Non-Coding RNA and Their Regulatory Roles in Plant

Dear Colleagues,

Regulatory non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), which can be short or long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), control a wide range of biological processes in plants. ncRNAs have a variety of forms, including microRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), lncRNAs, circular RNAs (circRNAs), and derived ncRNAs, depending on their mode of biogenesis and function. Through interactions with homologous sequences, ncRNAs function as riboregulators to control plants’ development, growth, and stress response signaling. Insights into the roles of non-coding RNAs in plant biology might be of great importance to understand the regulatory pathways used in different plant processes and the development of genetically modified improved crop varieties via ncRNA manipulation.

For this Special Issue, the goal is to solicit submission of any articles to understand the regulatory roles of plant non-coding RNAs and their applications for crop improvement. The subtopics are as follows:

• The identification and functional characterization of microRNA, lncRNAs, and other ncRNAs in plant.
• ncRNA-based transgenic and biotechnology.
• CRISPR-based editing of plant ncRNAs.
• Computational tools for the functional analysis of plant ncRNAs.
• Plant ncRNA databases.
• Understanding the mechanistic roles of ncRNAs in plants’ stress response signaling.
• Novel techniques, methods, and ideas for analyzing plant ncRNAs.
• High-throughput sequencing-based analysis of plant ncRNAs.

Prof. Dr. Sujay Paul
Guest Editor

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