title: Advances on plant miR169/NF-YA regulation modules.
abstract: Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs which target and regulate the expression of genes involved in several growth, development, and metabolism processes. The miR169 family is the largest and most conserved miRNA family in plants. Recent researches have shown involvement of miR169 members in the regulation of plant responding to abiotic stress and development. Computational prediction and experimental analyses suggest that miR169 targets members of the transcription factor NF-YA gene family. In this review, we summarize the origins, evolution and diversity of miR169 family members. In addition, a comprehensive understanding the regulatory functions of the miR169/NF-YA module in plant with particular emphasis on stress-induced flowering is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Miao-yun
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: 1. Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; 2. Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China;
authors.forename: Jia-xu
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D018749:RNA, Plant; D014157:Transcription Factors