The functions of plant small RNAs in development and in stress responses. Academic Article

abstract

• Like metazoans, plants use small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) to direct gene expression. Several classes of sRNAs, which are distinguished by their origin and biogenesis, exist in plants. Among them, microRNAs (miRNAs) and trans-acting small interfering RNAs (ta-siRNAs) mainly inhibit gene expression at post-transcriptional levels. In the past decades, plant miRNAs and ta-siRNAs have been shown to be essential for numerous developmental processes, including growth and development of shoots, leaves, flowers, roots and seeds, among others. In addition, miRNAs and ta-siRNAs are also involved in the plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, such as drought, temperature, salinity, nutrient deprivation, bacteria, virus and others. This review summarizes the roles of miRNAs and ta-siRNAs in plant physiology and development.

authors

• Zhang, Xiuren

published proceedings

• Plant J

altmetric score

• 13.8

author list (cited authors)

• Li, S., Castillo-Gonzlez, C., Yu, B., & Zhang, X.

citation count

• 140

complete list of authors

• Li, Shengjun||Castillo-González, Claudia||Yu, Bin||Zhang, Xiuren

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• The Plant Journal  Journal

keywords

• Abiotic Stress
• Biotic Interactions
• Development
• Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
• MiRNA
• MicroRNAs
• RNA, Plant
• RNA, Small Interfering
• Stress, Physiological
• Ta-sirna

PubMed Central ID

• 27943457

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/tpj.13444

start page

• 654

end page

• 670

volume

• 90

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13444