UV-B-responsive microRNAs in Populus tremula

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play vital roles in down-regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. A set of 24 UV-B stress-responsive miRNAs (13 up-regulated and 11 down-regulated) was identified in Populus tremula plantlet by expression profiling with our in-house miRNA filter array. Six of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 166(2009), 18 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 2046-57
1. Verfasser: Jia, Xiaoyun (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ren, Ligang, Chen, Qi-Jun, Li, Runzhi, Tang, Guiliang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of plant physiology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MicroRNAs
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Zusammenfassung:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play vital roles in down-regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. A set of 24 UV-B stress-responsive miRNAs (13 up-regulated and 11 down-regulated) was identified in Populus tremula plantlet by expression profiling with our in-house miRNA filter array. Six of the UV-B-responsive miRNA and their corresponding target genes were verified for their expressions by RNA blotting and quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), respectively. The predicted target genes for these miRNAs encode diverse proteins including transcription factors and phytohormone signal-related proteins. Promoter analysis of the UV-B-responsive miRNAs revealed the presence of many light-relevant cis-elements. However, these cis-elements were not necessarily specific to the promoters of UV-responsive miRNAs, indicating that other machinery may be involved in the regulation of UV-responsive miRNAs. Finally, a model was developed to describe the potential regulatory networks mediated by the UV-B-responsive miRNAs in P. tremula. These results provide new insights into the understanding of miRNAs as ubiquitous regulators in plant response to UV-B and other stresses
Beschreibung:Date Completed 09.02.2010
Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1618-1328
DOI:10.1016/j.jplph.2009.06.011