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Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to play critical regulatory roles in a multitude of pathways across numerous species. However, systematic screening of lncRNAs responding to Fe deficiency and their regulatory mechanism in plants has not been reported. In this work, 171 differently expressed lncRNAs (DE-lncRNAs) were identified based on analysis of strand-specific RNA-seq data from rice shoots and roots under Fe-deficient conditions. We also found several lncRNAs, which could generate miRNAs or act as endogenous target mimics to regulate expression of Fe-related genes. Analysis of interaction networks and gene ontology enrichment revealed that a number of DE-lncRNAs were associated with iron transport and photosynthesis, indicating a possible role of lncRNAs in regulation of Fe homeostasis. Moreover, we identified 76 potential lncRNA targets of OsbHLH156, a key regulator for transcriptional response to Fe deficiency. This study provides insight into the potential functions and regulatory mechanism of Fe-responsive lncRNAs and would be an initial and reference for any further studies regarding lncRNAs involved in Fe deficiency in plants.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes12040567","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,14]],"date-time":"2021-04-14T15:30:39Z","timestamp":1618414239000},"page":"567","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Transcriptomic Profiling of Fe-Responsive lncRNAs and Their Regulatory Mechanism in Rice"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Shoudong","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3812-583X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shuo","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China"},{"name":"The Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Base on Engineering Biology, International Campus of Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Runze","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenying","family":"Liao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huixia","family":"Shou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China"},{"name":"The Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Base on Engineering Biology, International Campus of Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China"},{"name":"Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572025, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"815","DOI":"10.1104\/pp.104.3.815","article-title":"Iron: Nutritious, noxious, and not readily available","volume":"104","author":"Guerinot","year":"1994","journal-title":"Plant Physiol."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev-arplant-042811-105522","article-title":"Iron uptake, translocation, and regulation in higher plants","volume":"63","author":"Kobayashi","year":"2012","journal-title":"Annu. 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