Identification of conserved miRNAs and their targets in Jatropha curcas: an in silico approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous RNAs with an approximate length of 18-22 nucleotides and involved in the regulation of gene expression in transcriptional or post-transcriptional levels. They were found to be associated with leaf morphogenesis, flowering time, vegetative phase change, and response to environmental cues in plants, where they act as a critical regulatory factor. The nature of high conservancy of plant miRNAs within the plant species made it possible to detect the conserved miRNAs by computational approaches. Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) based comparative genomic approaches provide advantages over wet lab approaches as it is convenient, easy to carry out and less time consuming. EST-based in silico approach can unravel new conserved miRNAs in plants

SUBMITTER: Ahmed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature