RNA G-quadruplex structure contributes to cold adaptation in plants

oleh: Xiaofei Yang, Haopeng Yu, Susan Duncan, Yueying Zhang, Jitender Cheema, Haifeng Liu, J. Benjamin Miller, Jie Zhang, Chun Kit Kwok, Huakun Zhang, Yiliang Ding

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01

Deskripsi

During evolution, plants have adapted to habitats with distinct temperature ranges. In this study, scientists report that a specific RNA structure motif, RNA G-quadruplex (RG4) is enriched across genomes of plant species growing in colder climates.