Discovery of a Protein’s Key Role in RNA Processes Could Improve Disease Treatment in Humans and Plants

Credit: Xindi Li/Texas A&M AgriLife

A recent study led by Xiuren Zhang, Ph.D., and Songxiao Zhong, Ph.D., shows a new link between mRNA modifications and microRNA production.

Credit: Xingxing Yan/Texas A&M AgriLife

Zhang’s lab uses Arabidopsis thaliana, a model organism in research, to explore fundamental processes in molecular genetics and RNA biology.