21-nt phasiRNAs direct target mRNA cleavage in rice male germ cells

Phased small interfering RNA (phasiRNAs) are abundantly expressed in the anthers of grasses. Here, the authors profile 21-nt and 24-nt phasiRNA expression at different stages of meiocyte development in rice and provide evidence that 21-nt phasiRNAs direct cleavage of hundreds of target mRNAs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pengfei Jiang, Bi Lian, Changzhen Liu, Zeyu Fu, Yi Shen, Zhukuan Cheng, Yijun Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19034-y