Plant miRNAs and abiotic stress responses

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 368, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 458-462

  Lu, Xiao Yan ^a,b   Huang, Xue Lin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Plant miRNAs

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; BIOGENESIS; DEHYDRATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MICRORNAS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 39749111196     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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