In silico identification and validation of miRNA and their DIR specific targets in Oryza sativa Indica under abiotic stress.

ABSTRACT: Several biotic (bacterial and viral pathogenesis) and abiotic stress factors like salt, drought, cold, and extreme temperatures significantly reduce crop productivity and grain quality throughout the world. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small (~22 nucleotides) non-coding endogenous RNA molecules which negatively regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level either by degrading the target protein-coding mRNA genes or suppressing translation in plants. Dirigent (DIR) gene protein plays a crucial role as they are involved to dictate the stereochemistry of a compound synthesized by other enzymes as well as in lignifications against biotic and abiotic stress. In plants, several miRNAs, as well as their targets, are known to regulate stress response but systematic identification of the sam

SUBMITTER: Singh DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7522899 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature