small RNA sequencing of soybean plants
Extensive studies in plants have revealed how small interfering RNA mediated DNA methylation functions in epigenetic transcriptional repression. Briefly, two types of siRNA, 21 22 nucleotide or 24 nt in length, are understood as the major siRNAs that direct DNA methylation. Specifically in plants, siRNAs are produced from transposons and transgenes. We performed small RNA sequencing of soybean plants overexpression GmFT2a to test their samll RNA status.