Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Reproductive phasiRNAs regulate reprogramming of gene expression and meiotic progression in rice

  • Yu-Chan Zhang,
  • Meng-Qi Lei,
  • Yan-Fei Zhou,
  • Yu-Wei Yang,
  • Jian-Ping Lian,
  • Yang Yu,
  • Yan-Zhao Feng,
  • Ke-Ren Zhou,
  • Rui-Rui He,
  • Huang He,
  • Zhi Zhang,
  • Jian-Hua Yang,
  • Yue-Qin Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19922-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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21-nucleotide phased secondary siRNAs are expressed in the developing rice anthers during meiosis. Here, the authors show that phasiRNAs can cleave target mRNA and act to ensure the progression of meiosis and fertility in rice.