An Insight Into Pentatricopeptide-Mediated Chloroplast Necrosis microRNA395a During Infection.

Sheath blight (ShB) disease, caused by is one of the major biotic stress-oriented diseases that adversely affect the rice productivity worldwide. However, the regulatory mechanisms are not understood yet comprehensively. In the current study, we had investigated the potential roles of miRNAs in economically important indica rice variety Pusa Basmati-1 upon infection by carrying out in-depth, high-throughput small RNA sequencing with a total data size of 435 million paired-end raw reads from rice leaf RNA samples collected at different time points.

DNA N-Methyladenine Modification in Plant Genomes-A Glimpse into Emerging Epigenetic Code.

N-methyladenine (6mA) is a DNA base modification at the 6th nitrogen position; recently, it has been resurfaced as a potential reversible epigenetic mark in eukaryotes. Despite its existence, 6mA was considered to be absent due to its undetectable level. However, with the new advancements in methods, considerable 6mA distribution is identified across the plant genome.