title: MicroRNAs in tomato plants.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a specialized class of small silencing RNAs that regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. In plants, miRNAs negatively regulate target mRNAs containing a highly complementary sequence by either mRNA cleavage or translational repression. As a model plant to study fleshy fruit ripening, miRNA studies in tomato have made great progress recently. MiRNAs were predicted to be involved in nearly all biological processes in tomato, particularly development, differentiation, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. Surprisingly, several miRNAs were verified to be involved in tomato fruit ripening and senescence. Recent studies suggest that miRNAs are related to host-virus interactions, which raises the possibility that miRNAs can be used as diagnostic markers for response to virus infection in tomato plants. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge systematically and advance future directions for miRNA research in tomato.
authors: College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors: JinHua
authors: J
authors: Zuo
authors: YunXiang
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: HaiPing
authors: H
authors: Liu
authors: YuanZheng
authors: Y
authors: Ma
authors: Zheng
authors: Z
authors: Ju
authors: BaiQiang
authors: B
authors: Zhai
authors: DaQi
authors: D
authors: Fu
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: YunBo
authors: Y
authors: Luo
authors: BenZhong
authors: B
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000235:genetics*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019076:Transgenes
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D018749:RNA, Plant