Inferring the regulatory network of the miRNA-mediated response to biotic and abiotic stress in melon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MiRNAs have emerged as key regulators of stress response in plants, suggesting their potential as candidates for knock-in/out to improve stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Although diverse assays have been performed, systematic and detailed studies of miRNA expression and function during exposure to multiple environments in crops are limited.

Results

Here, we present such pioneering analysis in melon plants in response to seven biotic and abiotic stress conditions. Deep-sequencing and computational approaches have identified twenty-four known miRNAs whose expression was significantly altered under at least one stress condition, observing that down-regulation was preponderant. Additionally, miRNA function was characterized by high scale degradome assays and qu

SUBMITTER: Sanz-Carbonell A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379984 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature