Arabidopsis non-coding RNA regulation in abiotic stress responses

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 22642-22654

  Matsui, Akihiro ^a   Nguyen, Anh Hai ^a   Nakaminami, Kentaro ^a   Seki, Motoaki ^a,b,c  

^a Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress response; Antisense RNA; Non coding RNA; Small RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSFER RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT RESPONSE; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STABILITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84887923201     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms141122642     Document Type: Review

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