LncRNAs: the art of being influential without protein

作者：Lorena Ramírez Gonzales, Suze Blom, Rossana Henriques, C. Bachem, Richard G. H. Immink · 发表于：Trends in Plant Science · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.tplants.2024.01.006 · 被引用次数：39 · 研究领域：Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research、Circular RNAs in diseases、RNA modifications and cancer

The plant long noncoding (lnc)RNA field is on the brink of transitioning from large-scale identification of lncRNAs to their functional characterization. Due to the cross-kingdom conservation of interaction types and molecular functions, there is much to be learned from mammalian lncRNA research. Here, we discuss the different molecular processes involving lncRNAs from the regulation of chromatin to splicing. Furthermore, we discuss the lncRNA interactome, which includes proteins, other RNAs, and DNA. We explore and discuss how mammalian lncRNA functionalities could be reflected in similar pathways in plants and hypothesize that several breakthroughs in mammalian research could lead to the discovery of novel plant lncRNA molecular functions. Expanding our knowledge of the biological role of lncRNAs and their multiple applications paves the way for future agricultural applications.