A structural view of miRNA biogenesis and function

AL Leitão, FJ Enguita - Non-coding RNA, 2022 - mdpi.com
Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that act as post-
transcriptional regulators of gene expression. Since their discovery in 1993, they have been …

MicroRNAs mediated plant responses to salt stress

W Islam, A Waheed, H Naveed, F Zeng - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the most damaging issues to cultivatable land is soil salinity. While salt stress
influences plant growth and yields at low to moderate levels, severe salt stress is harmful to …

A high‐efficiency gene silencing in plants using two‐hit asymmetrical artificial MicroRNAs

S Teotia, X Wang, N Zhou, M Wang… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non‐coding RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene
regulation. They are produced through an enzyme‐guided process called dicing and have …

The unique dual targeting of AGO1 by two types of PRMT enzymes promotes phasiRNA loading in Arabidopsis thaliana

C Barre-Villeneuve, M Laudié… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Arginine/R methylation (R-met) of proteins is a widespread post-translational modification
(PTM), deposited by a family of protein arginine/R methyl transferase enzymes (PRMT) …

Genome-wide identification and posttranscriptional regulation analyses elucidate roles of key argonautes and their miRNA triggers in regulating complex yield traits in …

L Zhang, B Yang, C Zhang, H Chen, J Xu, C Qu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Argonautes (AGOs) interact with microRNAs (miRNAs) to form the RNA-induced silencing
complex (RISC), which can posttranscriptionally regulate the expression of targeted genes …

Multi-omics responses of barley seedlings to low and high linear energy transfer irradiation

P Volkova, A Prazyan, M Podlutskii, V Saburov… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Barley is a resilient crop with high nutritional value and adaptability, making it a promising
candidate for phytoremediation and space agriculture. The study presents a comprehensive …

The involvement of microRNAs in plant lignan biosynthesis—current view

K Ražná, Ľ Harenčár, M Kučka - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lignans, as secondary metabolites synthesized within a phenylpropanoid pathway, play
various roles in plants, including their involvement in growth and plant defense processes …

Principles of miRNA/miRNA* function in plant MIRNA processing

S Rosatti, AML Rojas, B Moro, IP Suarez… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential regulators of gene expression, defined by their unique
biogenesis, which requires the precise excision of the small RNA from an imperfect fold …

Overview of repressive miRNA regulation by short tandem target mimic (STTM): applications and impact on plant biology

SMIS Othman, AF Mustaffa, MH Che-Othman… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The application of miRNA mimic technology for silencing mature miRNA began in 2007. This
technique originated from the discovery of the INDUCED BY PHOSPHATE STARVATION 1 …

Inter-Species Dynamics of Non-Coding RNAs: Impact on Host Immunomodulation and Pathogen Survival

MU Ghani, G Zhao, D Pei, T Ma, Y Zhao, X Qu… - Developmental & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are composed of nucleotides that do not encode proteins but
instead serve as guides. It interacts with amino acids at precise genomic sites, influencing …