Stress responsive miRNAs and isomiRs in cereals

Plant Science

Volumn 235, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Budak, Hikmet ^a   Kantar, Melda ^a   Bulut, Reyyan ^a   Akpinar, Bala Ani ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CipomiRs; IsomiRs; MiRNA; MitomiRs; P bodies; Plants

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ADAPTATION; FOOD GRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT GENE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EDIBLE GRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MICRORNAS; RNA, PLANT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84924767753     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.02.008     Document Type: Review

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