Small non-coding RNAs are essential for development of the sporophyte, the somatic diploid phase of flowering plants. They are integral to key cellular processes such as defense, generation of chromatin structure, and regulation of native gene expression. Mature pollen accumulates a range of mature microRNAs, the class of small RNA most frequently involved in post-transcriptional regulation of endogenous gene expression. Significantly, these miRNAs cleave their target transcripts in developing p
Attributed to:
Epigenetic control of the plant male gametophyte and germline
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BBSRC
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Bibliographic Information
Type: Book Chapter
Book Title: Non Coding RNAs in Plants (2011)
Page Reference: 175-193
ISBN: 978-3-642-19453-5