MicroRNAs roles in plants secondary metabolism

M Owusu Adjei, X Zhou, M Mao… - Plant Signaling & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Plant growth and development is dependent on the regulation of classes of microRNAs
(miRNAs) that have emerged as important gene regulators. These miRNAs can regulate …

The critical role of small RNAs in regulating plant innate immunity

S Waheed, M Anwar, MA Saleem, J Wu, M Tayyab… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants, due to their sessile nature, have an innate immune system that helps them to defend
against different pathogen infections. The defense response of plants is composed of a …

Nanocarrier-mediated delivery of miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas for plant protection: current trends and future directions

M Mujtaba, D Wang, LB Carvalho… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Current trends in plant genetic transformation technologies, ie, designing and applying
molecules like miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas, largely enable researchers to target specific …

The involvement of microRNAs in plant lignan biosynthesis—current view

K Ražná, Ľ Harenčár, M Kučka - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lignans, as secondary metabolites synthesized within a phenylpropanoid pathway, play
various roles in plants, including their involvement in growth and plant defense processes …

miRNA, phytometabolites and disease: Connecting the dots

S Ramprosand, J Govinden‐Soulange… - Phytotherapy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract miRNAs are tiny noncoding ribonucleotides that function as critical regulators of
gene‐expression in eukaryotes. A single miRNA may be involved in the regulation of …

Integrated mRNA and small RNA sequencing reveals post-transcriptional regulation of the sesquiterpene pathway in Santalum album L. (Indian sandalwood)

CK Madhuvanthi, E Muthulakshmi, M Ghosh Dasgupta - 3 Biotech, 2023 - Springer
Key message In sandalwood, negative pattern of regulation by miRNAs was documented in
key genes from the sesquiterpene pathway, with cytochrome P450 reductase showing …

Fine-tuning plant valuable secondary metabolite biosynthesis via small RNA manipulation: strategies and potential

NII Mohd Zahid, SMI Syed Othman, AF Mustaffa… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Plants produce secondary metabolites that serve various functions, including defense
against biotic and abiotic stimuli. Many of these secondary metabolites possess valuable …

Stress-induced miRNAs isolated from wheat have a unique therapeutic potential in ultraviolet-stressed human keratinocyte cells

H Arda, O Doğanlar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Increasing evidence supports the existence of cross-kingdom gene regulation. However, the
therapeutic potential of stress-specific plant miRNAs and their role in UV-related pathologies …

Knock-down of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase via virus-induced gene silencing alters the microRNA biogenesis and causes stress-related reactions in citrus …

N Killiny, Y Nehela, F Hijaz, P Gonzalez-Blanco… - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The δ-aminolevulinic acid (δ-ALA) is an intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of
tetrapyrroles. Tetrapyrroles play vital roles in many biological processes such as …

Documentation of conserved and novel miRNAs participated in plant secondary metabolic pathways of sanctified Aegle marmelos

P Mohanty, G Ayachit, JN Mohanty, H Pandya… - Gene Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs are small sized endogenous non-coding RNA, of~ 18‐25 (nt) that regulates the
expression of their target genes in plants at post transcriptional level and play very …