Small RNA-seq reveals novel regulatory components for apomixis in Paspalum notatum.
Juan Pablo A OrtizOlivier LeblancCristian RohrMauricio GrisoliaLorena A SienaMaricel PodioCarolina ColonoCeleste AzzaroSilvina Claudia PessinoPublished in: BMC genomics (2019)
This work provides a comprehensive survey of the sRNA differential representation in flowers of sexual and apomictic Paspalum notatum plants. An integration of the small RNA profiling data presented here and previous transcriptomic information suggests that sRNA-mediated regulation of auxin pathways is pivotal in promoting apomixis. These results will underlie future functional characterization of the molecular components mediating the switch from sexuality to apomixis.