Identifying thousands of RNA genes in Brassicaceae
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPalos et al. identify thousands of new long intergenic noncoding RNAs using public data.
By Kyle Palos and Andrew Nelson
Background: All plants have thousands of genes in their genomes that contribute to plant form and function. While the functional “end-state” of many of these genes are…
Genomic imbalance: an extra chromosome arm can induce severe phenotypic and gene expression changes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. use haploid induction, genomic and transcriptomic sequencing to explore gene expression changes across the genome when the chromosome arm was varied in haploid maize.
By Hua Yang, James Birchler, University of Missouri-Columbia
Background: The phenotypic consequences of the addition…