidopsis

(2009) Gang Wu et al.   CELL

Pattern formation via small RNA mobility

(2009) D. H. Chitwood et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Clusters and superclusters of phased small RNAs in the developing inflorescence of rice

(2009) C. Johnson et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Selective epigenetic control of retrotransposition in Arabidopsis

(2009) Marie Mirouze et al.   NATURE

Gene structures and processing of Arabidopsis thaliana HYL1-dependent pri-miRNAs

(2009) Bogna Szarzynska et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Phloem-Delivered RNA Pool Contains Small Noncoding RNAs and Interferes with Translation

(2009) S. Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis thaliana double-stranded RNA binding protein DRB1 directs guide strand selection from microRNA duplexes

(2009) A. L. Eamens et al.   RNA

Sorting of Small RNAs into Arabidopsis Argonaute Complexes Is Directed by the 5′ Terminal Nucleotide

(2008) Shijun Mi et al.   CELL

Specificity of ARGONAUTE7-miR390 Interaction and Dual Functionality in TAS3 Trans-Acting siRNA Formation

(2008) Taiowa A. Montgomery et al.   CELL

The Mechanism Selecting the Guide Strand from Small RNA Duplexes is Different Among Argonaute Proteins

(2008) Atsushi Takeda et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

MicroRNA399 is a long-distance signal for the regulation of plant phosphate homeostasis

(2008) Bikram Datt Pant et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Identification and characterization of small RNAs from the phloem of Brassica napus

(2008) Anja Buhtz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Regulatory Network of MicroRNA399 and PHO2 by Systemic Signaling

(2008) S.-I Lin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genome-wide analysis for discovery of rice microRNAs reveals natural antisense microRNAs (nat-miRNAs)

(2008) C. Lu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PolIVb influences RNA-directed DNA methylation independently of its role in siRNA biogenesis

(2008) R. A. Mosher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The RNA-binding proteins HYL1 and SE promote accurate in vitro processing of pri-miRNA by DCL1

(2008) Z. Dong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Widespread Translational Inhibition by Plant miRNAs and siRNAs

(2008) P. Brodersen et al.   SCIENCE

Degradation of microRNAs by a Family of Exoribonucleases in Arabidopsis

(2008) Vanitharani Ramachandran et al.   SCIENCE