Plant Noncoding RNAs Identification and Characterization - A Short Review

Abstract

Advances in sequencing technologies have facilitated multitudinal research analysis. Ample number of genes, transcriptional factors, gene families and genes associated to agronomical traits has been discovered. Similarly, several noncoding RNA (ncRNA) transcripts have also been identified which are researchers interest these days. RNA molecules that are not translated to a protein molecule are marked as ncRNA. They are categorized based on their size to small and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA). Several ncRNAs have been identified in plants and animals, however many among them are yet to be characterized or proven with any biological roles. In this review we discuss the advancement of ncRNA research in plants and focus in their identification, types and characterization with the available resources.