RNA 5-Methylcytosine Controls Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation

Despite increasing understanding of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) on RNAs in mammals, the function of m5C in plants remains obscure. A dynamic function of m5C in plant development and stress adaptation had been suggested, and Tang et al. have now uncovered a role for RNA m5C methyltransferase in rice adaptation to high temperature. Despite increasing understanding of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) on RNAs in mammals, the function of m5C in plants remains obscure. A dynamic function of m5C in plant development and stress adaptation had been suggested, and Tang et al. have now uncovered a role for RNA m5C methyltransferase in rice adaptation to high temperature.