MicroRNA, seeds, and Darwin?: Diverse function of miRNA in seed biology and plant responses to stress

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2229-2234

  Martin, Ruth C ^a   Liu, Po Pu ^b   Goloviznina, Natalya A ^c   Nonogaki, Hiroyuki ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Darwin; Germination; MicroRNA; Seeds; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; BIRD; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; SEEDS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77952965888     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq063     Document Type: Review

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