Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are emerging as pivotal regulators in gene expression networks,charac-terized by their structural flexibility and functional versatility.In plants,lncRNAs have gained increasing attention d...Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are emerging as pivotal regulators in gene expression networks,charac-terized by their structural flexibility and functional versatility.In plants,lncRNAs have gained increasing attention due to accumulating evidence of their roles in modulating developmental plasticity and agro-nomic traits.In this review,we focus on the origin,classification,and mechanisms of action of plant lncRNAs,with a particular emphasis on their involvement in developmental processes.We also compre-hensively analyze the relationship between plant lncRNAs and their responses to environmental stimuli,discussing how environmental cues influence their expressions and regulatory functions.We then highlight the importance of the advanced technologies driving their functional exploration.Finally,we discuss recent discoveries of specific long noncoding transcripts that encode functional small peptides,revealing an additional layer of regulatory complexity to these transcripts.Overall,this review discuss the fascinating relationship between the dynamic transcription of lncRNAs and plant developmental plasticity,as well as environmental responses,and emphasizes the need for further research to uncover the underlying mo-lecular mechanisms and exploit the potential of noncoding transcripts for RNA-based strategies in crop improvementandmolecularbreeding.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U24A20386 to Y.-Q.C.and 32470605 to D.W.)the Jiangxi Province Outstanding Youth Fund Project(20242BAB23062 to D.W.)+3 种基金the National Ten Thousand Talent Program(2022WRQB007 to Y.-C.Z.)Guangdong Province(2022B1515020018 to Y.-C.Z.)Agencia I+D+i,ICGEB,to F.A.and the AXA Research Fund(AXA Chair,2025-2029 to F.A.).
文摘Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are emerging as pivotal regulators in gene expression networks,charac-terized by their structural flexibility and functional versatility.In plants,lncRNAs have gained increasing attention due to accumulating evidence of their roles in modulating developmental plasticity and agro-nomic traits.In this review,we focus on the origin,classification,and mechanisms of action of plant lncRNAs,with a particular emphasis on their involvement in developmental processes.We also compre-hensively analyze the relationship between plant lncRNAs and their responses to environmental stimuli,discussing how environmental cues influence their expressions and regulatory functions.We then highlight the importance of the advanced technologies driving their functional exploration.Finally,we discuss recent discoveries of specific long noncoding transcripts that encode functional small peptides,revealing an additional layer of regulatory complexity to these transcripts.Overall,this review discuss the fascinating relationship between the dynamic transcription of lncRNAs and plant developmental plasticity,as well as environmental responses,and emphasizes the need for further research to uncover the underlying mo-lecular mechanisms and exploit the potential of noncoding transcripts for RNA-based strategies in crop improvementandmolecularbreeding.
