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Revisiting Criteria for Plant MicroRNA Annotation in the Era of Big Data by Axtell, Michael J., Meyers, Blake C.

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ~21-nucleotide-long regulatory RNAs that arise from endonucleolytic processing of hairpin precursors. Many function as essential…”
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The Emergence, Evolution, and Diversification of the miR390-TAS3-ARF Pathway in Land Plants by Xia, Rui, Xu, Jing, Meyers, Blake C.

“…In plants, miR390 directs the production of tasiRNAs from TRANS-ACTING SIRNA3 (TAS3) transcripts to regulate AUXIN RESPONSIVE FACTOR (ARF) genes, critical for…”
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Spatiotemporally dynamic, cell-type–dependent premeiotic and meiotic phasiRNAs in maize anthers by Zhai, Jixian, Zhang, Han, Arikit, Siwaret, Huang, Kun, Nan, Guo-Ling, Walbot, Virginia, Meyers, Blake C.

“…Maize anthers, the male reproductive floral organs, express two classes of phased small-interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs). PhasiRNA precursors are transcribed by…”
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Evolution, functions, and mysteries of plant ARGONAUTE proteins by Zhang, Han, Xia, Rui, Meyers, Blake C, Walbot, Virginia

“…•Plant AGOs form distinct clades, each with specific functions, expression patterns, and small RNA binding preferences.•Subfamilies of the AGO1/5/10 clade…”
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Dicer-like 5 deficiency confers temperature-sensitive male sterility in maize by Teng, Chong, Zhang, Han, Hammond, Reza, Huang, Kun, Meyers, Blake C., Walbot, Virginia

“…Small RNAs play important roles during plant development by regulating transcript levels of target mRNAs, maintaining genome integrity, and reinforcing DNA…”
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Dynamic changes of small RNAs in rice spikelet development reveal specialized reproductive phasiRNA pathways by Fei, Qili, Yang, Li, Liang, Wanqi, Zhang, Dabing, Meyers, Blake C.

“…Dissection of the genetic pathways and mechanisms by which anther development occurs in grasses is crucial for both a basic understanding of plant development…”
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The Arabidopsis Nucleotidyl Transferase HESO1 Uridylates Unmethylated Small RNAs to Trigger Their Degradation by Zhao, Yuanyuan, Yu, Yu, Zhai, Jixian, Ramachandran, Vanitharani, Dinh, Thanh Theresa, Meyers, Blake C., Mo, Beixin, Chen, Xuemei

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) impact numerous biological processes in eukaryotes. In addition to…”
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Sex Determination by Two Y-Linked Genes in Garden Asparagus by Harkess, Alex, Huang, Kun, van der Hulst, Ron, Tissen, Bart, Caplan, Jeffrey L, Koppula, Aakash, Batish, Mona, Meyers, Blake C, Leebens-Mack, Jim

“…The origin and early evolution of sex chromosomes have been hypothesized to involve the linkage of factors with antagonistic effects on male and female…”
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Conserved and non‐conserved triggers of 24‐nucleotide reproductive phasiRNAs in eudicots by Pokhrel, Suresh, Huang, Kun, Meyers, Blake C.

“…SUMMARY Small RNAs play important roles in plant growth and development by modulating expression of genes and transposons. In many flowering plant species,…”
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Genome assembly with in vitro proximity ligation data and whole-genome triplication in lettuce by Reyes-Chin-Wo, Sebastian, Wang, Zhiwen, Yang, Xinhua, Kozik, Alexander, Arikit, Siwaret, Song, Chi, Xia, Liangfeng, Froenicke, Lutz, Lavelle, Dean O., Truco, María-José, Xia, Rui, Zhu, Shilin, Xu, Chunyan, Xu, Huaqin, Xu, Xun, Cox, Kyle, Korf, Ian, Meyers, Blake C., Michelmore, Richard W.

“…Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) is a major crop and a member of the large, highly successful Compositae family of flowering plants. Here we present a reference…”
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A One Precursor One siRNA Model for Pol IV-Dependent siRNA Biogenesis by Zhai, Jixian, Bischof, Sylvain, Wang, Haifeng, Feng, Suhua, Lee, Tzuu-fen, Teng, Chong, Chen, Xinyuan, Park, Soo Young, Liu, Linshan, Gallego-Bartolome, Javier, Liu, Wanlu, Henderson, Ian R., Meyers, Blake C., Ausin, Israel, Jacobsen, Steven E.

“…RNA-directed DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana is driven by the plant-specific RNA Polymerase IV (Pol IV). It has been assumed that a Pol IV transcript…”
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Threshold-dependent repression of SPL gene expression by miR156/miR157 controls vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana by He, Jia, Xu, Mingli, Willmann, Matthew R, McCormick, Kevin, Hu, Tieqiang, Yang, Li, Starker, Colby G, Voytas, Daniel F, Meyers, Blake C, Poethig, R Scott

“…Vegetative phase change is regulated by a decrease in the abundance of the miRNAs, miR156 and miR157, and the resulting increase in the expression of their…”
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Small RNAs Add Zing to the Zig-Zag-Zig Model of Plant Defenses by Fei, Qili, Zhang, Yu, Xia, Rui, Meyers, Blake C

“…Plant small RNAs play important roles in transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation, with ongoing work demonstrating their functions in diverse…”
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ARGONAUTE10 promotes the degradation of miR165/6 through the SDN1 and SDN2 exonucleases in Arabidopsis by Yu, Yu, Ji, Lijuan, Le, Brandon H, Zhai, Jixian, Chen, Jiayi, Luscher, Elizabeth, Gao, Lei, Liu, Chunyan, Cao, Xiaofeng, Mo, Beixin, Ma, Jinbiao, Meyers, Blake C, Chen, Xuemei

“…The degradation of small RNAs in plants and animals is associated with small RNA 3' truncation and 3' uridylation and thus relies on exonucleases and…”
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An Agrobacterium‐delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for high‐frequency targeted mutagenesis in maize by Char, Si Nian, Neelakandan, Anjanasree K., Nahampun, Hartinio, Frame, Bronwyn, Main, Marcy, Spalding, Martin H., Becraft, Philip W., Meyers, Blake C., Walbot, Virginia, Wang, Kan, Yang, Bing

“…Summary CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful genome editing tool in many organisms, including a number of monocots and dicots. Although the design and application of…”
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24-nt reproductive phasiRNAs are broadly present in angiosperms by Xia, Rui, Chen, Chengjie, Pokhrel, Suresh, Ma, Wuqiang, Huang, Kun, Patel, Parth, Wang, Fuxi, Xu, Jing, Liu, Zhongchi, Li, Jianguo, Meyers, Blake C.

“…Small RNAs are key regulators in plant growth and development. One subclass, phased siRNAs (phasiRNAs) require a trigger microRNA for their biogenesis. In…”
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PMS1T, producing phased small-interfering RNAs, regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice by Fan, Yourong, 范优荣, Yang, Jiangyi, 杨江义, Mathioni, Sandra M., Yu, Jinsheng, 於金生, Shen, Jianqiang, 沈建强, Yang, Xuefei, 杨雪菲, Wang, Lei, 王磊, Zhang, Qinghua, 张清华, Cai, Zhaoxia, 蔡朝霞, Xu, Caiguo, 徐才国, Li, Xianghua, 李香花, Xiao, Jinghua, 肖景华, Meyers, Blake C., Zhang, Qifa, 张启发

“…Phased small-interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) are a special class of small RNAs, which are generated in 21- or 24-nt intervals from transcripts of precursor RNAs…”
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CHH DNA methylation increases at 24‐PHAS loci depend on 24‐nt phased small interfering RNAs in maize meiotic anthers by Zhang, Mei, Ma, Xuxu, Wang, Chunyu, Li, Qing, Meyers, Blake C., Springer, Nathan M., Walbot, Virginia

“…Summary Plant phased small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) contribute to robust male fertility; however, specific functions remain undefined. In maize (Zea mays),…”
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HDT701, a Histone H4 Deacetylase, Negatively Regulates Plant Innate Immunity by Modulating Histone H4 Acetylation of Defense-Related Genes in Rice by Ding, Bo, del Rosario Bellizzi, Maria, Ning, Yuese, Meyers, Blake C., Wang, Guo-Liang

“…Histone acetylation and deacetylation play an important role in the modification of chromatin structure and regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes…”
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Dicer-like 3 produces transposable element-associated 24-nt siRNAs that control agricultural traits in rice by Wei, Liya, Gu, Lianfeng, Song, Xianwei, Cui, Xiekui, Lu, Zhike, Zhou, Ming, Wang, Lulu, Hu, Fengyi, Zhai, Jixian, Meyers, Blake C., Cao, Xiaofeng

“…Transposable elements (TEs) and repetitive sequences make up over 35% of the rice (Oryza sativa) genome. The host regulates the activity of different TEs by…”
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