Update on functional analysis of long non-coding RNAs in common crops

• DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1389154
• Publication Date: 2024-05-30T09:52:01Z
• Authors: Aijing Zhang; Wenxuan Pi; Yashuo Wang; Yuxin Li; Jiaxin Wang; Shuying Liu; Xiyan Cui; Huijing Liu; Dan Yao; Rengui Zhao
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; lncRNAs; Plant culture; plant development; Plant Science; molecular mechanism; crops; biological function; SB1-1110

With the rapid advances in next-generation sequencing technology, numerous non-protein-coding transcripts have been identified, including long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are functional comprising more than 200 nucleotides. Although lncRNA-mediated regulatory processes extensively investigated animals, there has considerably less research on plant lncRNAs. Nevertheless, multiple studies major crops showed lncRNAs involved crucial processes, growth and development, reproduction, stress responses. This review summarizes progress lncRNA roles several crops, presents key strategies for exploring discusses current challenges future prospects. The insights provided this will enhance our comprehension of functions with potential implications improving crop genetics breeding.