拟南芥miR399耐低磷胁迫研究进展

MicroRNA是一类长21~25nt的内源非编码RNA,可以与目标mRNA结合使之断裂或降解,从而在转录或转录后水平发挥作用。miR399长22nt,在拟南芥中有6个成员,分别是miR399a~f,已在19个物种中发现了118个miR399。现已证明,拟南芥miR399在耐低磷胁迫中有重要作用,现对拟南芥miR399在耐低磷胁迫中的研究进展进行综述,以探索miR399提高大豆及其他植物耐低磷胁迫能力的可能性。     

植物miRNA在调节低磷胁迫响应中的作用

植物MicroRNA(miRNA)是一类内源性非编码小分子RNA,它们参与调节植物的生长、发育和代谢过程中多种基因的表达。近期的研究发现miRNA参与调节磷的吸收和利用,对植物适应低磷胁迫具有重要作用。本文概述了植物磷吸收和转运的机制,介绍了低磷胁迫下miRNA的表达水平变化,重点对miRNA在植物响应低磷胁迫中的作用,如改变根系结构、提高磷的转运和再利用效率、参与花青素和抗氧化物生物合成等进行了综述,以期为揭示植物低磷胁迫响应分子机制,提高植物对磷的吸收效率提供借鉴。     

植物磷稳态的调控机制

磷是植物必需的重要营养元素之一,是生物大分子的重要组成部分,在植物生命过程中发挥着不可或缺的作用。维持体内磷稳态对于植物的生长发育和环境应答至关重要。多种信号分子参与调控植物对磷的吸收和转运。植物维持磷稳态主要包括土壤磷的活化、磷的吸收、转运、存储和再利用等过程,涉及磷胁迫响应、转录因子调节、miRNA调节、菌根共生、细胞器间转移等磷调节机制。未来的磷营养机制研究需要跨学科知识的融合,由模式植物研究转向栽培作物。全面总结了植物细胞磷吸收和转运的核心分子及其作用机制的研究进展,旨在为作物品种改良和遗传育种提供重要借鉴。     

植物营养元素胁迫相关microRNA研究进展

营养元素以多种方式参与植物光合作用、呼吸作用、能量代谢和信号转导等生理和代谢过程，是植物生长发育、产量和品质的重要物质基础。MicroRNAs（miRNAs）是一类存在于真核生物体中的内源性非编码单链RNA，在植物适应营养元素胁迫过程中发挥着重要作用。综述了近年来miRNA参与调控磷、硫、氮、钾等营养元素胁迫的研究进展，并对今后miRNA在植物营养元素胁迫领域的研究作出了展望，以期为利用miRNA进行营养元素高效利用分子育种提供新的思路。     

拟南芥低磷胁迫反应分子机理研究的最新进展

本文综述了拟南芥低磷(Pi)胁迫反应分子机理的最新研究进展, 重点介绍了低磷胁迫反应中的SUMOylation途径、转录因子在低磷反应中的功能、Pi平衡调节机制以及磷脂酶在Pi的循环利用过程中的作用, 总结了已经鉴定的参与低磷胁迫反应的基因及其可能存在的相互关系。     

拟南芥低磷胁迫反应分子机理研究的最新进展

本文综述了拟南芥低磷(Pi)胁迫反应分子机理的最新研究进展,重点介绍了低磷胁迫反应中的SUMOylation途径、转录因子在低磷反应中的功能、Pi平衡调节机制以及磷脂酶在Pi的循环利用过程中的作用,总结了已经鉴定的参与低磷胁迫反应的基因及其可能存在的相互关系。     

microRNA172参与植物生长发育及逆境响应的研究进展

microRNA(miRNA)是一类长约20~25个核苷酸的非编码小分子RNA,通过和靶基因mRNA上的一些特定序列结合,诱导靶基因mRNA被剪切或抑制其翻译,从而在转录后水平调控植物的生长发育和对逆境的响应。microR172(miR172)是植物中一个保守的miRNA家族,通过靶向调控AP2和AP2-Like基因在植物发育和环境适应中发挥着不可或缺的作用。已有的研究表明,miR172及其靶基因不仅在植物的时序转换中是一个关键调控因子,也在花器官发育、土豆块茎形成、豆科结瘤和逆境响应等过程中发挥着重要调控作用。现将重点阐述这个明星miRNA在植物生长发育及对环境因子应答过程中的研究进展,以期为深入解析miR172靶基因的作用机理和分子调控网络提供参考。     

MicroRNA在植物抵御盐胁迫过程中的作用

盐胁迫是植物生长发育过程中的重要限制因子,可影响植物器官发育、形态建成、信号转导等各个环节,严重时会导致植物死亡。MicroRNA(miRNA)是一类长约19-25 nt的非编码单链RNA分子,越来越多的研究发现,在植物抵御盐胁迫过程中,miRNA可通过参与调控植物种子萌发、器官发育、形态建成、活性氧清除等过程发挥重要作用。对在植物抵御盐胁迫过程中发生响应的miRNA进行综述,旨在为植物耐盐机制研究和植物耐盐分子育种提供参考。     

胡杨无性系幼苗响应盐胁迫的miRNA表达差异研究

植物miRNA在调控基因表达、细胞周期、生物体发育、抗逆等方面起重要作用。为研究胡杨(Populus euphratica Oliv.)的耐盐机制,以1年生胡杨无性系幼苗为材料,构建具有空间代表性的盐胁迫胡杨cDNA文库,利用二代测序技术测定NaCl胁迫下和正常培养条件下胡杨叶和根miRNA表达情况。结果表明,不同的miRNA之间表达量存在明显差异,表达丰度最高的miRNA有miR156、miR157、miR165、miR166和miR167等,合计占总表达量的90%以上。胡杨根部存在特异表达的miRNA,在整个耐盐调控机制中发挥着生理调节、分子调控和信号传导等极为重要的作用。盐处理样品中发现大量响应盐胁迫的miRNA,对这些转录因子进行靶基因预测和注释后,发现很多盐胁迫响应的miRNA与NAC和SPL等重要转录因子家族相关,与前人的结论一致,另外还发现许多miRNA的调控对象是ATP酶和激素响应因子。     

植物MicroRNA功能的研究进展

MicroRNA(miRNA)是真核生物基因表达的一类负调控因子,植物miRNA主要在转录水平上通过介导靶基因的甲基化、在转录后水平介导靶mRNA的切割或降低靶mRNA的翻译来调节基因的表达,从而调控植物器官的形态建成、生长发育、激素分泌与信号转导以及植物对逆境胁迫因素的应答能力。该文主要综述了近年来植物miRNA在植物生长发育、激素调节与信号转导以及逆境胁迫应答中的重要作用,并针对miRNA的网络调控特征提出了今后miRNA功能研究的方向。     

植物miRNA的功能及其作用机制

miRNAs是真核生物中的一类5’端带磷酸基团、3’端带羟基、长度在22nt左右的内源性非编码调控RNAs。miRNAs在控制植物的发育、开花时序、新陈代谢、应激反应等方面起着重要的作用。已知植物miRNAs在转录后水平上抑制基因表达,主要是通过导致mRNA的裂解,对抑制目标转录物的翻译起作用。另外其也能在转录水平上通过决定目标染色体位点的甲基化而起作用。对植物miRNAs的功能及作用机制的研究现状做一综述。     

斯钙素在哺乳动物骨组织代谢中的作用

斯钙素（stanniocalcin,STC）是一种最早在硬骨鱼中发现的糖蛋白类激素. 哺乳动物斯钙素在体内钙磷代谢、肌肉骨骼系统的发育等方面均起到重要作用,并且在心血管疾病、肿瘤发展以及神经系统疾病中也扮演重要角色. 近年,斯钙素在骨骼发育中的作用逐渐引起科学界的关注. 骨组织中STC由成软骨细胞、成骨细胞分泌,并以自分泌/旁分泌的形式作用于局部组织细胞中,主要影响软骨形成和骨重建过程.本文以斯钙素为主题,综述了其生化分子特性、其在骨组织中的表达分布特点,以及该分子在成熟骨组织骨重建过程中的作用机制. 本文将为深入了解斯钙素在骨组织代谢中的作用提供帮助.     

MicroRNA regulatory networks in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia

Sarcopenia is an age‐related disease characterized by disturbed homeostasis of skeletal muscle, leading to a decline in muscle mass and function. Loss of muscle mass and strength leads to falls and fracture, and is often accompanied by other geriatric diseases, including osteoporosis, frailty and cachexia, resulting in a general decrease in quality of life and an increase in mortality. Although the underlying mechanisms of sarcopenia are still not completely understood, there has been a marked improvement in the understanding of the pathophysiological changes leading to sarcopenia in recent years. The role of microRNAs (miRNAs), especially, has been clearer in skeletal muscle development and homeostasis. miRNAs form part of a gene regulatory network and have numerous activities in many biological processes. Intervention based on miRNAs may develop into an innovative treatment strategy to conquer sarcopenia. This review is divided into three sections: firstly, the latest understanding of the pathogenesis of sarcopenia is summarized; secondly, increasing evidence for the involvement of miRNAs in the regulation of muscle quantity or quality and muscle homeostasis is highlighted; and thirdly, the possibilities and limitations of miRNAs as a treatment for sarcopenia are explored.     

Cloning and characterization of miRNAs from maize seedling roots under low phosphorus stress

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition in plants and animals. In this study, a small RNA library was constructed to identify conserved miRNAs as well as novel miRNAs in maize seedling roots under low level phosphorus stress. Twelve miRNAs were identified by high throughput sequencing of the library and subsequent analysis, two belong to conserved miRNA families (miRNA399b and miRNA156), and the remaining ten are novel and one of latter is conserved in gramineous species. Based on sequence homology, we predicted 125 potential target genes of these miRNAs and then expression patterns of 7 miRNAs were validated by semi-RT-PCR analysis. MiRNA399b, Zma-miR3, and their target genes (Zmpt1 and Zmpt2) were analyzed by real-time PCR. It is shown that both miRNA399b and Zma-miR3 are induced by low phosphorus stress and regulated by their target genes (Zmpt1 and Zmpt2). Moreover, Zma-miR3, regulated by two maize inorganic phosphate transporters as a newly identified miRNAs, would likely be directly involved in phosphate homeostasis, so was miRNA399b in Arabidopsis and rice. These results indicate that both conserved and maize-specific miRNAs play important roles in stress responses and other physiological processes correlated with phosphate starvation, regulated by their target genes. Identification of these differentially expressed miRNAs will facilitate us to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying the progression of maize seedling roots development under low level phosphorus stress.     

Molecular mechanisms regulating Pi-signaling and Pi homeostasis under OsPHR2, a central Pi-signaling regulator, in rice

Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important major mineral elements for plant growth and metabolism. Plants have evolved adaptive regulatory mechanisms to maintain phosphate (Pi) homeostasis by improving phosphorus uptake, translocation, remobilization and efficiency of use. Here we review recent advances in our understanding of the OsPHR2-mediated phosphate-signaling pathway in rice. OsPHR2 positively regulates the low-affinity Pi transporter OsPT2 through physical interaction and reciprocal regulation of OsPHO2 in roots. OsPT2 is responsible for most of the OsPHR2-mediated accumulation of excess Pi in shoots. OsSPX1 acts as a repressor in the OsPHR2-mediated phosphate-signaling pathway. Some mutants screened from ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-mutagenized M2 population of OsPHR2 overexpression transgenic line removed the growth inhibition, indicating that some unknown factors are crucial for Pi utilization or plant growth under the regulation of OsPHR2.     

Role of microRNAs in obesity and obesity-related diseases

In recent years, the link between regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) and diseases has been the object of intensive research. miRNAs have emerged as key mediators of metabolic processes, playing crucial roles in maintaining/altering physiological processes, including energy balance and metabolic homeostasis. Altered miRNAs expression has been reported in association with obesity, both in animal and human studies. Dysregulation of miRNAs may affect the status and functions of different tissues and organs, including the adipose tissue, pancreas, liver, and muscle, possibly contributing to metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity and obesity-related diseases. More recently, the discovery of circulating miRNAs easily detectable in plasma and other body fluids has emphasized their potential as both endocrine signaling molecules and disease indicators. In this review, the status of current research on the role of miRNAs in obesity and related metabolic abnormalities is summarized and discussed.