Bu-Jun Shi

TL;DR: An integrated and ordered physical, genetic and functional sequence resource that describes the barley gene-space in a structured whole-genome context and suggests that post-transcriptional processing forms an important regulatory layer.

TL;DR: Bot1 transcript levels identified in barley tissues are consistent with a role in limiting the net entry of boron into the root and in the disposal ofboron from leaves via hydathode guttation.

TL;DR: It is suggested that miRNA‐based genetic modifications have the potential to enhance drought tolerance in cereal crops because they are functionally conserved across plant species and are regulated by drought stress.

TL;DR: Insight is provided into the expression profiles of miRNAs and other sRNAs, and their relationship under drought, thereby helping understand how mi RNAs and s RNAs respond to drought stress in cereal crops.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates that reliable identification of miRNAs via deep sequencing in a species whose genome has not been sequenced requires a more careful analysis of sequencing errors than is commonly performed, and provides a generic approach for discovering novel mi RNAs where no genome sequence is available.