Figure 3.

Roles of non-coding RNAs in the plant HS response. Dotted lines represent as yet unidentified factors in the corresponding pathways. Abbreviations: SPL, squamosa promoter-binding protein-like; HSF, heat shock transcription factor; CSD, copper/zinc superoxide dismutase; CCS, copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase; ROS, reactive oxygen species; TAS1, trans-acting siRNA precursor 1; HTT, heat-induced tas1 target; NF-YC2, nuclear factor Y, subunit C; lncRNA, long non-coding RNA; circRNA, circular RNA; siRNA, small interfering RNA; miRNA, microRNA; mRNA, messenger RNA.