Regulation of Isoflavone Biosynthesis by miRNAs in Two Contrasting Soybean Genotypes at Different Seed Developmental Stages.

ABSTRACT: Owing to the presence of nutritionally important, health-promoting bioactive compounds, especially isoflavones, soybean has acquired the status of a functional food. miRNAs are tiny riboregulator of gene expression by either decreasing and/or increasing the expression of their corresponding target genes. Despite several works on identification and functional characterization of plant miRNAs, the role of miRNAs in the regulation of isoflavones metabolism is still a virgin field. In the present study, we identified a total of 31 new miRNAs along with their 245 putative target genes from soybean seed-specific ESTs using computational approach. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses indicated that miRNA putatively regulates metabolism and genetic information processing. O

SUBMITTER: Gupta OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5390031 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature