Small RNAs in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses: Regulatory Roles and Study Methods.
To survive under abiotic stresses in the environment, plants trigger a reprogramming of gene expression, by transcriptional regulation or translational regulation, to turn on protective mechanisms. The current focus of research on how plants cope with abiotic stresses has transitioned from transcriptomic analyses to small RNA investigations. In this review, we have summarized and evaluated the current methodologies used in the identification and validation of small RNAs and their targets, in the context of plant responses to abiotic stresses.
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. ysku@ymail.com.
Yee-Shan
YS
Ku
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. hang0418@gmail.com.
Johanna Wing-Hang
JW
Wong
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. zeta.mui@gmail.com.
Zeta
Z
Mui
Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. liuxuan@connect.hku.hk.
Xuan
X
Liu
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. jeromehui@cuhk.edu.hk.
Jerome Ho-Lam
JH
Hui
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. tf.chan@cuhk.edu.hk.
Ting-Fung
TF
Chan
Center for Soybean Research of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. honming@cuhk.edu.hk.
Hon-Ming
HM
Lam
D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics
D035683:MicroRNAs; D018749:RNA, Plant; D012965:Sodium Chloride
abiotic stress; bioinformatics; microRNA; small RNA; transcriptional regulation