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Plant development: What role do microRNAs play?

MicroRNA Advances and Application in Plant Biology, Page: 83-106
2025
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Book Chapter Description

Plants have developed complex regulatory networks to manage functional gene expression for survival and growth, such as transcription factor-regulated transcriptional programming. However, numerous studies from the past decade show that 21–24 nucleotides small RNA molecules, mostly microRNAs (miRNAs), dominate posttranscriptional gene regulation through base pairing with their complementary mRNA targets, especially targeting transcription factors in plants. We discuss miRNA-controlled plant development, from miRNA biogenesis dysregulation-caused pleiotropic developmental abnormalities through shoot apical meristem modulation, leaf and root system regulation, and plant floral transition. We also include certain miRNAs shown to significantly impact agricultural plant production and quality. Recent studies also demonstrate that one miRNA regulates organ development, phase transition, and stress responses. Thus, miRNA may operate as a node molecule to coordinate plant growth and environmental cues, which may illuminate the hidden molecular network by revealing essential regulators or regulatory pathways. In this review, we are going to explain about the role of miRNAs in plant development.

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