Role of miRNAs and siRNAs in biotic and abiotic stress responses of plants

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-148

  Khraiwesh, Basel ^a   Zhu, Jian Kang ^a,b   Zhu, Jianhua ^c  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Biotic; MiRNA; Plant; SiRNA; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOTIC STRESS; COLD STRESS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HEAT STRESS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOXIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; RHIZOBIUM; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856594225     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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