Transcriptomic Profiling of Fe-Responsive lncRNAs and Their Regulatory Mechanism in Rice.

ABSTRACT: Iron (Fe) deficiency directly affects crop growth and development, ultimately resulting in reduced crop yield and quality. Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to play critical regulatory roles in a multitude of pathways across numerous species. However, systematic screening of lncRNAs responding to Fe deficiency and their regulatory mechanism in plants has not been reported. In this work, 171 differently expressed lncRNAs (DE-lncRNAs) were identified based on analysis of strand-specific RNA-seq data from rice shoots and roots under Fe-deficient conditions. We also found several lncRNAs, which could generate miRNAs or act as endogenous target mimics to regulate expression of Fe-related genes. Analysis of interaction networks and gene ontology enrichment revealed

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8070830 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature