Abiotic stress-associated microRNAs in plants: discovery, expression analysis, and evolution |
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Authors: | Blanca EBARRERA-FIGUEROA Zhigang WU Renyi LIU |
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Institution: | 1. Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidad del Papaloapan, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca 68301, Mexico 2. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA |
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Abstract: | Abiotic stresses such as drought, cold, and high salinity are among the most adverse factors that affect plant growth and yield in the field. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in a sequence-specific manner and play an important role in plant stress response. Identifying abiotic stress-associated microRNAs and understanding their function will help develop new strategies for improvement of plant stress tolerance. Here we highlight recent advances in our understanding of abiotic stress-associated miRNAs in various plants, with focus on their discovery, expression analysis, and evolution. |
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Keywords: | microRNA abiotic stress epigenetics gene expression evolution |
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