Transcription is the first and highly regulated step in gene expression. Following transcription, most classes of nascent plant primary RNAs must be modified or processed in various ways to be converted to their mature forms. RNA processing is the term collectively used to describe the series of events required to produce functional RNAs, including 5' capping, removal of introns by splicing, nucleolytic cleavage, 3'-end polyadenylation, chemical modification and editing. RNA processing is an important factor contributing to transcriptomic and proteomic diversity. Like coding RNAs, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) including microRNAs, rRNAs, tRNAs, small RNAs, and long non-coding RNAs, also undergo extensive processing.
Transcriptomic, bioinformatical, biochemical, and genetic studies have revealed diverse roles for co-transcriptional and post-transcriptional RNA processing in the regulation of gene expression. Moreover, increasing evidence suggests that in the frameworks of RNA processing, a host of RNA processing factors such as RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in the regulation. Not surprisingly, RNA processing is of great importance to plant growth, development, and environmental response. Further insights into the complex biological regulatory networks will help reveal the global functional maps underlying RNA processing in both nucleus and organelles of plants.
The goal of this Research Topic is to present an overview of the fundamental discoveries related to the processing and modification of various classes of plant RNAs, which can generate new insights into the biological roles and underlying regulatory mechanisms of RNA processing in plant biological systems.
We welcome submissions of different types of manuscripts, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, including but not limited to:
• Biological functions and mechanisms of coding and non-coding RNA processing, such as splicing, polyadenylation, 5’capping, m6A modification and editing, in plant growth, development, response to environmental stress, and metabolism.
• Non-coding RNA and protein-coding RNA interaction networks.
• Regulation of RNA processing in plants.
• Strategies for prediction, annotation, and genome-wide analysis of RNA processing features in plants.
• Development of software and database associated with RNA processing in plants.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collections of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.
Transcription is the first and highly regulated step in gene expression. Following transcription, most classes of nascent plant primary RNAs must be modified or processed in various ways to be converted to their mature forms. RNA processing is the term collectively used to describe the series of events required to produce functional RNAs, including 5' capping, removal of introns by splicing, nucleolytic cleavage, 3'-end polyadenylation, chemical modification and editing. RNA processing is an important factor contributing to transcriptomic and proteomic diversity. Like coding RNAs, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) including microRNAs, rRNAs, tRNAs, small RNAs, and long non-coding RNAs, also undergo extensive processing.
Transcriptomic, bioinformatical, biochemical, and genetic studies have revealed diverse roles for co-transcriptional and post-transcriptional RNA processing in the regulation of gene expression. Moreover, increasing evidence suggests that in the frameworks of RNA processing, a host of RNA processing factors such as RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in the regulation. Not surprisingly, RNA processing is of great importance to plant growth, development, and environmental response. Further insights into the complex biological regulatory networks will help reveal the global functional maps underlying RNA processing in both nucleus and organelles of plants.
The goal of this Research Topic is to present an overview of the fundamental discoveries related to the processing and modification of various classes of plant RNAs, which can generate new insights into the biological roles and underlying regulatory mechanisms of RNA processing in plant biological systems.
We welcome submissions of different types of manuscripts, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, including but not limited to:
• Biological functions and mechanisms of coding and non-coding RNA processing, such as splicing, polyadenylation, 5’capping, m6A modification and editing, in plant growth, development, response to environmental stress, and metabolism.
• Non-coding RNA and protein-coding RNA interaction networks.
• Regulation of RNA processing in plants.
• Strategies for prediction, annotation, and genome-wide analysis of RNA processing features in plants.
• Development of software and database associated with RNA processing in plants.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collections of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.
