title: Long noncoding RNA transcriptome of plants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nam-Hai
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D059467:Transcriptome
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D018749:RNA, Plant
keywords: long noncoding RNA; post-translational regulation; transcriptional regulation