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- Title
microRNAs in seeds: modified detection techniques and potential applications.
- Authors
Martin, Ruth C.; Po-Pu Liu; Nonogaki, Hiroyuki
- Abstract
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small (21–24 nucleotides), single-stranded RNAs that regulate target gene expression at transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. miRNAs play crucial roles in plant development, maintenance of homeostasis, and responses to environmental signals. miRNAs and their target genes, which can be computationally predicted in plants, are expressed in developing and germinating seeds as in other plant tissues, suggesting that miRNAs may be involved in the regulation of gene expression in seeds. Profiling multiple miRNAs expressed in developing and germinating seeds, characterizing their expression patterns in a spatio-temporal manner, and elucidating their biological functions will provide information essential for understanding the mechanisms of seed development and germination. In this review, an overview of the recent technical advances in seed miRNA research and their potential applications for plant, specifically seed, research are presented.
- Subjects
RNA; SEEDS; NUCLEOTIDES; GENE expression; GENETIC transcription; PLANT development; HOMEOSTASIS; PLANT cells &; tissues; SEED development; GERMINATION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Botany, 2006, Vol 84, Issue 2, p189
- ISSN
0008-4026
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/B05-141