Essential RNA-Based Technologies and Their Applications in Plant Functional Genomics
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Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics
Published on: June 17, 2012
Sachin Teotia1, Deepali Singh2, Xiaoqing Tang3
1Provincial State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP 201312, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
Abstract:
Genome sequencing has not only extended our understanding of the blueprints of many plant species but has also revealed the secrets of coding and non-coding genes. We present here a brief introduction to and personal account of key RNA-based technologies, as well as their development and applications for functional genomics of plant coding and non-coding genes, with a focus on short tandem target mimics (STTMs), artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs), and CRISPR/Cas9. In addition, their use in multiplex technologies for the functional dissection of gene networks is discussed.
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