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Abstract
Recent studies of plant development and environmental stress responses have converged on the roles of RNA and its metabolism as primary regulators of gene action. This RNA-based system appears to represent a versatile platform both for maintaining epigenetic memory and for reprogramming gene control in response to external signals. The fast-paced research reviewed here highlights exciting new trends in plant research relating to mechanisms and roles of the RNA-dependent epigenome in both development and evolution.Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18562241 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.05.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Plant Sci ISSN: 1360-1385 Impact factor: 18.313