Plant Small RNAs: Biogenesis, Mode of Action and Their Roles in Abiotic Stresses

作     者：Praveen Guleria Monika Mahajan Jyoti Bhardwaj Sudesh Kumar Yadav 

作者机构：Plant Metabolic Engineering Biotechnology Division CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyCSIR Palampur 176061 (HP) India 

出 版 物：《Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics》 (基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2011年第9卷第6期

页      面：183-199页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071010[理学-生物化学与分子生物学] 081704[工学-应用化学] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 

基　　金：the funding support from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST)  Government of India 

主　　题：plants abiotic stress small RNA microRNA siRNA 

摘      要：Small RNAs （sRNAs） are 18-30 nt non-coding regulatory elements found in diverse organisms, which were initially identified as small double-stranded RNAs in Caenorhabditis elegans. With the development of new and improved technologies, sRNAs have also been identified and characterized in plant systems. Among them, micro RNAs （miRNAs） and small interfering RNAs （siRNAs） are found to be very important riboregulators in plants. Various types of sRNAs differ in their mode of biogenesis and in their function of gene regulation, sRNAs are involved in gene regulation at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. They are known to regulate growth and development of plants. Furthermore, sRNAs especially plant miRNAs have been found to be involved in various stress responses, such as oxidative, mineral nutrient deficiency, dehydration, and even mechanical stimulus. Therefore, in the present review, we focus on the current understanding of biogenesis and regulatory mechanisms of plant sRNAs and their responses to various abiotic stresses.