scholarly journals The Roles of Temperature-Related Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Cereal Floral Development

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2230
Author(s):  
Dominique Hirsz ◽  
Laura E. Dixon

Temperature is a critical environmental signal in the regulation of plant growth and development. The temperature signal varies across a daily 24 h period, between seasons and stochastically depending on local environmental events. Extracting important information from these complex signals has led plants to evolve multiple temperature responsive regulatory mechanisms at the molecular level. In temperate cereals, we are starting to identify and understand these molecular mechanisms. In addition, we are developing an understanding of how this knowledge can be used to increase the robustness of crop yield in response to significant changes in local and global temperature patterns. To enable this, it is becoming apparent that gene regulation, regarding expression and post-transcriptional regulation, is crucial. Large transcriptomic studies are identifying global changes in spliced transcript variants and regulatory non-coding RNAs in response to seasonal and stress temperature signals in many of the cereal crops. Understanding the functions of these variants and targets of the non-coding RNAs will greatly increase how we enable the adaptation of crops. This review considers our current understanding and areas for future development.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Laeya Baldini ◽  
Bruno Charpentier ◽  
Stéphane Labialle

Box C/D small nucleolar RNAs (C/D snoRNAs) represent an ancient family of small non-coding RNAs that are classically viewed as housekeeping guides for the 2′-O-methylation of ribosomal RNA in Archaea and Eukaryotes. However, an extensive set of studies now argues that they are involved in mechanisms that go well beyond this function. Here, we present these pieces of evidence in light of the current comprehension of the molecular mechanisms that control C/D snoRNA expression and function. From this inventory emerges that an accurate description of these activities at a molecular level is required to let the snoRNA field enter in a second age of maturity.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonali Pal ◽  
Manoj Garg ◽  
Amit Kumar Pandey

Amongst the various gynecological malignancies affecting female health globally, ovarian cancer is one of the predominant and lethal among all. The identification and functional characterization of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are made possible with the advent of RNA-seq and the advancement of computational logarithm in understanding human disease biology. LncRNAs can interact with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), proteins and their combinations. Moreover, lncRNAs regulate orchestra of diverse functions including chromatin organization and transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. LncRNAs have conferred their critical role in key biological processes in human cancer including tumor initiation, proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy, and metastasis. The interwoven function of tumor-suppressor protein p53-linked lncRNAs in the ovarian cancer paradigm is of paramount importance. Several lncRNAs operate as p53 regulators or effectors and modulates a diverse array of functions either by participating in various signaling cascades or via interaction with different proteins. This review highlights the recent progress made in the identification of p53 associated lncRNAs while elucidating their molecular mechanisms behind the altered expression in ovarian cancer tumorigenesis. Moreover, the development of novel clinical and therapeutic strategies for targeting lncRNAs in human cancers harbors great promise.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Song ◽  
Jianhua Hou ◽  
Junduo Wu ◽  
Junnan Wang

Despite treatments being improved and many risk factors being identified, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common, abundant, and conserved internal modification in RNAs and plays an important role in the development of CVD. Many studies have shown that aabnormal m6A modifications of coding RNAs are involved in the development of CVD. In addition, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) exert post-transcriptional regulation in many diseases including CVD. Although ncRNAs have also been found to be modified by m6A, the studies on m6A modifications of ncRNAs in CVD are currently lacking. In this review, we summarized the recent progress in understanding m6A modifications in the context of coding RNAs and ncRNAs, as well as their regulatory roles in CVD.


2014 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Lambert ◽  
Louise A. Lambert ◽  
Nicola E. Clarke ◽  
Nigel M. Hooper ◽  
Karen E. Porter ◽  
...  

The molecular mechanisms controlling the expression of ACE2, a critical regulator of cardiovascular homoeostasis, remain poorly defined. In the present study, we show that miR-421 regulates expression of ACE2 in cardiac myofibroblasts, identifying a possible new therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease.


2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (Suppl 4) ◽  
pp. S6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui-Sheng Wang ◽  
Guangxu Jin ◽  
Xiang-Sun Zhang ◽  
Luonan Chen

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharmendra Kumar Soni ◽  
Roopa Biswas

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), notably microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), have recently gained increasing consideration because of their versatile role as key regulators of gene expression. They adopt diverse mechanisms to regulate transcription and translation, and thereby, the function of the protein, which is associated with several major biological processes. For example, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and metabolic pathways demand fine-tuning for the precise development of a specific tissue or organ. The deregulation of ncRNA expression is concomitant with multiple diseases, including lung diseases. This review highlights recent advances in the post-transcriptional regulation of miRNAs and lncRNAs in lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Further, we also discuss the emerging role of ncRNAs as biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets for lung diseases. However, more investigations are required to explore miRNAs and lncRNAs interaction, and their function in the regulation of mRNA expression. Understanding these mechanisms might lead to early diagnosis and the development of novel therapeutics for lung diseases.


MicroRNA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cervantes-Ayala Andrea Viridiana ◽  
Velázquez-Flores Miguel Ángel ◽  
Ruiz Esparza-Garrido Ruth

Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs, participate in the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of eukaryotic genes, and are potential biomarkers for diseases. Mature miRNAs can be located in both the nucleus and cytoplasm, where they perform their regulatory function. The discovery of new miRNAs and the identification of their targets and functions are fundamental to understanding the biological processes regulated by them, as well as the role they play in diseases. This present study researched miRNAs function at nuclear level and as circulating molecules.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2068-2081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushmita Paul ◽  
Julio Vera

The microRNAs are small, endogenous non-coding RNAs found in plants, animals, and some viruses, which function in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.


2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kotlyarov ◽  
M. Gaestel

The phenotype of mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase-2 (MK2) knockout mice revealed the essential role of this enzyme in post-transcriptional regulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin-6 and interferon-γ, at the level of mRNA stability and translation. In the case of TNF-α, this regulation depends on the AU-rich element in TNF-α mRNA. In addition to cytokine expression, MK2 is also essential for cell migration in vitro. Although the role of MK2 in cytokine expression depends mainly on catalytic activity, its role in cell migration is also dependent on a proline-rich N-terminal motif. However, the molecular mechanisms involved and the relevant protein targets for MK2 are not completely defined. Here we discuss the possible mechanisms by which two potential target proteins of MK2, small heat-shock protein 25/27 (Hsp25/27) and tristetraprolin, could contribute to our understanding of the above regulation.


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