Differential expression of miRNAs and their target genes in senescing leaves and siliques: Insights from deep sequencing of small RNAs and cleaved target RNAs

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 188-200

  Thatcher, Shawn R ^a,c   Burd, Shaul ^b   Wright, Christopher ^a,d   Lers, Amnon ^b   Green, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; MicroRNA; Nutrient remobilization; PARE; Senescence; Silique

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL AGING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TIME;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL AGING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE LIBRARY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; MICRORNAS; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84917733126     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12393     Document Type: Article

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