Functional RNAs in Plants

Jen-Tsung Chen is a Professor of Cell Biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, where he teaches cell biology, genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. His research spans bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, bioinformatics, systems pharmacology, and broader themes in biotechnological plant disease management, plant biotic stress responses, nanotechnology for combating pests and pathogens, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. An active scholar, Dr. Chen serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and has guest‑edited numerous special issues. He has also authored and edited books with major international publishers on topics including drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR‑based genome editing, and artificial intelligence. Recognized for his scientific impact and editorial leadership, Dr. Chen was listed among Elsevier and Stanford University’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” in 2023 and 2024 and received the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award in 2025.

• 1. Overview of plant functional RNAs: Emerging roles in crop improvement and breeding under changing climate2. Technical advancements in exploring plant functional RNAs: Identification and functional analysis3. Functional RNAs: Regulatory roles under abiotic stress and current applications in crop breeding4. Functional RNAs: Current findings in plant-microbe interactions and controlling plant diseases5. Non-coding RNAs: Critical regulators for plant growth, development and stress tolerance6.. Plant Small RNAs: Research progress and applications in regulating plant stress responses7. MicroRNAs: Promising targets for developing climate-resilient and abiotic stress-tolerant crops8. MicroRNAs: Coordinators in plant-pathogen interactions for plant disease resistance9. Small interfering RNAs: Key regulators of plant growth under abiotic stresses10. Small interfering RNAs: Potent silencing tools for plant protection11. Long non-coding RNAs: Regulatory mechanisms and applications in crop breeding facing global climate change12. Long non-coding RNAs: Involvement in plant-pathogen interactions and plant immunity13. Circular RNAs: Emerging regulators of plant abiotic stress responses14. Circular RNAs: Involvement in plant immunity responses against pathogens15. Multiple omics approaches in plant functional RNAs against abiotic stress16. Multiple omics technologies in studying plant-pathogen interactions unraveling the role of functional RNAs in crop protection17. Integrated bioinformatics tools for studying plant functional RNAs to regulate plant stress responses18. Single-cell and spatial multi-omics to dissect regulatory roles of plant functional RNAs under stress conditions19. High-throughput transcriptomics for uncovering the role of functional RNAs in mitigating plant stress responses20. Functional RNAs in regulating plant secondary metabolisms involved in combating diverse biotic stresses21. Artificial small RNAs for regulating plant development and stress responses22. Smart plant breeding based on the application of functional RNAs23. CRISPR and functional RNAs: Identification, functional analysis and delivery for plant stress tolerance24. Functional guide RNAs in CRISPR/Cas9: Constructions and applications for crop improvement25. Applied functional RNAs based on the CRISPR/Cas system for sustainable agriculture26. Uncovering plant regulatory networks involving competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs): Current achievements and prospects27. Structural and functional analysis of plant non-coding RNAs highlighting the advances in RNA structure

Select Guide Rating