Table 2. Function of the lncRNAs reported in plants.
lncRNAs | Species | Biological function | Regulation mechanism | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
APOLO | Arabidopsis thaliana | Auxin-controlled development | Chromatin topology | 127 |
ASCO-lncRNA | Arabidopsis thaliana | Lateral root development | Alternative splicing regulators | 127 |
asHSFB2a | Arabidopsis thaliana | Gametophytic development | Antisense transcription | 128 |
cis-NATPHO1;2 | Oryza sativa | Phosphate homeostasis | Translational enhancer | 129 |
COLDAIR | Arabidopsis thaliana | Flowering | Histone modification | 42 |
COOLAIR | Arabidopsis thaliana | Flowering | Histone modification | 43 |
ENOD40 | Medicago truncatula, Glycine max | Nodule development | Protein re-localization | 130,131 |
HID1 | Arabidopsis thaliana | Photomorphogenesis | Association with chromatin | 132 |
HvCesA6 lnc-NAT | Hordeum vulgare | Cell wall biosynthesis | siRNA precursor | 133 |
LDMAR | Oryza sativa | Photoperiod-sensitive male sterility | Promoter methylation | 134 |
XLOC_057324 | Oryza sativa | Flowering and sterility | Unknown | 135 |
Abbreviations: APOLO, auxin-regulated promoter loop; ASCO, alternative splicing competitor; asHSFB2a, natural long non-coding antisense RNA of heat stress transcription factor B; PHO1;2, PHOSPHATE1;2; COLDAIR, cold-assisted intronic non-coding RNA; COOLAIR, cold induced long antisense intragenic RNAs; ENOD40, early nodulin 40; HID1, hidden treasure 1; CesA6 lncNAT, natural antisense of CesA6 cellulose synthase gene; IPS1, induced by phosphate starvation 1; LDMAR, long day-specific male-fertility-associated RNA.