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Title: | MicroRNAs in Metal Stress: Specific Roles or Secondary Responses? | Authors: | GIELEN, Heidi REMANS, Tony VANGRONSVELD, Jaco CUYPERS, Ann |
Issue Date: | 2012 | Publisher: | MDPI AG | Source: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 13 (12), p. 15826-15847 | Abstract: | In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) control various biological processes by negatively regulating the expression of complementary target genes, either (1) post-transcriptionally by cleavage or translational inhibition of target mRNA, or (2) transcriptionally by methylation of target DNA. Besides their role in developmental processes, miRNAs are main players in stress responses, including metal stress responses. Exposure of plants to excess metal concentrations disturbs the cellular redox balance and enhances ROS accumulation, eventually leading to oxidative damage or signaling. Plants modify their gene expression by the activity of miRNAs in response to metal toxicity to regulate (1) complexation of excess metals, (2) defense against oxidative stress and (3) signal transduction for controlling various biological responses. This review focuses on the biogenesis, working mechanisms and functioning of miRNAs in plants. In a final part, our current knowledge on the regulatory roles of miRNAs in plant metal stress responses is highlighted, and whether stress-regulated miRNAs have specific roles or are secondary consequences is discussed. | Notes: | [Gielen, Heidi; Remans, Tony; Vangronsveld, Jaco; Cuypers, Ann] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. | Keywords: | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary;metals; oxidative stress; microRNA (miRNA); target gene | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/14992 | ISSN: | 1661-6596 | e-ISSN: | 1422-0067 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijms131215826 | ISI #: | 000312608100020 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2014 |
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