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SUBMITTER: Ding Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3130178 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ding Yanfei Y Chen Zhen Z Zhu Cheng C
Journal of experimental botany 20110301 10
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate specific target mRNAs at the post-transcriptional level. Plant miRNAs have been implicated in developmental processes and adaptations to environmental stresses. Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal that is highly toxic to plants. To investigate the responsive functions of miRNAs under Cd stress, miRNA expression in Cd-stressed rice (Oryza sativa) was profiled using a microarray assay. A total of 19 Cd-respons ...[more]